
Erin Morley
2021Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Robert Lepage
Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris
Ring Cycle, pt 4. Siegfried is drugged and tricked into kidnapping his wife, since she has the Ring now. More double-crossings, Siegfried ends up dead. Brunnhilde has had enough of this, tosses the Ring into the river and torches the place.
The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Gary Halvorson
David Portillo, Jean-François Lapointe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the touching role of Blanche and soprano Karita Mattila, a legend in her own time, returns to the Met as the Prioress.
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Britten: Peter Grimes
Gary Halvorson, John Doyle
Anthony Dean Griffey, Patricia Racette
Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production by Tony Award-winning director John Doyle also features the superb Patricia Racette as the sympathetic Ellen Orford and the Met chorus in a truly hair-raising performance as the oppressively judgmental fishing village.
Britten: Peter Grimes
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Bartlett Sher, Barbara Willis Sweete
Vittorio Grigolo, Kate Lindsey
New tenor star Vittorio Grigolo takes on the title role in Offenbach’s fantastical opera, giving a tour-de-force performance as the tortured poet unlucky in love. He is joined by a trio of leading ladies: Erin Morley sings the mechanical doll Olympia, Hibla Gerzmava is the fragile Antonia, and Christine Rice sings Giulietta, the Venetian courtesan. Bartlett Sher’s colorful production, seen here in its second Live in HD presentation, also stars Thomas Hampson as the sinister Four Villains and Kate Lindsey as Niklausse, Hoffmann’s friend and muse. Yves Abel conducts.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Met Opera 2021/22: Matthew Aucoin EURYDICE
María Zimmerman
Erin Morley, Joshua Hopkins
The ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, has inspired composers since opera’s earliest days. Brilliant American composer Matthew Aucoin now carries that tradition into the 21st century with a captivating new take on the story—a product of the Met’s commissioning program. With a libretto by Sarah Ruhl, adapted from her acclaimed 2003 play, the opera reimagines the familiar tale from Eurydice’s point of view. Yannick Nézet-Séguin oversees the December 4 transmission, leading Aucoin’s evocative music and an immersive new staging by Mary Zimmerman. Soprano Erin Morley sings the title role, opposite baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus and countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński as his otherworldly alter-ego.
The Metropolitan Opera: Eurydice
Met Opera: Dialogues des Carmélites
Isabel Leonard, Adrianne Pieczonka
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an accomplished ensemble in Poulenc’s devastating modern masterpiece of faith and martyrdom. Isabel Leonard is the young Blanche de La Force, opposite Met legend Karita Mattila as the First Prioress.
The Metropolitan Opera: Dialogues des Carmélites
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala
Gary Halvorson
Ildar Abdrazakov, Joyce DiDonato
In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during the Met’s closure, the company presented an unprecedented virtual At-Home Gala, featuring more than 40 leading artists performing in a live stream from their homes all around the world.
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala