Rossini: La Donna del Lago
7.8
“Rossini's Scottish Masterpiece Masterfully Done”
An all-star cast assembled for the Met’s first-ever performances of Rossini’s romantic retelling of Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem The Lady of the Lake. Joyce DiDonato is Elena, the title heroine, who is being pursued by not one, but two tenors—setting off sensational vocal fireworks. Juan Diego Flórez is King James V of Scotland, disguised as the humble Uberto, and John Osborn sings his political enemy, and rival in love, Rodrigo Di Dhu. Complicating matters is the fact that Elena herself loves Malcolm, a trouser role sung by mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona, and that she is the daughter of Duglas (Oren Gradus), another of the king’s political adversaries. Paul Curran’s atmospheric production is conducted by Michele Mariotti.
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Juan Diego Flórez
Giacomo V
Also in
La Traviata
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Joyce DiDonato
Elena
Also in
The Florence Foster Jenkins Story
The Barber of Seville
Mia Bongiovanni
Matiki Anoff
Barbara Willis Sweete
Andrea Leone Tottola
John Osborn
Rodrigo di Dhu
Also in
Benvenuto Cellini
Lucia
Walter Scott
Paul Curran
Louisa Briccetti
Daniela Barcellona
Malcolm Groeme
Also in
Iphigénie en Aulide
Norma
Peter Gelb
Gary Halvorson Director · Paul Curran Director Abdrea Leone Tottola Writer
United States release March 14, 2015 · Produced in United States · Production The Metropolitan Opera
Production
Erato
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The Metropolitan Opera
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United States
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · March 14, 2015
theatrical release
United States · March 14, 2015
Theatrical · Live in HD
United States
June 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
April 11, 2015 · theatrical release
United Kingdom
March 14, 2015 · theatrical release
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