Karita Mattila
Seven Veils
as HerodiasJeanine, an earnest theatre director, has been given the task of remounting her former mentor’s...
Movie pageHadrian
as PlotinaRufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous...
Movie pageTotal Karita
as HerselfThe two parts of the evening showcase two opposite extremes of emotion. Firstly, Poulenc’s...
Movie pageStrauss: Salome
as SalomeIt is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome....
Movie pageKatia Kabanova
as Káťa KabanováThe oppressive atmosphere before a storm and the tragic fate of a tormented young woman form the...
Movie pageDie Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
as uncreditedJames Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René...
Movie pageJenůfa - ROH
as uncreditedWhen a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that...
Movie pageThe Met — Tosca
as Floria ToscaPuccini’s musical thriller of lust, murder, and politics is one of the most dramatically...
Movie pageMetropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
as HerselfThis tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here...
Movie pageBeethoven Fidelio
as LeonoraWhen Act 2 of Fidelio is being poured out in the most glorious tones imaginable from Mattila,...
Movie pageVerdi: Don Carlos
as Elizabeth de ValoisLuc Bondy's 1996 production of Don Carlos was staged, recorded and filmed at the Chatelet in...
Movie pagePoulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
as Madame de CroissyYannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of...
Movie pageRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
as Leokadja BegbickComposed in the 1930s by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, this is a mordant satire on capitalism...
Movie pageRusalka
as uncreditedThe libretto of the most well known opera by Dvořak, which premiered in Prague in 1901, is...
Movie pageCovid Fan Tutte
as DespinaAutumn season at the opera opens with Covid fan tutte, starring leading Finnish soloists The...
Movie pageManon Lescaut – The Met
as Manon LescautOne of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role...
Movie pageLudwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
as LeonoraTwo years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose...
Movie pageGiacomo Puccini: „Il trittico“ Salzburger Festspiele 2022 (Gesamtfassung)
as La Zia PrincipessaThe Metropolitan Opera: Dialogues des Carmélites
as Madame De CroissyMet Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an accomplished ensemble in Poulenc’s devastating...
Movie pageVerdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Maria BoccanegraGiuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and...
Movie pageThe Makropulos Case
as Emilia MartyThe seductive diva Emilia Marty has broken hearts for over 300 years and yet she doesn’t look a...
Movie pageMozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
as Self - SopranoClaudio Abbado leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Swedish Radio Choir in a performance of...
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