The best thing I saw in 2025 was La sonnambula
Easily the Met’s new Sonnambula, where cast and production team delivered a gorgeously sung and well thought out concept for a libretto often derided for its simplicity.
8 pieces since 2020 — in 3 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Xabier Anduaga.
View allEasily the Met’s new Sonnambula, where cast and production team delivered a gorgeously sung and well thought out concept for a libretto often derided for its simplicity.
A new production of La sonnambula at the Metropolitan Opera is musically charming if dramatically confounding.
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