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Organization

Cantante

Soprano

Angela Meade

Semiramide

Contralto

Elizabeth DeShong

Arsace

Tenore

Javier Camarena

Idreno

Robert McPherson

Basso

Ildar Abdrazakov

Assur

Ryan Speedo Green

Oroe

Sarah Shafer

Azema

Kang Wang

Mitrane

Jeremy Galyon

L'ombra di Nino

Direzione d'orchestra

Maurizio Benini

Gareth Morrell

Regia

John Copley

Scenografia

John Conklin

Costumi

Michael Stennett

Luci

Gil Wechsler

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

italiano

New York

Stati Uniti

Metropolitan Opera House

A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nearly 25 years during the 2017–18 season. Set in ancient Babylon under the reign of the mythic Queen Semiramis, the opera features political scheming, mistaken identity, divine intervention, and bloodthirsty revenge—not 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 Arsace—sung by mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong—may actually be her long-lost son. Together, the two square off in a pair of dazzling duets and deliver some of the opera’s most challenging arias, including Semiramide’s famous “Bel raggio lusinghier.” 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.

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