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Rossini Semiramide (2018)

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Rossini Semiramide
NR 3 hr 22 minMar 10th, 2018Music
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A rarely performed bel canto gem Rossinis Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nearly 25 years during the 201718 season Set in ancient Babylon under the reign of the mythic Queen Semiramis the opera features political scheming mistaken identity divine intervention and bloodthirsty revengenot to mention one virtuosic vocal display after another Soprano Angela Meade is the fierce title monarch whose quest for power comes to a halt with the discovery that the object of her affection the warrior Arsacesung by mezzosoprano Elizabeth DeShongmay actually be her longlost son Together the two square off in a pair of dazzling duets and deliver some of the operas most challenging arias Bel canto specialist Maurizio Benini takes the podium to lead a cast that also stars tenor Javier Camarena as the ardent prince Idreno bass Ildar Abdrazakov as the scheming Assur and bass Ryan Speedo Green as the stern high priest Oroe
StarringAngela MeadeElizabeth DeShongIldar Abdrazakov
DirectorsBarbara Willis SweeteJohn Copley
WriterGaetano Rossi

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 10th, 2018
Original Language:Italian
Executive Producers:Peter Gelb
Rossini Semiramide on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
the metropolitan opera