Charles Anthony
Otello
as RoderigoVerdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand...
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Stiffelio - The Met
as FedericoGiuseppe Verdi's opera of religion, revenge and redemption gets the star treatment in this 1993...
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Un Ballo in Maschera
as A JudgeLive from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather...
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Samson et Dalila
as Un messager philistinElijah Moshinsky's production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila", recorded live at the...
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Idomeneo
as Trojan SoldiersOpera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982...
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Ariadne auf Naxos
as OfficerJessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera,...
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Un Ballo in Maschera
as The Chief JusticeVerdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
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The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
as Heinrich der SchreiberAs renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act...
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Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as A CaptainThis evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th...
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Puccini: Turandot
as Emperador AltoumFranco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a...
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Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
as uncreditedJames Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René...
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Fedora
as DesirePrincess Fedora, who is to marry the Count the following day, arrives and sings of her love for...
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Ernani
as Don RiccardoVerdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a...
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Rigoletto
as BorsaThe opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence...
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La Fanciulla del West
as TrinGiancarlo Del Monaco’s atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19th-century mining camp...
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Lohengrin
as First nobleWagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s...
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