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2018 – 19 SEASON

WELCOME Dear opera lovers, Welcome to the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018–19 season. I am very pleased that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will take on the role of Met Music Director at the start of the season. He first takes the podium to lead the premiere of a new production of Verdi’s La Traviata, starring soprano Diana Damrau as Violetta and tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Alfredo. He will also conduct revivals of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande and Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. In addition to these performances, Yannick will take part in a number of talks and events throughout the season.

The season opens with a new staging of SaintSaëns’s lush, romantic Samson et Dalila, with mezzosoprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna reuniting at the Met for the first time since their unforgettable performances together in Carmen. Tony Award–winning director Darko Tresnjak makes his Met debut with the first new Samson in 20 years, which is conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

American composer Nico Muhly scored a major success with the Met premiere of his opera Two Boys in 2013, and we are looking forward to presenting a second Met-commissioned opera of his this season.

Marnie, Muhly’s operatic reimagining of Winston Graham’s psychologically gripping novel, features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in the captivating and criminal title role and Robert Spano making his Met debut on the podium. The production is one of two

by Michael Mayer, the director behind the Met’s popular Las Vegas staging of Rigoletto. In Mayer’s

sumptuous period setting for La Traviata, the ornate set evolves over the course of the performance to reflect the changing seasons. We expect our audience to be dazzled by the richly designed mise-en-scène.

Any new production featuring soprano Anna Netrebko is an operatic event not to be missed, and this season the diva headlines Sir David McVicar’s new staging of Cilea’s powerful verismo drama Adriana Lecouvreur, opening on New Year’s Eve. Tenor Piotr Beczała is Maurizio, Adriana’s lover, and Gianandrea Noseda conducts.

We are also excited to bring opera’s most monumental work, Wagner’s Ring cycle, back to our stage.

Soprano Christine Goerke brings her widely acclaimed portrayal of Brünnhilde to the Met for the first time, in Robert Lepage’s historic, eye-popping production.

The season also includes revivals of some of our most praised recent productions, such as Robert Carsen’s captivating Falstaff and Penny Woolcock’s stunning vision for Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles. And there are many more opportunities to hear your favorite singers, from Sondra Radvanovsky, Sonya Yoncheva, and Joyce DiDonato to Jonas Kaufmann, Javier Camarena, and, of course, the great Plácido Domingo, who will also be fêted on our stage on the occasion of his 50th anniversary with the company.

We are looking forward to an extraordinary season of opera and hope that you’ll join us.

Peter Gelb General Manager

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On the cover: Diana Damrau as Violetta in La Traviata, photographed by Vincent Peters Opposite: General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, photographed by Rose Callahan

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LA BOHÈME AIDA LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST TOSCA CARMEN MEFISTOFELE LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES IL TRITTICO OTELLO THE MAGIC FLUTE PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE IOLANTA / BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE DON GIOVANNI LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT RIGOLETTO FALSTAFF LA CLEMENZA DI TITO DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES

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SAMSON ET DALILA MARNIE LA TRAVIATA ADRIANA LECOUVREUR

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NEW PRODUCTION

Elı̄ na Garanča and Roberto Alagna as Samson and Dalila, photographed by Vincent Peters

CAMILLE S AINT-SAËNS

SAMSON ET DALILA When mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna joined forces for a new production of Carmen at the Met, the results were electrifying.

Now this star duo reunites for another sensual French opera when they open the season in the title roles of Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila. Darko Tresnjak, who won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2014 for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing a vivid, seductive staging, featuring a monumental setting for the last-act Temple of Dagon, where the hero crushes his Philistine enemies. Sir Mark Elder conducts the first new Met production of the work in 20 years.

Production a gift of the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa, and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, PhD. and Oscar Tang Additional funding from The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Endowment Fund

*debut

Conductor Sir Mark Elder

High Priest Laurent Naouri

Production Darko Tresnjak*

Dalila Elīna Garanča / Anita Rachvelishvili

Abimélech Elchin Azizov / Tomasz Konieczny

Set Designer Alexander Dodge*

Samson Roberto Alagna / Aleksandrs Antonenko / Kristian Benedikt*

The Old Hebrew Dmitry Belosselskiy/ Günther Groissböck

Costume Designer Linda J. Cho* Lighting Designer Donald Holder Choreographer Austin McCormick

opening night gala

sep 24, 28 oct 1, 5, 9, 13 mat, 16, 20 mat mar 13, 16 eve, 19, 23 mat, 28 5

G I ACO M O P U CC I N I

LA BOHÈME Puccini’s timeless masterpiece of love and loss features two casts of young stars. Sopranos Nicole Car (in her highly anticipated Met debut) and Ailyn Pérez share the role of the ill-fated Mimì, opposite tenors Vittorio Grigolo and Michael Fabiano as the ardent poet Rodolfo. After a celebrated Met debut as Mimì in 2017, Angel Blue returns as the spitfire Musetta, and Etienne Dupuis and Simone Piazzola make debuts as Marcello. James Gaffigan conducts.

Conductor James Gaffigan* Mimì Nicole Car* / Ailyn Pérez Musetta Angel Blue / Susanna Phillips Rodolfo Vittorio Grigolo / Michael Fabiano

Marcello Etienne Dupuis* / Simone Piazzola* Schaunard Davide Luciano / Javier Arrey / Duncan Rock Colline Matthew Rose / Christian Van Horn

Production Franco Zeffirelli Set Designer Franco Zeffirelli Costume Designer Peter J. Hall Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler

Benoit / Alcindoro Donald Maxwell

sep 25, 29 mat oct 3, 6 eve, 10, 13 eve nov 29 dec 3, 6, 10, 13

GIUSEPPE VERDI

AIDA In what should be a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, going toe-to-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris. Later in the season, a second star-studded cast takes over, with Sondra Radvanovsky and Dolora Zajick as the leading ladies.

Tenors Aleksandrs Antonenko and Yonghoon Lee alternate as Radamès, and Nicola Luisotti and Plácido Domingo take the podium for the Met’s monumental production.

Conductor Nicola Luisotti / Plácido Domingo Aida Anna Netrebko / Tamara Wilson / Sondra Radvanovsky / Marjorie Owens

sep 26, 29 eve oct 2, 6 mat, 11, 15, 18 jan 7, 11, 14, 18 feb 28 mar 4, 7 6

Amneris Anita Rachvelishvili / Dolora Zajick / Olesya Petrova

Radamès Aleksandrs Antonenko / Yonghoon Lee Amonasro Quinn Kelsey / Roberto Frontali Ramfis Dmitry Belosselskiy / Vitalij Kowaljow / Štefan Kocán The King Ryan Speedo Green / Soloman Howard

Production Sonja Frisell Set Designer Gianni Quaranta Costume Designer Dada Saligeri Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky

G I ACO M O P U CC I N I

LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST ( THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST ) Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, with the heralded return of tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw she loves. Tenor Yusif Eyvazov, who thrilled audiences in performances of Tosca last spring, also sings some performances. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

Conductor Marco Armiliato

Jack Rance Željko Lučić

Minnie Eva-Maria Westbroek

Sonora Michael Todd Simpson

Dick Johnson Yusif Eyvazov / Jonas Kaufmann

Ashby Matthew Rose

Nick Carlo Bosi

Jake Wallace Oren Gradus

Production Giancarlo del Monaco Set and Costume Designer Michael Scott Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler

oct 4, 8, 12, 17, 20, 23, 27 mat

G I ACO M O P U CC I N I

TOSCA Met favorite Sondra Radvanovsky and rising star Jennifer Rowley share the title role of the volatile diva at the heart of Puccini’s operatic thriller. Joseph Calleja brings his stylish tenor to the role of Cavaradossi, Wolfgang Koch is the nefarious police chief Scarpia, and Carlo Rizzi conducts Sir David McVicar’s resplendent production.

Conductor Carlo Rizzi Tosca Sondra Radvanovsky / Jennifer Rowley Cavaradossi Joseph Calleja

Scarpia Wolfgang Koch*/ Claudio Sgura*

Set and Costume Designer John Macfarlane

Sacristan Patrick Carfizzi / Philip Cokorinos

Lighting Designer David Finn

Production Sir David McVicar

Movement Director Leah Hausman

oct 25, 29 nov 2, 5, 9, 13, 17 mat mar 18, 23 eve, 26, 29 apr 2, 6 mat *debut

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NEW PRODUCTION

Isabel Leonard as Marnie and Christopher Maltman as Mark Rutland, photographed by Vincent Peters

N I CO M U H LY / L I B R E T TO B Y N I C H O L A S W R I G H T

MARNIE

Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in the 1950s, about a mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities. Director Michael Mayer has devised a fast-moving, cinematic world for this exhilarating story of denial and deceit, which also inspired a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the enigmatic Marnie, and baritone Christopher Maltman is the man who pursues her— with disastrous results. Robert Spano conducts.

Conductor Robert Spano* Marnie Isabel Leonard Mrs. Rutland Janis Kelly Marnie’s Mother Denyce Graves Terry Rutland Iestyn Davies

Mark Rutland Christopher Maltman

Costume Designer Arianne Phillips*

Production Michael Mayer

Lighting Designer Kevin Adams

Set and Projection Designers Julian Crouch and 59 Productions

Choreographer Lynne Page*

Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and English National Opera Music by Nico Muhly, libretto by Nicholas Wright, based on the novel by Winston Graham By special arrangement with Universal Pictures Production a gift of Andrew J. Martin-Weber Additional funding from the Francis Goelet Trusts, Dr. Coco Lazaroff, and American Express

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metropolitan opera premiere

oct 19, 22, 27 eve, 31 nov 3 eve, 7, 10 mat

G EO R G E S B I Z E T

CARMEN Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don José. Omer Meir Wellber and Louis Langrée share conducting duties for Sir Richard Eyre’s powerful production, a Met favorite since its 2009 premiere.

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber* / Louis Langrée Micaëla Guanqun Yu / Aleksandra Kurzak / Susanna Phillips

Don José Yonghoon Lee / Roberto Alagna Escamillo Kyle Ketelsen / Alexander Vinogradov / Michael Todd Simpson

Carmen Clémentine Margaine

Production Sir Richard Eyre Set and Costume Designer Rob Howell Lighting Designer Peter Mumford Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon

oct 30 nov 3 mat, 6, 10 eve, 15 jan 9, 12 eve, 17, 21, 26 mat, 29 feb 2 mat, 5, 8

A R R I G O B O I TO

MEFISTOFELE The spectacular Robert Carsen production returns to the Met for the first time since 2000, with bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the diabolical title character, tenor Michael Fabiano as Faust, and soprano Angela Meade as Margherita. Carlo Rizzi and Joseph Colaneri conduct the celebrated opera by Arrigo Boito—who famously collaborated with Verdi on the libretti for Otello and Falstaff.

Production co-owned by the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Opera

Conductor Carlo Rizzi/ Joseph Colaneri Margherita Angela Meade Helen of Troy Jennifer Check

Mefistofele Christian Van Horn

Lighting Designer Duane Schuler

Production Robert Carsen

Choreographer Alphonse Poulin

Set and Costume Designer Michael Levine

Faust Michael Fabiano

nov 8, 12, 16, 19, 24 eve, 27 dec 1 mat *debut

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G EO R G E S B I Z E T

LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES ( T H E P E A R L FI S H E R S ) Penny Woolcock’s breathtaking production, a highlight of the 2015 – 16 season, makes its much-awaited return with an all-star cast. Soprano Pretty Yende is the beautiful priestess Leïla, with tenor Javier Camarena and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien as rivals for her forbidden love. Emmanuel Villaume conducts Bizet’s sensual score.

Co-production originally created by English National Opera Conductor Emmanuel Villaume

Nourabad Nicolas Testé / Raymond Aceto

Leïla Pretty Yende / Amanda Woodbury

Production Penny Woolcock

Nadir Javier Camarena

nov 14, 17 eve, 20, 24 mat, 28 dec 1 eve, 8 eve

Zurga Mariusz Kwiecien

Set Designer Dick Bird Costume Designer Kevin Pollard

Lighting Designer Jen Schriever Projection Design 59 Productions Movement Director Andrew Dawson

G I ACO M O P U CC I N I

IL TRITTICO Jack O’Brien’s sprawling production of Puccini’s triple bill features tenor Marcelo Álvarez and soprano Amber Wagner as the illicit lovers of Il Tabarro; soprano Kristine Opolais in the shattering title role of Suor Angelica; and Plácido Domingo in the comedic title role of Gianni Schicchi. The performances mark the centenary of the work’s world premiere at the Met. Bertrand de Billy conducts.

Conductor Bertrand de Billy

SUOR ANGELICA

Gianni Schicchi Plácido Domingo

IL TABARRO

Suor Angelica Kristine Opolais / Elena Stikhina*

Simone Maurizio Muraro

Suor Genovieffa Maureen McKay

Production Jack O’Brien

Frugola Stephanie Blythe

La Principessa Stephanie Blythe

Luigi Marcelo Álvarez

GIANNI SCHICCHI

Set Designer Douglas W. Schmidt

Michele George Gagnidze / Lucio Gallo

Lauretta Kristina Mkhitaryan*

Giorgetta Amber Wagner / Tatiana Melnychenko

nov 23, 26, 30 dec 5, 8 mat, 12, 15 eve 10

Talpa Maurizio Muraro

Zita Stephanie Blythe Rinuccio Atalla Ayan

Costume Designer Jess Goldstein Lighting Designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer

NEW PRODUCTION A model of Christine Jones’s set for Act II, Scene 2

GIUSEPPE VERDI

LA TRAVIATA Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer’s richly textured new production, featuring a dazzling 18th-century setting that changes with the seasons. Soprano Diana Damrau plays the tragic heroine, Violetta. Tenor Juan Diego Flórez returns to the Met for the first time since 2015 to sing the role of Alfredo, Violetta’s hapless lover. Baritone Quinn Kelsey is Alfredo’s father, Germont, who destroys their love.

Production a gift of Eva-Marie and Ray Berry / The Paiko Foundation Major additional funding from Mercedes T. Bass, Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone, and Rolex

*debut

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin / Nicola Luisotti

Giorgio Germont Quinn Kelsey / Artur Ruciński / Plácido Domingo

Violetta Valéry Diana Damrau / Anita Hartig

Production Michael Mayer

Alfredo Germont Juan Diego Flórez / Stephen Costello

Set Designer Christine Jones

Costume Designer Susan Hilferty Lighting Designer Kevin Adams Choreographer Lorin Latarro*

gala season premiere

dec 4, 7, 11, 15 mat, 18, 22 mat, 26, 29 eve apr 5, 10, 13 eve, 17, 20 eve, 24, 27 eve 11

GIUSEPPE VERDI

OTELLO Conducting sensation Gustavo Dudamel makes his Met debut leading Verdi’s towering Shakespearean masterpiece, in the first revival of Bartlett Sher’s gripping 2015 production. The outstanding cast includes tenor Stuart Skelton in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as the devoted but doomed Desdemona, and baritone Željko Lučić as the treacherous Iago.

Conductor Cassio Gustavo Dudamel* Alexey Dolgov Desdemona Sonya Yoncheva/ Julianna DiGiacomo Emilia Jennifer Johnson Cano Otello Stuart Skelton

Iago Željko Lučić Lodovico James Morris Production Bartlett Sher

Costume Designer Catherine Zuber Lighting Designer Donald Holder Projection Designer Luke Halls

Set Designer Es Devlin

dec 14, 17, 21, 28 jan 2, 5 mat, 10

W O L F G A N G A M A D E U S M OZ A R T

THE MAGIC FLUTE Now a holiday tradition, Julie Taymor’s beloved production of Mozart’s enchanting fairy tale returns in its abridged, English-language version for families.

Soprano Erin Morley, last seen at the Met as a brilliant Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, is the empowered Pamina, and tenor Ben Bliss is the valiant Tamino.

Baritone Nathan Gunn is the comic birdcatcher Papageno, and soprano Kathryn Lewek reprises her hair-raising rendition of the malevolent Queen of the Night. Harry Bicket conducts.

Conductor Harry Bicket Pamina Erin Morley / Sydney Mancasola Queen of the Night Kathryn Lewek / So Young Park* Tamino Ben Bliss

holiday presentation dec 19, 22 eve, 24, 27, 29 mat jan 1 mat, 3, 5 eve 12

Monostatos Brenton Ryan / Mark Schowalter

Papageno Nathan Gunn / Duncan Rock

Costume Designer Julie Taymor

Speaker Alfred Walker

Lighting Designer Donald Holder

Sarastro Morris Robinson / Peixin Chen*

Puppet Designers Julie Taymor and Michael Curry

Production Julie Taymor Set Designer George Tsypin

Choreographer Mark Dendy English Adaptation J. D. McClatchy

NEW PRODUCTION

Piotr Beczała and Anna Netrebko in Adriana Lecouvreur at the Vienna State Opera

FRANCESCO CILEA

ADRIANA LECOUVREUR Soprano Anna Netrebko joins the ranks of Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballé, and Renata Scotto, taking on—for the first time at the Met—the title role of the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on- and offstage passion. The soprano is joined by tenor Piotr Beczała as Adriana’s lover, Maurizio. The principal cast also features mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and baritone Ambrogio Maestri. Gianandrea Noseda conducts. Sir David McVicar’s staging, which sets the action in a working replica of a Baroque theater, premiered at Covent Garden in London, where the Guardian praised the “elegant production, sumptuously designed … The spectacle guarantees a good night out.”

Conductor Gianandrea Noseda Adriana Lecouvreur Anna Netrebko / Jennifer Rowley The Princess of Bouillon Anita Rachvelishvili Maurizio Piotr Beczała

The Abbé Carlo Bosi Michonnet Ambrogio Maestri The Prince of Bouillon Maurizio Muraro Production Sir David McVicar Set Designer Charles Edwards

Costume Designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel Lighting Designer Adam Silverman Choreographer Andrew George Associate Director Justin Way*

Co-production of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Wiener Staatsoper; San Francisco Opera; and L’Opéra National de Paris

Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund

*debut

new year’s eve gala

dec 31 jan 4, 8, 12 mat, 16, 19 eve, 23, 26 eve 13

C L AU D E D E B U S S Y

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Debussy’s only opera, a mesmerizing meditation on love and betrayal, returns to the Met stage for the first time in almost a decade, with Yannick NézetSéguin conducting the landmark score. A pair of brilliant young Met stars, tenor Paul Appleby and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, are the naïve title lovers, and baritone Kyle Ketelsen is the imperious Prince Golaud. Ferruccio Furlanetto, as Arkel, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux, as Geneviève, complete the cast.

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin / Derrick Inouye Mélisande Isabel Leonard Geneviève Marie-Nicole Lemieux*

Pelléas Paul Appleby Golaud Kyle Ketelsen Arkel Ferruccio Furlanetto

Production Sir Jonathan Miller Set Designer John Conklin Costume Designer Clare Mitchell Lighting Designer Duane Schuler

jan 15, 19 mat, 22, 25, 31

P YOT R I LY I C H TC H A I KOV S K Y / B É L A B A R TÓ K

IOLANTA / BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE Mariusz Treliński’s haunting production returns, conducted by Henrik Nánási. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is Iolanta, opposite tenor Matthew Polenzani as the dashing Vaudémont. In Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, baritone Gerald Finley is the menacing Bluebeard, and soprano Angela Denoke is his doomed new wife.

Co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera Conductor Henrik Nánási* IOLANTA Iolanta Sonya Yoncheva Vaudémont Matthew Polenzani Robert Alexey Markov/ Lucas Meachem

jan 24, 28 feb 1, 4, 9 mat, 14 14

Ibn-Hakia Elchin Azizov

René Vitalij Kowaljow / Alexander Roslavets* BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE

Costume Designer Marek Adamski Lighting Designer Marc Heinz

Judith Angela Denoke

Projection Designer Bartek Macias

Bluebeard Gerald Finley

Sound Designer Mark Grey

Production Mariusz Treliński Set Designer Boris Kudlička

Choreographer Tomasz Wygoda Dramaturg Piotr Gruszczyński

W O L F G A N G A M A D E U S M OZ A R T

DON GIOVANNI Baritone Peter Mattei and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni star as opera’s most notorious seducer in Mozart’s masterpiece of dark comedy. Cornelius Meister makes his Met debut conducting performances that also include sopranos Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Guanqun Yu as Donna Anna, sopranos Federica Lombardi and Susanna Phillips as Donna Elvira, and bass Ildar Abdrazakov and bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as Leporello.

Conductor Cornelius Meister* Donna Anna Rachel WillisSørensen / Jennifer Check / Guanqun Yu

jan 30 feb 2 eve, 6, 9 eve, 13, 16 mat, 20 apr 4, 9, 12, 15, 18

Don Ottavio Stanislas de Barbeyrac* / Pavol Breslik / Paul Appleby

The Commendatore Štefan Kocán / Dmitry Belosselskiy

Don Giovanni Luca Pisaroni / Peter Mattei

Production Michael Grandage

Donna Elvira Federica Lombardi */ Susanna Phillips

Leporello Ildar Abdrazakov / Adam Plachetka

Zerlina Aida Garifullina* / Rihab Chaieb / Serena Malfi

Masetto Brandon Cedel / Peixin Chen / Kihwan Sim

Set and Costume Designer Christopher Oram Lighting Designer Paule Constable Choreographer Ben Wright

G A E TA N O D O N I Z E T T I

LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT Tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Pretty Yende team up for a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks— including the show-stopping tenor aria “Ah! Mes amis … Pour mon âme,” with its nine high Cs. Baritone Alessandro Corbelli and bass Maurizio Muraro trade off as the comic Sergeant Sulpice, with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield. Enrique Mazzola conducts.

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; and the Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Conductor Enrique Mazzola Marie Pretty Yende Marquise of Berkenfield Stephanie Blythe Tonio Javier Camarena

feb 7, 11, 15, 18, 23 eve, 26 mar 2 mat *debut

Sulpice Alessandro Corbelli / Maurizio Muraro Production Laurent Pelly Set Designer Chantal Thomas

Lighting Designer Joël Adam Choreographer Laura Scozzi Associate Director and Dialogue Agathe Mélinand

Costume Designer Laurent Pelly 15

GIUSEPPE VERDI

RIGOLETTO Verdi’s tragic jester returns in Michael Mayer’s neon-bedecked, Las Vegas–themed production, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. Baritones Roberto Frontali and George Gagnidze share the title role, and soprano Nadine Sierra, who recently won the Met's 2018 Beverly Sills Artist Award, reprises her portrayal of Gilda, the role that helped launch her now-blossoming Met career. Tenors Vittorio Grigolo and Bryan Hymel share the role of the lascivious Duke.

Conductor Nicola Luisotti

Rigoletto Roberto Frontali / George Gagnidze

Gilda Nadine Sierra / Rosa Feola* Maddalena Ramona Zaharia* The Duke Vittorio Grigolo / Bryan Hymel

Sparafucile Štefan Kocán / Dimitry Ivashchenko Production Michael Mayer

Set Designer Christine Jones Costume Designer Susan Hilferty Lighting Designer Kevin Adams Choreographer Steven Hoggett

feb 12, 16 eve, 19, 23 mat mar 1, 6, 9 eve, 15, 20 apr 26 may 1, 4 mat, 10

GIUSEPPE VERDI

FALSTAFF Baritone Ambrogio Maestri brings his larger-thanlife portrayal of the title character back for the first time since his Met role debut in the 2013 – 14 season.

Robert Carsen’s insightful production—which moves the action to postwar England in the 1950s—features an exceptional cast that includes soprano Ailyn Pérez as Alice Ford and soprano Golda Schultz as Nannetta. Richard Farnes conducts.

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto; and De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam Conductor Richard Farnes* Nannetta Golda Schultz Alice Ford Ailyn Pérez / Helena Dix* Mistress Quickly Marie-Nicole Lemieux

feb 22, 27 mar 2 eve, 5, 8, 12, 16 mat 16

Meg Page Jennifer Johnson Cano

Fenton Francesco Demuro Falstaff Ambrogio Maestri Ford Juan Jesús Rodríguez Production Robert Carsen Set Designer Paul Steinberg

Costume Designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel Lighting Designers Robert Carsen and Peter Van Praet

R I C H A R D WAG N E R

DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner’s visionary initial installment of the Ring, conducted by Philippe Jordan, depicts the original sin of the theft of the sacred golden treasure, the vanity of the gods, the greed of the Nibelungen, the fratricide of the giants, and the building of Valhalla.

Bass-baritone Greer Grimsley is Wotan, the conflicted lord of the gods. Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton sings her first Wagner role at the Met as Fricka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is Alberich.

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Wotan Greer Grimsley

Freia Wendy Bryn Harmer

Alberich Tomasz Konieczny

Fricka Jamie Barton Erda Karen Cargill Loge Norbert Ernst Mime Gerhard Siegel

Fasolt Günther Groissböck Fafner Dmitry Belosselskiy Production Robert Lepage

Associate Director Neilson Vignola Set Designer Carl Fillion Costume Designer François St-Aubin Lighting Designer Etienne Boucher Video Image Artist Boris Firquet In collaboration with Ex Machina

mar 14

R I C H A R D WAG N E R

DIE WALKÜRE In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke sings Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek are the incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Greer Grimsley sings Wotan, and Philippe Jordan conducts.

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Wotan Greer Grimsley

Brünnhilde Christine Goerke

Hunding Günther Groissböck

Sieglinde Eva-Maria Westbroek Fricka Jamie Barton Siegmund Stuart Skelton

Production Robert Lepage Associate Director Neilson Vignola

Costume Designer François St-Aubin Lighting Designer Etienne Boucher Video Image Artist Boris Firquet In collaboration with Ex Machina

Set Designer Carl Fillion

mar 25 apr 25 *debut

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W O L F G A N G A M A D E U S M OZ A R T

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings Sesto at the Met for the first time, and tenor Matthew Polenzani adds yet another role to his extensive Mozartean repertoire as Tito. Mozart’s opera of vengeance and forgiveness, set during the Roman Empire, is conducted by Lothar Koenigs. It also stars soprano Elza van den Heever as Vitellia, with Ying Fang, Paula Murrihy, and Christian Van Horn completing the principal cast.

Conductor Lothar Koenigs

Annio Paula Murrihy

Servilia Ying Fang

Tito Matthew Polenzani

Vitellia Elza van den Heever

Publio Christian Van Horn

Production Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Set and Costume Designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler

Sesto Joyce DiDonato

mar 30 eve apr 3, 6 eve, 11, 16, 20 mat

FR ANCIS POULENC

DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the touching role of Blanche, and soprano Karita Mattila, a legend in her own time, returns to the Met as Mme. de Croissy.

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin Blanche de la Force Isabel Leonard Mme. Lidoine Adrianne Pieczonka Constance Erin Morley

may 3, 8, 11 mat 18

Mère Marie Karen Cargill

Production John Dexter

Mme. de Croissy Karita Mattila

Set Designer David Reppa

Chevalier de la Force David Portillo

Costume Designer Jane Greenwood

Marquis de la Force Dwayne Croft

Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler

RICHARD WAGNER

DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN Opera’s supreme experience returns to the Met for the first time in six years with a cast of magnificent Wagnerians, led by the thrilling Christine Goerke making her Met role debut as Brünnhilde. Philippe Jordan conducts Robert Lepage’s breathtaking production, which faithfully presents every detail of Wagner’s immortal libretto.

Production a gift of Ann Ziff and the Ziff Family, in memory of William Ziff Revival a gift of Ann Ziff

Production Robert Lepage

Costume Designer François St-Aubin

Associate Director Neilson Vignola

Lighting Designer Etienne Boucher

Set Designer Carl Fillion

Video Image Artists Boris Firquet : Das Rheingold and Die Walküre / Pedro Pires: Siegfried / Lionel Arnould: Götterdämmerung In collaboration with Ex Machina

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DAS RHEINGOLD

DIE WALKÜRE

Wagner’s visionary initial installment of the Ring depicts the original sin of the theft of the sacred golden treasure, the vanity of the gods, the greed of the Nibelungen, the fratricide of the giants, and the building of Valhalla.

The incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde conceive the hero Siegfried, and Wotan’s willful daughter, Brünnhilde, loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance.

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Loge Norbert Ernst*

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Fricka Jamie Barton

Freia Wendy Bryn Harmer

Mime Gerhard Siegel

Brünnhilde Christine Goerke

Siegmund Stuart Skelton

Fricka Jamie Barton Erda Karen Cargill

Wotan Greer Grimsley / Michael Volle Alberich Tomasz Konieczny*

Fasolt Günther Groissböck Fafner Dmitry Belosselskiy

Sieglinde Eva-Maria Westbroek

Christine 20 Goerke as Brünnhilde in Der Ring des Nibelungen, photographed by Vincent Peters

Wotan Greer Grimsley / Michael Volle

Hunding Günther Groissböck

CYCLE I MAR 9 mat Das Rheingold

MAR 30 mat Die Walküre APR 13 mat Siegfried

APR 27 mat Götterdämmerung

CYCLE II APR 29 Das Rheingold APR 30 Die Walküre MAY 2 Siegfried

MAY 4 eve Götterdämmerung

CYCLE III MAY 6 Das Rheingold MAY 7 Die Walküre MAY 9 Siegfried

MAY 11 eve Götterdämmerung

SIEGFRIED

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Orphaned at birth, Siegfried learns his true identity and fulfills his destiny to become Brünnhilde’s savior and lover.

Wagner’s epic cycle concludes with acts of betrayal, murder, vengeance, and, finally, the destruction of the gods.

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Conductor Philippe Jordan

Waltraute Sarah Connolly

Brünnhilde Christine Goerke

Siegfried Andreas Schager* / Stefan Vinke

Brünnhilde Christine Goerke Woodbird Erin Morley Erda Karen Cargill

*debut

Siegfried Stefan Vinke* / Andreas Schager Mime Gerhard Siegel Wanderer Michael Volle

Alberich Tomasz Konieczny Fafner Dmitry Belosselskiy

Gutrune Edith Haller*

Alberich Tomasz Konieczny Hagen Eric Owens

Gunther Evgeny Nikitin

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BECOME A RING LEADER We invite you to join the Met as a Ring Leader to guarantee that you receive the best seats and other special privileges for the 2019 cycles.

Ring Leaders will receive highest priority seating for the cycle of their choice and for single Ring performances during the 2018 – 19 season. Ring Leader benefits are exclusive to Ring performances only.

Ring Leaders will receive invitations to the following complimentary events: Gala dinner before Das Rheingold An open Ring rehearsal Lectures and panel discussions Backstage tour Ring Leaders will also be recognized in Playbill and the Met Season Book for the 2018 – 19 season.

To learn more about becoming a Ring Leader, please call 212.870.7492.

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Since 1991, the brilliant Met Orchestra has been thrilling audiences in its annual series of performances at Carnegie Hall. The tradition continues this season with three concerts, conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Valery Gergiev.

Valery Gergiev

Tickets available through Carnegie Hall.

SAT, MAY 18, 2019

MON, JUN 3, 2019

FRI, JUN 14, 2019

Valery Gergiev Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor

Daniil Trifonov Piano

Isabel Leonard Mezzo-Soprano

Elīna Garanča Mezzo-Soprano

SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54

DEBUSSY La Mer

MAHLER Rückert-Lieder

DUTILLEUX Le temps l’horloge

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 in E Major

8pm

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, “Great”

8pm

RAVEL Shéhérazade

8pm

Daniil Trifonov

Isabel Leonard

Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 Elı̄ na Garanč a

THE MET ORCHESTRA AT CARNEGIE HALL

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra, photographed by Rose Callahan

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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Ring in 2019 at the premiere of Sir David McVicar’s new Met staging of Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, opposite Piotr Beczała and Anita Rachvelishvili.

Gianandrea Noseda conducts. Dinner, dancing, and fireworks on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier follow the performance.

S U N , A P R 2 8 , 2 019 | 6 P M

opening night gala | new production premiere

The 2018 – 19 season opens with the Gala Premiere of Darko Tresnjak’s new production of Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, with Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles. Sir Mark Elder is on the podium. Join us after the performance for a gala dinner with the cast.

T U E , D E C 4 , 2 018 | 8 P M

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez in Michael Mayer’s new production of Verdi’s timeless tragedy. In addition to the performance, the evening features cocktails and dinner on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier.

gala | new production premiere

Please call 212.362.6000 or visit metopera.org/specialevents for gala pricing and order forms.

Plácido Domingo’s 50th Anniversary Celebration is sponsored with a generous gift from Eva and Marc Stern

This season, the amazing Plácido Domingo will sing the title role of Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Il Trittico. The run marks the 100th anniversary of the work’s world premiere at the Met, so it’s fitting that the company will also pay tribute to the production’s legendary star on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his Met debut. Celebrate Domingo’s incomparable Met career at a special onstage gala—the night after he sings Germont in La Traviata, one of his signature roles— featuring performances, spoken tributes, and dinner. Like everything else in his storied career, it promises to be an event.

5 0 T H A N N I V ER SA R Y CEL EB R AT I O N

PLÁCIDO DOMINGO

new year’s eve gala | new production premiere

SAMSON ET DALILA

LA TRAVIATA

ADRIANA LECOUVREUR

M O N , S E P 2 4 , 2 018 | 6 P M

M O N , D EC 31, 2 018 | 6 P M

*Debut • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM c Season Premiere Luisotti; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

26

No Performance

27

La Bohème 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Season Premiere Gaffigan*; Car*, Blue, Grigolo, Dupuis*, Luciano, Rose, Maxwell

25

Samson et Dalila 6:00 – 9:10 PM o New Production Premiere Opening Night Gala Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

24

THU

TUE

MON

WED

Roberto Alagna and Elı̄ na Garanča as Samson and Dalila, photographed by Vincent Peters

opening this month Samson et Dalila La Bohème Aida

SEPTEMBER

25

Samson et Dalila 7:30 – 10:35 PM c New Production Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

28

FRI

La Bohème 12:30 – 3:30 PM b Gaffigan; Car, Blue, Grigolo, Dupuis, Luciano, Rose, Maxwell

29

SAT mat

Aida 8:00 – 11:40 PM c Luisotti; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

29

SAT eve

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Luisotti; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

Samson et Dalila 7:30 – 10:35 PM b New Production Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

2

TUE

MON

1

A scene from Marnie

opening this month La Fanciulla del West Marnie Tosca Carmen

OCTOBER La Bohème 7:30 –10:30 PM a Gaffigan; Car, Blue, Grigolo, Dupuis, Luciano, Rose, Maxwell

3

WED

La Fanciulla del West 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Season Premiere Armiliato; Westbroek, Eyvazov, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

4

THU

Samson et Dalila 8:00 – 11:05 PM c New Production Fridays Under 40 Party Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

5

FRI

Aida 1:00 – 4:50 PM c Live in HD Luisotti; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

6

SAT mat

La Bohème 8:30 – 11:30 PM b Gaffigan; Car, Blue, Grigolo, Dupuis, Luciano, Rose, Maxwell

6

SAT eve

27

Marnie 7:30 – 10:25 PM a New Production Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

31

No Performance

24

La Fanciulla del West 7:30 – 10:55 PM b Armiliato; Westbroek, Kaufmann, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

17

La Bohème 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Gaffigan; Car, Phillips, Grigolo, Dupuis, Arrey, Rose, Maxwell

10

Tosca 7:30 – 10:25 PM c Season Premiere Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Koch*, Carfizzi

25

Aida 8:00 – 11:40 PM a National Patron Weekend Luisotti; Wilson, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

18

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Luisotti; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

11

*Debut • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

National Patron Weekend (October 18–20) Three days of exclusive activities for out-of-town Patrons. See page 45 for membership details.

Carmen 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Season Premiere Wellber*; Yu, Margaine, Lee, Ketelsen

30

29

Tosca 7:30 –10:25 PM b Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Koch, Carfizzi

La Fanciulla del West 7:30 – 10:55 PM b Armiliato; Westbroek, Kaufmann, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

23

22

Marnie 7:30 – 10:25 PM a New Production Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

Samson et Dalila 7:30 – 10:35 PM b New Production Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

16

15

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM a Luisotti; Wilson, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Kelsey, Belosselskiy, Green

Samson et Dalila 7:30 – 10:35 PM b New Production Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

9

La Fanciulla del West 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Armiliato; Westbroek, Eyvazov, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

8

No Performance

26

Marnie 8:00 – 10:55 PM a Met Opera Premiere National Patron Weekend Fridays Under 40 Party Spano*; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

19

La Fanciulla del West 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Armiliato; Westbroek, Eyvazov, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

12

La Fanciulla del West 1:00 – 4:35 PM b Last Performance Live in HD Armiliato; Westbroek, Kaufmann, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

27

Samson et Dalila 1:00 – 4:15 PM c New Production Live in HD National Patron Weekend Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

20

Samson et Dalila 1:00 – 4:05 PM c New Production Elder; Garanča, Alagna, Naouri, Azizov, Belosselskiy

13

Marnie 8:00 – 10:55 PM a New Production Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

27

La Fanciulla del West 8:00 – 11:25 PM b National Patron Weekend Armiliato; Westbroek, Kaufmann, Bosi, Lučić, Simpson, Rose, Gradus

20

La Bohème 8:00 – 11:00 PM b Gaffigan; Car, Blue, Grigolo, Dupuis, Luciano, Rose, Maxwell

13

A scene from Il Trittico

TUE

opening this month Mefistofele Les Pêcheurs de Perles Il Trittico

MON

NOVEMBER WED

Tosca 8:00 –10:55 PM c Fridays Under 40 Party Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Koch, Carfizzi

2 No Performance

1

FRI

THU

Carmen 1:00 –4:25 PM a Wellber; Yu, Margaine, Lee, Ketelsen

3

SAT mat

Marnie 8:00 –10:55 PM a New Production Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

3

SAT eve

29

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 7:30 –10:00 PM a Villaume; Yende, Camarena, Kwiecien, Testé

28

No Performance

21

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 7:30 –10:00 PM a Season Premiere Villaume; Yende, Camarena, Kwiecien, Testé

14

Marnie 7:30 –10:25 PM a New Production Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

7

La Bohème 7:30 –10:30 PM a Gaffigan; Pérez, Blue, Fabiano, Piazzola, Rock, Van Horn, Maxwell

29

No Performance

22

Carmen 7:30 –10:55 PM a Wellber; Yu, Margaine, Lee, Ketelsen

15

Mefistofele 7:30 –11:05 PM a Season Premiere Rizzi; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

8

*Debut • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Mefistofele 7:30 –11:05 PM a Colaneri; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

27

26

Il Trittico 7:30 –11:20 PM a de Billy; Wagner, Blythe, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Muraro; Opolais, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan, Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 8:00 –10:30 PM a Villaume; Yende, Camarena, Kwiecien, Testé

20

19

Mefistofele 7:30 –11:05 PM a Colaneri; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

Tosca 7:30 –10:25 PM b Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Koch, Carfizzi

13

12

Mefistofele 7:30 –11:05 PM a Rizzi; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

Carmen 7:30 –10:55 PM a Wellber; Yu, Margaine, Lee, Ketelsen

6

Tosca 8 –10:55 PM b Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Koch, Carfizzi

5

Il Trittico 7:30 –11:20 PM b de Billy; Wagner, Blythe, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Muraro; Opolais, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

30

Il Trittico 7:30 –11:20 PM b Season Premiere de Billy; Wagner, Blythe, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Muraro; Opolais, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan*, Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

23

Mefistofele 7:30 –11:05 PM a Rizzi; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

16

Tosca 8:00 –10:55 PM c Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Koch, Carfizzi

9

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 1:00 –3:30 PM b Villaume; Yende, Camarena, Kwiecien, Testé

24

Tosca 1:00 –3:55 PM b Rizzi; Radvanovsky, Calleja, Sgura*, Carfizzi

17

Marnie 1:00 –4:05 PM b New Production Last Performance Live in HD Spano; Leonard, Kelly, Graves, Davies, Maltman

10

Mefistofele 8:00 –11:35 PM a Colaneri; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

24

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 8:00 –10:30 PM b Villaume; Yende, Camarena, Kwiecien, Testé

17

Carmen 8:00 –11:25 PM a Wellber; Yu, Margaine, Lee, Ketelsen

10

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM t New Production Premiere Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

4

3

La Bohème 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Gaffigan; Pérez, Blue, Fabiano, Piazzola, Rock, Van Horn, Maxwell

TUE

MON

Il Trittico 7:30 – 11:20 PM a de Billy; Wagner, Blythe, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Muraro; Opolais, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan, Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

5

WED

A set model for the new La Traviata

opening this month La Traviata Otello The Magic Flute Adriana Lecouvreur

DECEMBER La Bohème 8:00 – 11:00 PM b Gaffigan; Pérez, Blue, Fabiano, Piazzola, Rock, Van Horn, Maxwell

6

THU

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM c New Production Fridays Under 40 Party Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

7

FRI

Il Trittico† 12:30 – 4:25 PM c de Billy; Wagner, Blythe, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Muraro; Opolais, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan, Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

8

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 8:30 – 11:00 PM a Last Performance Villaume; Woodbury, Camarena, Kwiecien, Aceto

8

Les Pêcheurs de Perles 8:00 – 10:30 PM b Villaume; Yende, Camarena, Kwiecien, Testé

1 Mefistofele† 1:00 – 4:40 PM b Last Performance Colaneri; Meade, Check, Fabiano, Van Horn

1

SAT eve

SAT mat

31

La Traviata 7:30 – 10:40 PM b New Production Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

26

The Magic Flute 7:30 – 9:15 PM h Holiday Presentation Season Premiere Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Ryan, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

19

Il Trittico 7:30 – 11:20 PM a de Billy; Melynchenko, Blythe, Álvarez, Gallo, Muraro; Stikhina*, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan, Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

12

The Magic Flute 7:30 – 9:15 PM h Holiday Presentation Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Ryan, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

27

No Performance

20

La Bohème 8:00 – 11:00 PM a Last Performance Gaffigan; Pérez, Blue, Fabiano, Piazzola, Rock, Van Horn, Maxwell

13

Otello 7:30 – 10:30 PM b Dudamel; DiGiacomo, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

28

Otello 8:00 – 11:00 PM b Fridays Under 40 Party Dudamel; Yoncheva, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

21

Otello 8:00 – 11:00 PM b Season Premiere Dudamel*; Yoncheva, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

14

*Debut • † Live radio broadcast • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Adriana Lecouvreur 6:00 – 9:40 PM e New Production Premiere New Year’s Eve Gala Noseda; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

31

No Performance

25

24

The Magic Flute 7:00 – 8:45 PM h Holiday Presentation Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Ryan, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

La Traviata 7:30 – 10:40 PM c New Production Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

18

17

Otello 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Dudamel; Yoncheva, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM c New Production Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

11

La Bohème 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Gaffigan; Pérez, Blue, Fabiano, Piazzola, Rock, Van Horn, Maxwell

10

The Magic Flute† 1:00 – 2:50 PM h Holiday Presentation Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Ryan, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

29

La Traviata 1:00 – 4:10 PM b New Production Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

22

La Traviata† 1:00 – 4:20 PM c New Production Live in HD Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

15

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM b New Production Nézet-Séguin; Damrau, Flórez, Kelsey

29

The Magic Flute 8:00 – 9:45 PM h Holiday Presentation Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Ryan, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

22

Il Trittico 8:30 PM – 12:20 AM b Last Performance de Billy; Wagner, Blythe, Álvarez, Gagnidze, Muraro; Opolais, McKay, Blythe; Mkhitaryan, Blythe, Ayan, Domingo, Muraro

15

Otello 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Dudamel; Yoncheva, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

The Magic Flute 3:30 – 5:15 PM h Holiday Presentation Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Ryan, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

2

WED

TUE

MON

1

A scene from Adriana Lecouvreur

opening this month Pelléas et Mélisande Iolanta / Bluebeard's Castle Don Giovanni

JANUARY The Magic Flute 7:30 – 9:15 PM h Holiday Presentation Bicket; Mancasola, Park, Bliss, Schowalter, Rock, Walker, Chen

3

THU

Adriana Lecouvreur 7:30 – 11:05 PM c New Production Noseda; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

4

FRI

The Magic Flute 8:00 – 9:45 PM h Holiday Presentation Last Performance Bicket; Morley, Lewek, Bliss, Schowalter, Gunn, Walker, Robinson

5 Otello† 1:00 – 4:05 PM a Dudamel; Yoncheva, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

5

SAT eve

SAT mat

33

Don Giovanni 7:30 – 11:00 PM a Season Premiere Meister*; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi*, Garifullina*, de Barbeyrac*, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán

30

Adriana Lecouvreur 7:30 – 11:05 PM c New Production Noseda; Rowley, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

23

Adriana Lecouvreur 7:30 – 11:05 PM c New Production Noseda; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

16

Carmen 8:00 – 11:25 PM a Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

9

Pelléas et Mélisande 7:30 – 11:25 PM a Last Performance Inouye; Leonard, Lemieux, Appleby, Ketelsen, Furlanetto

31

Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle 8:00 – 11:25 PM a Season Premiere Nánási*; Yoncheva, Polenzani, Markov, Azizov, Kowaljow; Denoke, Finley

24

Carmen 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Langrée; Phillips, Margaine, Alagna, Simpson

17

Otello 7:30 – 10:30 PM a Last Performance Dudamel; Yoncheva, Johnson Cano, Skelton, Dolgov, Lučić, Morris

10

Pelléas et Mélisande 7:30 – 11:25 PM a Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Lemieux, Appleby, Ketelsen, Furlanetto

25

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Fridays Under 40 Party Luisotti; Radvanovsky, Zajick, Lee, Frontali, Kowaljow, Howard

18

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Luisotti; Radvanovsky, Zajick, Lee, Frontali, Kowaljow, Howard

11

*Debut • † Live radio broadcast • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Carmen 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

29

28

Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Nánási; Yoncheva, Polenzani, Markov, Azizov, Kowaljow; Denoke, Finley

Pelléas et Mélisande 7:30 – 11:25 PM a Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Lemieux*, Appleby, Ketelsen, Furlanetto

22

21

Carmen 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

Pelléas et Mélisande 7:30 – 11:25 PM a Season Premiere Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Lemieux*, Appleby, Ketelsen, Furlanetto

15

14

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Luisotti; Radvanovsky, Zajick, Lee, Frontali, Kowaljow, Howard

Adriana Lecouvreur 7:30 – 11:05 PM c New Production Noseda; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

8

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Luisotti; Radvanovsky, Zajick, Lee, Frontali, Kowaljow, Howard

7

Carmen 1:00 – 4:25 PM b Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

26

Pelléas et Mélisande† 12:30 – 4:30 PM b Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Lemieux, Appleby, Ketelsen, Furlanetto

19

Adriana Lecouvreur† 1:00 – 4:45 PM c New Production Live in HD Noseda; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

12

Adriana Lecouvreur 8:00 – 11:35 PM c New Production Last Performance Noseda; Rowley, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

26

Adriana Lecouvreur 8:00 – 11:35 PM c New Production Noseda; Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Beczała, Bosi, Maestri, Muraro

19

Carmen 8:30 – 11:55 PM a Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

12

TUE

MON

WED

Ambrogio Maestri in the title role of Falstaff

opening this month La Fille du Régiment Rigoletto Falstaff

FEBRUARY THU

Don Giovanni 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM a Meister; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi, Garifullina, de Barbeyrac, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán

2 Carmen† 1:00 – 4:35 PM a Live in HD Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

2 Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Nánási; Yoncheva, Polenzani, Markov, Azizov, Kowaljow; Denoke, Finley

1

SAT eve

SAT mat

FRI

35

Falstaff 8:00 – 10:40 PM a Farnes; Schultz, Pérez, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

27

Don Giovanni 7:30 – 11:00 PM a Meister; Check, Lombardi, Chaieb, de Barbeyrac, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Chen, Kocán

20

Don Giovanni 7:30 – 11:00 PM a Meister; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi, Garifullina, de Barbeyrac, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán

13

Don Giovanni 7:30 – 11:00 PM a Meister; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi, Garifullina, de Barbeyrac, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán

6

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Domingo; Owens, Petrova, Antonenko, Kelsey, Kocán, Howard

28

No Performance

21

Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Last Performance Nánási; Yoncheva, Polenzani, Meachem, Azizov, Roslavets*; Denoke, Finley

14

La Fille du Régiment 7:30 – 10:10 PM a Season Premiere Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Corbelli

7

Falstaff 8:00 – 10:40 PM a Season Premiere Farnes*; Schultz, Pérez, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

22

La Fille du Régiment 8:00 – 10:40 PM a Fridays Under 40 Party Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Corbelli

15

Carmen 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Last Performance Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

8

*Debut • † Live radio broadcast • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

La Fille du Régiment 8:00 – 10:40 PM a Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Muraro

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25

No Performance

Rigoletto 7:30 – 10:45 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Grigolo, Frontali, Kocán

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18

La Fille du Régiment 7:30 – 10:10 PM a Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Muraro

Rigoletto 7:30 – 10:45 PM a Season Premiere Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia*, Grigolo, Frontali, Kocán

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11

La Fille du Régiment 7:30 – 10:10 PM a Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Corbelli

Carmen 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Langrée; Kurzak, Margaine, Alagna, Vinogradov

5

Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle 7:30 – 10:55 PM a Nánási; Yoncheva, Polenzani, Markov, Azizov, Kowaljow; Denoke, Finley

4

Rigoletto† 1:00 – 4:20 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Grigolo, Frontali, Kocán

23

Don Giovanni† 1:00 – 4:35 PM a Meister; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi, Garifullina, de Barbeyrac, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán

16

Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle† 12:30 – 4:00 PM a Nánási; Yoncheva, Polenzani, Markov, Azizov, Kowaljow; Denoke, Finley

9

La Fille du Régiment 8:00 – 10:40 PM b Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Muraro

23

Rigoletto 8:00 – 11:15 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Grigolo, Frontali, Kocán

16

Don Giovanni 8:00 – 11:30 PM a Meister; Willis-Sørensen, Lombardi, Garifullina, de Barbeyrac, Pisaroni, Abdrazakov, Cedel, Kocán

9

5

4

Falstaff 7:30 – 10:10 PM a Farnes; Schultz, Pérez, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

TUE

MON

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Domingo; Radvanovsky, Petrova, Antonenko, Kelsey, Kocán, Howard

A scene from Aida

opening this month Das Rheingold Die Walküre La Clemenza di Tito

MARCH Rigoletto 7:30 – 10:45 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Hymel, Frontali, Kocán

6

WED

Aida 7:30 – 11:10 PM b Last Performance Domingo; Radvanovsky, Petrova, Antonenko, Kelsey, Kocán, Howard

7

THU

Falstaff 8:00 – 10:40 PM a Fridays Under 40 Party Farnes; Schultz, Dix*, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

8

Das Rheingold† 1:00 – 3:45 PM Season Premiere Ring Cycle I Jordan; Harmer, Barton, Cargill, Ernst*, Siegel, Grimsley, Konieczny*, Groissböck, Belosselskiy

9

Rigoletto 8:00 – 11:15 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Hymel, Frontali, Kocán

9

Falstaff 8:00 – 10:40 PM b Farnes; Schultz, Pérez, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

2 La Fille du Régiment† 1:00 – 3:50 PM b Last Performance Live in HD Mazzola; Yende, Blythe, Camarena, Muraro

2 Rigoletto 8:00 – 11:15 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Grigolo, Frontali, Kocán

1

SAT eve

SAT mat

FRI

37

No Performance

27

Rigoletto 8:00 – 11:15 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Hymel, Frontali, Kocán

20

Samson et Dalila 8:00 – 11:05 PM a New Production Elder; Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Naouri, Konieczny, Groissböck

13

Samson et Dalila 8:00 – 11:05 PM a New Production Last Performance Spring Weekend Elder; Rachvelishvili, Benedikt*, Naouri, Konieczny, Groissböck

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No Performance

21

Das Rheingold 8:00 – 10:40 PM r Jordan; Harmer, Barton, Cargill, Ernst, Siegel, Grimsley, Konieczny, Groissböck, Belosselskiy

14

Tosca 8:00 – 10:55 PM b Spring Weekend Rizzi; Rowley, Calleja, Koch, Cokorinos

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No Performance

22

Rigoletto 8:00 – 11:15 PM a Luisotti; Sierra, Zaharia, Hymel, Frontali, Kocán

15

*Debut • † Live radio broadcast • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Spring Weekend March 28–31 (National Council, Met Broadcast, Encore Society) For details, call 212.870.7492.

National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert 3:00 – 5:30 PM n Spring Weekend Conductor: Carlo Rizzi

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SUN

Tosca 7:30 – 10:25 PM a Rizzi; Rowley, Calleja, Koch, Cokorinos

26

25

Die Walküre 6:30 – 11:30 PM r Season Premiere Jordan; Goerke, Westbroek, Barton, Skelton, Grimsley, Groissböck

Samson et Dalila 8:00 – 11:05 PM a New Production Elder; Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Naouri, Konieczny, Groissböck

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18

Tosca 8:00 – 10:55 PM a Rizzi; Rowley, Calleja, Koch, Cokorinos

Falstaff 8:00 – 10:40 PM a Farnes; Schultz, Pérez, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

12

No Performance

11

Die Walküre† 12:00 – 5:10 PM Ring Cycle I Live in HD Spring Weekend Jordan; Goerke, Westbroek, Barton, Skelton, Grimsley, Groissböck

30

Samson et Dalila† 1:00 – 4:10 PM b New Production Elder; Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Naouri, Konieczny, Groissböck

23

Falstaff† 1:00 – 3:45 PM b Last Performance Farnes; Schultz, Pérez, Lemieux, Johnson Cano, Demuro, Maestri, Rodríguez

16

La Clemenza di Tito 8:30 – 11:25 PM b Season Premiere Spring Weekend Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn

30

Tosca 8:00 – 10:55 PM b Rizzi; Rowley, Calleja, Koch, Cokorinos

23

Samson et Dalila 8:00 – 11:05 PM b New Production Elder; Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Naouri, Konieczny, Groissböck

16

Tosca 7:30 – 10:25 PM a Rizzi; Rowley, Calleja, Koch, Cokorinos

No Performance

2

TUE

MON

1

A scene from Die Walküre

opening this month Siegfried Götterdämmerung

APRIL La Clemenza di Tito 8:00 – 10:55 PM a Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn

3

WED

Don Giovanni 8:00 – 11:30 PM a Meister; Yu, Phillips, Malfi, Breslik, Mattei, Plachetka, Sim, Belosselskiy

4

THU

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM b New Production Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Rucinski

5

FRI

La Clemenza di Tito 8:00 – 10:55 PM b Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn

6 Tosca† 1:00 – 4:00 PM a Last Performance Rizzi; Rowley, Calleja, Koch, Cokorinos

6

SAT eve

SAT mat

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Das Rheingold 7:30 – 10:10 PM Ring Cycle II Jordan; Harmer, Barton, Cargill, Ernst, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Groissböck, Belosselskiy

Die Walküre 6:00 – 11:00 PM Ring Cycle II Jordan; Goerke, Westbroek, Barton, Skelton, Volle, Groissböck

30

TUE

La Traviata 7:30 – 10:40 PM b New Production Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Domingo

24

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM b New Production Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Domingo

17

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM b New Production Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Rucinski

10

Die Walküre 6:30 – 11:30 PM r Jordan; Goerke, Westbroek, Barton, Skelton, Grimsley, Groissböck

25

Don Giovanni 8:00 – 11:30 PM a Last Performance Meister; Yu, Phillips, Malfi, Appleby, Mattei, Plachetka, Sim, Belosselskiy

18

La Clemenza di Tito 8:00 – 10:55 PM a Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn

11

Rigoletto 8:00 – 11:15 PM a Fridays Under 40 Party Luisotti; Feola*, Zaharia, Hymel, Gagnidze, Ivashchenko

26

No Performance

19

Don Giovanni 8:00 – 11:30 PM a Fridays Under 40 Party Meister; Yu, Phillips, Malfi, Breslik, Mattei, Plachetka, Sim, Belosselskiy

12

*Debut • † Live radio broadcast • Fridays Under 40 Party Visit metopera.org/fun40. • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Plácido Domingo: 50th Anniversary Celebration 6:00 PM See page 24 for details

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MON

SUN

28

No Performance

23

22

No Performance

La Clemenza di Tito 8:00 – 10:55 PM a Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn

16

15

Don Giovanni 8:00 – 11:30 PM a Meister; Yu, Phillips, Malfi, Appleby, Mattei, Plachetka, Sim, Belosselskiy

Don Giovanni 8:00 – 11:30 PM a Meister; Yu, Phillips, Malfi, Breslik, Mattei, Plachetka, Sim, Belosselskiy

9

No Performance

8

Götterdämmerung† 11:00 AM – 4:40 PM Season Premiere Ring Cycle I Jordan; Goerke, Haller, Connolly, Schager*, Nikitin, Konieczny, Owens

27

La Clemenza di Tito† 1:00 – 4:00 PM b Last Performance Koenigs; Fang, van den Heever, DiDonato, Murrihy, Polenzani, Van Horn

20

Siegfried† 11:30 AM – 4:45 PM Season Premiere Ring Cycle I Jordan; Goerke, Morley, Cargill, Vinke*, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Belosselskiy

13

La Traviata 8:30 – 11:40 PM c New Production Last Performance Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Domingo

27

La Traviata 8:00 – 11:10 PM c New Production Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Domingo

20

La Traviata 8:30 – 11:40 PM c New Production Luisotti; Hartig, Costello, Domingo

13

Dialogues des Carmélites 7:30 – 10:45 PM c Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Pieczonka, Morley, Cargill, Mattila, Portillo, Croft

8

† Live radio broadcast • All ending times approximate. • Cast and pricing subject to change.

Die Walküre 6:00 – 11:00 PM Ring Cycle III Last Performance Jordan; Goerke, Westbroek, Barton, Skelton, Volle, Groissböck

7

Das Rheingold 7:30 – 10:10 PM Ring Cycle III Last Performance Jordan; Harmer, Barton, Cargill, Ernst, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Groissböck, Belosselskiy

6

Siegfried 6:00 – 11:10 PM Ring Cycle III Last Performance Jordan; Goerke, Morley, Cargill, Vinke, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Belosselskiy

9

Siegfried 6:00 – 11:10 PM Ring Cycle II Jordan; Goerke, Morley, Cargill, Schager, Siegel, Volle, Konieczny, Belosselskiy

2

Rigoletto 7:30 – 10:45 PM a Luisotti; Feola, Zaharia, Hymel, Gagnidze, Ivashchenko

1

THU

TUE

MON

WED

A scene from Dialogues des Carmélites

opening this month Dialogues des Carmélites

MAY Rigoletto 7:30 – 10:45 PM a Last Performance Luisotti; Feola, Zaharia, Hymel, Gagnidze, Ivashchenko

10

Dialogues des Carmélites 7:30 – 10:45 PM c Season Premiere Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Pieczonka, Morley, Cargill, Mattila, Portillo, Croft

3

FRI

Dialogues des Carmélites† 12:00 – 3:25 PM c Last Performance Live in HD Nézet-Séguin; Leonard, Pieczonka, Morley, Cargill, Mattila, Portillo, Croft

11

Rigoletto 11:00 AM – 2:15 PM a Luisotti; Feola, Zaharia, Hymel, Gagnidze, Ivashchenko

4

SAT mat

Götterdämmerung 6:00 – 11:35 PM Ring Cycle III Last Performance Jordan; Goerke, Haller, Connolly, Vinke, Nikitin, Konieczny, Owens

11

Götterdämmerung 6:00 – 11:35 PM Ring Cycle II Jordan; Goerke, Haller, Connolly, Schager, Nikitin, Konieczny, Owens

4

SAT eve

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Sopranos Elaine Alvarez Norah Amsellem Sharon Azrieli Vanessa Becerra Jennifer Black Angel Blue Deanna Breiwick Elizabeth Caballero Nicole Car Jennifer Check Melissa Citro Tracy Cox Diana Damrau Angela Denoke Julianna DiGiacomo Helena Dix Mary Dunleavy Ashley Emerson Ying Fang Rosa Feola Aida Garifullina Christine Goerke Edith Haller Wendy Bryn Harmer Holli Harrison Anita Hartig Nicole Haslett Kelly Cae Hogan Iulia Isaev Janis Kelly Angela Jihee Kim Aleksandra Kurzak Dísella Lárusdóttir Kathryn Lewek Federica Lombardi Clarissa Lyons Sydney Mancasola Karita Mattila Maureen McKay Angela Meade Tatiana Melnychenko Sarah Joy Miller Kristina Mkhitaryan Erin Morley

Anna Netrebko Susan Neves Lindsay Ohse Kristine Opolais Kerriann Otaño Marjorie Owens So Young Park Ailyn Pérez Susanna Phillips Adrianne Pieczonka Sondra Radvanovsky Jennifer Rowley Golda Schultz Amy Shoremount-Obra Nadine Sierra Elena Stikhina Leela Subramanian Danielle Talamantes Stacey Tappan Elza van den Heever Amber Wagner Eva-Maria Westbroek Rachel Willis-Sørensen Tamara Wilson Amanda Woodbury Pretty Yende Sonya Yoncheva Guanqun Yu Jennifer Zetlan Mezzo-Sopranos Lindsay Ammann Jamie Barton Nicole Birkland Elizabeth Bishop Stephanie Blythe Jane Bunnell Karen Cargill Rihab Chaieb Kirstin Chávez Sarah Connolly Marianne Cornetti Larissa Diadkova Joyce DiDonato Sandra Piques Eddy Blythe Gaissert

Elīna Garanča Eve Gigliotti Katharine Goeldner Samantha Gossard Denyce Graves Jill Grove Samantha Hankey Theodora Hanslowe Suzanne Hendrix Nancy Fabiola Herrera Heather Johnson Jennifer Johnson Cano Edyta Kulczak Maya Lahyani Sarah Larsen Margaret Lattimore Isabel Leonard Serena Malfi Clémentine Margaine Megan Marino Michaela Martens MaryAnn McCormick Sarah Mesko Ronnita Miller Tamara Mumford Paula Murrihy Olesya Petrova Mary Phillips Karolina Pilou Anita Rachvelishvili Rebecca Ringle Kamarei Jennifer Roderer Jane Shaulis Peabody Southwell Carolyn Sproule Krysty Swann Renée Tatum Tichina Vaughn Cassandra Zoé Velasco Olivia Vote Ramona Zaharia Dolora Zajick Maria Zifchak

Contraltos Marie-Nicole Lemieux Sharmay Musaccio Countertenors Siman Chung Iestyn Davies Tenors Roberto Alagna Marcelo Álvarez Aleksandrs Antonenko Paul Appleby Atalla Ayan Piotr Beczała Kristian Benedikt Aaron Blake Ben Bliss Carlo Bosi Pavol Breslik Joseph Calleja Javier Camarena Mario Chang Luis Chapa Won Whi Choi Neal Cooper Stephen Costello Rafael Davila Stanislas de Barbeyrac Juan José de León Francesco Demuro Adam Diegel Alexey Dolgov Plácido Domingo Norbert Ernst Yusif Eyvazov Michael Fabiano Juan Diego Flórez Brian Frutiger Anthony Dean Griffey Vittorio Grigolo Bryan Hymel Keith Jameson Jonas Kaufmann Alok Kumar Yonghoon Lee Yi Li Raúl Melo Matthew Polenzani David Portillo Arnold Rawls Kevin Ray Alex Richardson Rodell Rosel Alejandro Roy Brenton Ryan Andreas Schager Mark Schowalter Scott Scully Chad Shelton Andrea Shin Gerhard Siegel Stuart Skelton Bruce Sledge Tony Stevenson Carl Tanner Richard Troxell Eduardo Valdes Stefan Vinke Yongzhao Yu Baritones Javier Arrey Elchin Azizov Nathan Berg Michael Chioldi Steven Condy Alessandro Corbelli Dwayne Croft Mark Delavan Etienne Dupuis Alexander Birch Elliott Gerald Finley Roberto Frontali George Gagnidze Lucio Gallo Greer Grimsley Nathan Gunn John Hancock Quinn Kelsey Mariusz Kwiecien Joseph Lattanzi Alexey Lavrov

2018–19 ARTIST ROSTER Will Liverman Davide Luciano Željko Lučić Ambrogio Maestri Christopher Maltman Alexey Markov Nelson Martínez Peter Mattei Jeff Mattsey Donald Maxwell Lucas Meachem Fikile Mvinjelwa Kyle Pfortmiller Simone Piazzola Franco Pomponi Duncan Rock Juan Jesús Rodríguez Artur Rucinski Mark Rucker Trevor Scheunemann Claudio Sgura Michael Todd Simpson Michael Volle Yunpeng Wang Hyung Yun Bass-Baritones Joseph Barron Patrick Carfizzi Brandon Cedel Jeongcheol Cha James Courtney David Crawford Bradley Garvin Ryan Speedo Green Christopher Job Kyle Ketelsen Wolfgang Koch Tomasz Konieczny James Morris Maurizio Muraro Laurent Naouri Evgeny Nikitin Daniel Okulitch Eric Owens Luca Pisaroni Adam Plachetka Nicolas Testé Christian Van Horn Alfred Walker Carsten Wittmoser Basses Ildar Abdrazakov Raymond Aceto Dmitry Belosselskiy Richard Bernstein Kevin Burdette Peixin Chen Julian Close Philip Cokorinos Scott Conner Paul Corona James Creswell Ferruccio Furlanetto Vazgen Gazaryan Oren Gradus Günther Groissböck Soloman Howard Dimitry Ivashchenko Giorgi Kirof Štefan Kocán Vitalij Kowaljow Ricardo Lugo Ievgen Orlov Robert Pomakov Morris Robinson Matthew Rose Alexander Roslavets Kevin Short Kihwan Sim Stefan Szkafarowsky Alexander Vinogradov Harold Wilson Christian Zaremba Conductors Marco Armiliato Harry Bicket Joseph Colaneri Bertrand de Billy Plácido Domingo Gustavo Dudamel

As of April 19, 2018

Mark Elder Richard Farnes James Gaffigan Valery Gergiev Derrick Inouye Philippe Jordan Lothar Koenigs Louis Langrée Nicola Luisotti Enrique Mazzola Cornelius Meister Henrik Nánási Yannick Nézet-Séguin Gianandrea Noseda Carlo Rizzi Robert Spano Emmanuel Villaume Omer Meir Wellber Guest Artist Daniil Trifonov

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PRODUCTION FUNDERS

Aida Production a gift of Mrs. Donald D. Harrington La Bohème Production a gift of Mrs. Donald D. Harrington Carmen Production a gift of Mrs. Paul Desmarais Sr. La Clemenza di Tito Production a gift of the Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund, established by the founders of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

Revival a gift of Rolex Les Pêcheurs de Perles Production a gift of the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa Additional funding from The Annenberg Foundation; Mr. William R. Miller, in memory of Irene D. Miller; and American Express

Dialogues des Carmélites Production a gift of Francis Goelet

Pelléas et Mélisande Production a gift of Pierre and Ailene Claeyssens

Don Giovanni Production a gift of the Richard and Susan Braddock Family Foundation, and Sarah and Howard Solomon

Rigoletto Production a gift of the Hermione Foundation, Laura Sloate, Trustee; and Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone

Additional funding from Jane and Jerry del Missier, and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha

Tosca Production a gift of Jacqueline Desmarais, in memory of Paul G. Desmarais Sr; The Paiko Foundation; and Dr. Elena Prokupets, in memory of her late husband, Rudy Prokupets

Revival a gift of the Metropolitan Opera Club Falstaff Production a gift of the Betsy and Ed Cohen / Areté Foundation Fund for New Productions & Revivals, and Harry and Misook Doolittle Additional funding from The Gilbert S. Kahn & John J. Noffo Kahn Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Miller La Fanciulla del West Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund Revival a gift of Rolex La Fille du Régiment Production a gift of The Annenberg Foundation Iolanta / Bluebeard’s Castle Production a gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Nicholas F. Taubman Additional funding from Mrs. Veronica Atkins; Dr. Magdalena Berenyi, in memory of Dr. Kalman Berenyi; and the National Endowment for the Arts The Magic Flute Abridged production of The Magic Flute a gift of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick Original production of Die Zauberflöte a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Additional funding from John Van Meter, The Annenberg Foundation, Karen and Kevin Kennedy, Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Miller, Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman, and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha Mefistofele Production a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr. Additional funding by the Rose and Robert Edelman Foundation, Inc.

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Otello Production a gift of Jacqueline Desmarais, in memory of Paul G. Desmarais Sr.

Major funding from Rolex Revival a gift of NPD Group. Inc. Il Trittico Production a gift of Karen and Kevin Kennedy Additional funding from the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa; The Annenberg Foundation; Hermione Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. William R. Miller, and M. Beverly and Robert G. Bartner

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PHOTOS Vincent Peters / Met Opera (cover, 5, 8, 20, 25); Rose Callahan / Met Opera (3, 23: orchestra); Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera (6: La Bohème, 44); Marty Sohl / Met Opera (6: Aida, 14: Bluebeard’s Castle, 15, 36); Ken Howard / Met Opera (7, 9: Carmen, 10, 12: Otello, 14: Pelléas et Mélisande, 16: Falstaff, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28, 34, 38, 40); Winnie Klotz / Met Archives (9: Mefistofele); Christine Jones (11, 30: set designs); Richard Termine / Met Opera (12: The Magic Flute); Michael Poehn / Vienna State Opera (13, 32); Cory Weaver / Met Opera (16: Rigoletto); Marco Borggreve / Decca (23: Gergiev); Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera (26); Elena Park / Met Opera (42) 47

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