01 Oct 2021
Vienna State Opera Presents Rossini’s Il Barbiere de Sivillia
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.
The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette
Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s elegant staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent.
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Nadine Sierra Juliette
Benjamin Bernheim Roméo
Samantha Hankey Stéphano
Will Liverman Mercutio
Alfred Walker Frère Laurent
Eve Gigliotti Gertrude
Frederick Ballentine Tybalt
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
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