Name: Iolanta, op. 69
Start: 2019-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Conductor

Henrik Nánási

Soprano

Sonya Yoncheva

Iolanta

Tenor

Matthew Polenzani

Count Vaudemont

Baritone

Alexey Markov

Robert

Bass

Vitalij Kowaljow

Rene

Angela Denoke

Judith

Bass-baritone

Gerald Finley

Bluebeard

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Iolanta, op. 69 -  (Iolanta)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

In 2015, director Mariusz Treliñski thrilled audiences with his pairing of two lesser-known masterworks, Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle. During the 2018–19 season, the double bill returned to the Met stage for the first time since its celebrated premiere run, showcasing an ensemble of stellar singers. In this Saturday matinee radio broadcast, soprano Sonya Yoncheva sings the blind title princess of the fairy-tale Iolanta, alongside tenor Matthew Polenzani as Vaudémont, the charming knight who falls for her. In Bartók’s dark thriller, soprano Angela Denoke is the devoted Judith, a woman determined to uncover the secrets hiding behind every door in the home of her new husband, Duke Bluebeard, eerily brought to life by bass-baritone Gerald Finley. Maestro Henrik Nánási is on the podium for both halves of the program, leading a tour-de-force performance for both singers and orchestra.

Public

Bluebeard's Castle

Approved

English

Iolanta by Tchaikovsky, P. I., Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók, Sat 09 Feb 2019, From (2019/2019), Conductor Henrik Nánási, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

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