Rossini: Semiramide
A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nearly 25 years during the 2017–18 season. Set in ancient Babylon under the reign of the mythic Queen Semiramis, the opera features political scheming, mistaken identity, divine intervention, and bloodthirsty revenge—not to mention one virtuosic vocal display after another. Soprano Angela Meade is the fierce title monarch, whose quest for power comes to a halt with the discovery that the object of her affection, the warrior Arsace—sung by mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong—may actually be her long-lost son. Together, the two square off in a pair of dazzling duets and deliver some of the opera’s most challenging arias. Bel canto specialist Maurizio Benini takes the podium to lead a cast that also stars tenor Javier Camarena as the ardent prince Idreno, bass Ildar Abdrazakov as the scheming Assur, and bass Ryan Speedo Green as the stern high priest Oroe.
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Angela Meade
Semiramide
Also in
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Elizabeth DeShong
Arsace
Also in
Lucrezia Borgia
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Ildar Abdrazakov
Assur
Also in
Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon
Prince Igor
Javier Camarena
Idreno
Also in
Le comte Ory
The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor
Ryan Speedo Green
Oroe
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
The Metropolitan Opera: Aida
Kang Wang
Mitrane
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Macbeth: Washington National Opera
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Jeremy Galyon
Ghost of King Nino
Also in
La Sonnambula - Metropolitan Opera
Verdi: Ernani
Christopher Maltman
Self - Host
Also in
Juan
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Maurizio Benini
Self - Conductor
Also in
Le comte Ory
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Barbara Willis Sweete Director · John Copley Director Gaetano Rossi Writer
United States release March 10, 2018
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · March 10, 2018
Theatrical
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