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Mise en scène

Michael Mayer

Décors

Décors (+1)

Mimi Lien

Costumes

Tom Broecker

Lumières

Kevin Adams

Video

Décors (+2)

Jason H Thompson

Kaitlyn Pietras

Créateur sonore

Palmer Hefferan

Chorégraphie

Chorégraphie (+2)

David Neumann

Dramaturge

Paul Cremo

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Emily D'Angelo

Jess

Ténor (+2)

Ben Bliss

Eric

Baryton (+3)

Kyle Miller

Sensor

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Baryton-basse (+2)

Greer Grimsley

Commander

Soprano

Ellie Dehn

Also Jess

Metropolitan Opera House

Basse (+3)

Matthew Anchel

Kill Chain: Judge Advocate General

Chef de chœur

Chef de chœur (+2)

Tilman Michael

Ténor

Christopher Bozeka

Kill Chain: Mission Coordinator

Thomas J Capobianco

Kill Chain: Ground Control

Baryton-basse (+3)

Paul Corona

Kill Chain: Joint Terminal Attack Controller

Baryton-basse (+6)

Christopher Job

Kill Chain: Safety Observer

Voix d'enfant

Lucy LoBue

Timothy Murray

Seatwarmer

Direction d'orchestre

Direction d'orchestre (+3)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Direction d'orchestre (+2)

Steven Osgood

Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, one of opera’s most compelling young stars, portrays Jess, a hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. As she struggles to adjust to this new way of doing battle, she fights to maintain her sanity, and her soul, as she is called to rain down death by remote control. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin oversees the Met premiere of Tesori’s kaleidoscopic score and a cast that also features tenor Ben Bliss as the Wyoming rancher who becomes Jess’s husband. Michael Mayer’s high-tech staging, using a vast array of LED screens, presents a variety of perspectives on the action, including the drone’s predatory view from high above.

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