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Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera (1988)
Directed by Brian Large, Bodo Igesz
Music · 2h 11m
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel.
Cast
Jessye Norman
Ariadne / Primadonna
James King
Bacchus / Tenor
Kathleen Battle
Zerbinetta
Tatiana Troyanos
Composer
F
Franz Ferdinand Nentwig
Music Master
S
Stephen Dickson
Harlekin
A
Allan Glassman
Scaramuccio
A
Artur Korn
Truffaldin
Anthony Laciura
Brighella
Barbara Bonney
Najade
G
Gweneth Bean
Dryade
Dawn Upshaw
Echo
Crew
- Director
- Brian Large, Bodo Igesz
- Writer
- Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Original Music Composer
- Richard Strauss
- Producer
- Samuel Paul
Details
- Release date
- 1988-03-12
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- The Metropolitan Opera