Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera (1988)
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel.
Directors: Brian Large, Bodo Igesz.
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357016664
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Jessye Norman as Ariadne / Primadonna |
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James King as Bacchus / Tenor |
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Kathleen Battle as Zerbinetta |
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Tatiana Troyanos as Composer |
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Franz Ferdinand Nentwig as Music Master |
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Stephen Dickson as Harlekin |
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Allan Glassman as Scaramuccio |
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Artur Korn as Truffaldin |
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Anthony Laciura as Brighella |
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Barbara Bonney as Najade |
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Gweneth Bean as Dryade |
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Dawn Upshaw as Echo |
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Nico Castel as Major-Domo |
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Charles Anthony as Officer |
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Joseph Frank as Dancing Master |
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Russell Christopher as Wigmaker |
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James Courtney as Lackey |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Production | Samuel Paul | Producer |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Writing | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Greenwood | Costume Design |
| Art | Oliver Messel | Set Designer |
| Sound | Richard Strauss | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Directing | Bodo Igesz | Stage Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Szayer | Hair Designer |
| Directing | Bodo Igesz | Director |
