Federica Lombardi headlines the Met's latest Bohème revival

Federica Lombardi (Mimì) and Matthew Polenzani (Rodolfo)

Café Momus, Act 2

Matthew Polenzani, Federica Lombardi, Adam Plachetka (Marcello) and Olga Kulchynska (Musetta)

Matthew Polenzani (Rodolfo) and Federica Lombardi (Mimì)

Adam Plachetka (Marcello) and Matthew Polenzani (Rodolfo)

Por Kevin W Ng, 11 octubre 2023

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“Mimì’s high, soaring lines... gave her gleaming lyric soprano the opportunity to bloom”

Crítica hecha desde Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nueva York el 10 octubre 2023

Puccini, La bohème

Metropolitan Opera

Carlo Rizzi, Dirección

Franco Zeffirelli, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena

Peter J. Hall, Diseño de vestuario

Gil Wechsler, Diseño de iluminación

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Federica Lombardi, Mimì

Matthew Polenzani, Rodolfo

Adam Plachetka, Marcello

Olga Kulchynska, Musetta

Sean Michael Plumb, Schaunard

Christian Van Horn, Colline

Donald Maxwell, Benoît, Alcindoro

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El estreno de Iolanta y El castillo de Barbazul, retrasado a causa de la nieve, abrió con un poderoso canto y una escena muy efectiva. Los roles principales en Iolanta destacaron por una interprtación muy bella, mientras que en El castillo de Barbazul sobresalió la ejecución de la orquesta del Met.

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Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1

Innocence: Saariaho’s final opera receives New York premiere

Kurt Gottschalk, 6th April

At the Metropolitan Opera, Innocence proves a gripping and perhaps divisive piece which feels real because it is a reflection of our reality, with no realistic hope of finding peace.

*****

Tristan und Isolde at the Met: staging gets in the way of the music

No’a L. bat Miri, 9th March

Michael Spyres shines in his debut as Tristan alongside powerhouse soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde in Yuval Sharon's new, beguiling production at the Metropolitan Opera.

***11

Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival

Robert Levine, 13th January

Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging.

*****

Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani

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Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.

*****

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.