January 21

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: THE ENCHANTED ISLAND

Posted by Layla on January 21, 2012 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD | Leave a comment

GEORGE FRIDRICH HANDEL, ANTONIO VIVALDI, JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU

DEVISED AND WRITTEN BY JEREMY SAMS

2011-2012 HD OPERA SEASON

JANUARY 21, 2012 @ 12:55 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 35 MIN

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-wordly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, and a new libretto devised and written by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phleim McDermott and Julian Courch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125 anniversary gala).

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website: http://www.metopera.org

CONDUCTOR: William Christie

PRODUCTION: Julian Crouch & Phelim McDermott

CAST: Danielle de Niese, Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Plácido Domingo, Luca Pisaroni

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/watch_and_listen/Live_in_HD/11-12_Season/EnchantedIsland.HD.synopsis.US.DATES.pdf

VIDEO: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera