Starring Audrey Luna, Amanda Echalaz, Sally Matthews, Sophie Bevan, Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Iestyn Davies, Joseph Kaiser, Frédéric Antoun, David Portillo, David Adam Moore, Rod Gilfry, Kevin Burdette, Christian Van Horn and John Tomlinson, conducted by Thomas Adès. From November 18, 2017.
American bass Samuel Ramey takes on the title role of the 16th-century Russia tsar who is haunted by guilt after assassinating the rightful heir to the throne, Dimitri.
On this day in 1918 soprano Rosa Ponselle made her Metropolitan Opera debut (and her first appearance in opera anywhere) as Leonora.
Starring Dísella Lárusdóttir, J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Aaron Blake, Will Liverman, Richard Bernstein and Zachary James, conducted by Karen Kamensek. From November 23, 2019.
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Leonie Rysanek.
With Nino Machaidze, Juan Diego Flórez, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Adrian Eröd, Michael Laurenz, Clemens Unterreiner, Ileana Tonca, Svetlina Stoyanova, Zoryana Kushpler.
Starring Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey and Anthony Michaels-Moore, conducted by Donald Runnicles. From March 15, 2008.
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
Thank you, Jummy Jonas Kaufmann, for making us laugh at holiday crossover albums… again.
With: Adrian Eröd, Audrey Luna, Thomas Ebenstein, Stephanie Houtzeel, David Daniels, Dan Paul Dumitrescu.
On this day in 1940 Walt Disney‘s animated musical film Fantasia premiered at New York’s Broadway Theatre.
Starring Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, Johan Reuter and Franz Grundheber, conducted by Lothar Koenigs. From November 21, 2015.
Tonight at the Met should have welcomed Barrie Kosky’s production of Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel; in its absence Trove Thursday steps in with a recent broadcast featuring this summer’s breakout star Ausrine Stundyte as the enigmatic Renata.
Born on this day in 1929 actress Grace Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco.
Starring Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani and Lucio Gallo conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From January 8, 2011.
Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin; Production: Andrei Serban; with Olga Peretyatko, Gaëlle Arquez, Dmitry Korchak, Luca Pisaroni, Michael Laurenz.
Born on this day in 1889 debonair actor, dancer and singer Clifton Webb.
Starring Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Kim Begley, Joseph Kaiser and Juha Uusitalo, conducted by Patrick Summers. From October 11, 2008.
Kennedy Center could not have predicted just how aptly Saturday evening’s rescheduled recital of 2020 Marian Anderson Award winner, baritone Will Liverman, would respond to the moment.
Musical conduction: Péter Eötvös / Jonathan Stockhammer. Production: Yuval Sharon. With Aida Garifullina, Margarita Gritskova, Ilseyar Khayrullova, Eric Jurenas, Boaz Daniel, Clemens Unterreiner.
Born on this day in 1889 actor’s actor Claude Rains.
Starring Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Nadja Michael and Mikhail Petrenko, conducted by Valery Gergiev. From February 14, 2015.
With Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczala, Thomas Hampson, Ryan Speedo Green, Alexandru Moisiuc, Benedikt Kobel, Igor Onishchenko, Ayk Martirossian, Rebekka Rennert. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Born on this day in 1914 actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
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