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Radvanovsky triumphs as Cherubini's Medea opens the Met Opera season

Sondra Radvanovsky (Medea)
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Sondra Radvanovsky (Medea) and Matthew Polenzani (Giasone)
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Janai Brugger (Glauce) and Matthew Polenzani (Giasone)
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Janai Brugger (Glauce), Michele Pertusi (Creonte), Matthew Polenzani (Giasone) and ensemble
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Sondra Radvanovsky (Medea)
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“this Medea cements Radvanovsky's position as thrilling prima donna assoluta”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 27 September 2022
Cherubini, Médée/Medea
Metropolitan Opera
Carlo Rizzi, Conductor
Sir David McVicar, Director, Set Designer
Doey Lüthi, Costume Designer
Paule Constable, Lighting Designer
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
S Katy Tucker, Projection designer
Sondra Radvanovsky, Medea
Matthew Polenzani, Giasone
Janai Brugger, Glauce
Ekaterina Gubanova, Néris
Michele Pertusi, Creonte
Jo Meredith, Choreography
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