Lucia di Lammermoor

April 15, 2009

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Great Performances at the Met - S3 - E6

A production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," a tragic opera about a young woman (Anna Netrebko) whose brother (Mariusz Kwiecien) pressures her to marry a nobleman despite her love for another (Piotr Beczala).

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Great Performances at the Met: Season 3 - 10 Episode s

3x1 - Doctor Atomic
December 29, 2008
The Season 3 premiere features a production of the John Adams opera "Doctor Atomic," about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Gerald Finley) and the testing of the first atomic bomb in 1945 New Mexico. Kitty Oppenheimer: Sasha Cooke. Edward Teller: Richard Paul Fink. Gen. Leslie Groves: Eric Owens.
3x2 - Salome
January 17, 2009
A production of the Richard Strauss opera "Salome," about a wild-child princess (Karita Mattila) who performs the Dance of the Seven Veils for King Herod (Kim Bagley) in return for anything she wants---which happens to be the head of a prophet (Juha Uusitalo). Herodias: Ildikó Komlósi.
3x4 - The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
March 1, 2009
The Met's 125th opening-night gala features soprano Renée Fleming in excerpts from three of her favorite operas, Verdi's "La Traviata," Massenet's "Manon" and Strauss' "Capriccio." Joining her are tenor Ramon Vargas, baritones Thomas Hampson and Dwayne Croft, and bass Robert Lloyd; and she wears costumes designed by John Galliano, Christian Lacroix and Karl Lagerfeld.
3x5 - Thaïs
March 28, 2009
Soprano Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Jules Massenet's "Thaïs," about an Egyptian courtesan who causes the fall from grace of a monk (Thomas Hampson). Nicias: Michael Schade. Palémon: Alain Vernhes. La Charmeuse: Leah Partridge.
3x6 - Lucia di Lammermoor
April 15, 2009
A production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," a tragic opera about a young woman (Anna Netrebko) whose brother (Mariusz Kwiecien) pressures her to marry a nobleman despite her love for another (Piotr Beczala).
3x7 - La Rondine
April 25, 2009
Soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenor Roberto Alagna star in a production of Puccini's "La Rodine," about a kept woman who faces a difficult decision when she falls for the son of a respectable family.
3x8 - Orfeo et Euridice
May 16, 2009
A production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Orfeo et Euridice," in which the grieving Orfeo (Stephanie Blythe) braves the underworld to retrieve his beloved wife (Danielle de Niese).
3x9 - Madama Butterfly
June 20, 2009
Puccini's classic "Madama Butterfly," about a Japanese geisha (Patricia Racette) who marries an American naval officer (Marcello Giordani).
3x10 - La Sonnambula
July 11, 2009
A reimagining of the Bellini opera "La Sonnambula," about a young woman (Natalie Dessay) whose sleepwalking compromises her virtue and causes her beloved (Juan Diego Flórez) to cancel their wedding, adds a play-within-a-play format.
3x11 - La Cenerentola
August 15, 2009
A production of "La Cenerentola," Rossini's adaptation of the "Cinderella" fable, starring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca in the lead role and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her Prince Charming. Don Magnifico: Alessandro Corbelli. Alidoro: John Relyea.

Lucia di Lammermoor

Great Performances at the Met - S3 - E6

Great Performances at the Met: Season 3 - 10 Episode s

3x1 - Doctor Atomic

3x2 - Salome

3x4 - The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

3x5 - Thaïs

3x6 - Lucia di Lammermoor

3x7 - La Rondine

3x8 - Orfeo et Euridice

3x9 - Madama Butterfly

3x10 - La Sonnambula

3x11 - La Cenerentola

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