Tomb Raider: Sonja Frisell’s Aida exhumed one last time at the Met

Michelle Bradley (Aida)

Christian Van Horn (Ramfis), Olesya Petrova (Amneris), Brian Jagde (Radamès) and Michelle Bradley

Brian Jagde (Radamès) and Michelle Bradley (Aida)

Anita Rachvelishvili (Amneris)

Par Kevin W Ng, 14 décembre 2022

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“a full spinto, velvety and rich with enough metal to cut through the ensembles”

Critique faite à Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, le 13 décembre 2022

Verdi, Aida (Aïda)

Metropolitan Opera

Paolo Carignani, Direction

Sonja Frisell, Mise en scène

Gianni Quaranta, Décors

Dada Saligeri, Costumes

Gil Wechsler, Lumières

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Michelle Bradley, Aïda

Anita Rachvelishvili, Amneris

Brian Jagde, Radamès

Quinn Kelsey, Amonasro

Christian Van Horn, Ramphis

Alexandros Stavrakakis, le roi d'Égypte

Brittany Olivia Logan, la grande prêtresse

Alexei Ratmansky, Chorégraphie

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

Susan Stempleski, 31st December

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

*****

Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met

Robert Levine, 7th December

Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer.

*****

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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.