Ariadne auf Naxos

Richard Strauss

Ariadne auf Naxos

LIVE IN HD

Saturday, Mar 12

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The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen makes her Live in HD debut in one of her signature roles, the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss’s enchanting masterpiece. The outstanding cast for this March 12 transmission also features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the Composer of the opera-within-an-opera around which the plot revolves, with soprano Brenda Rae as the spirited Zerbinetta and tenor Brandon Jovanovich as Ariadne’s lover, the god Bacchus. Marek Janowski conducts. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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Sung In

German

Met Titles In

  • English
  • German
  • Spanish

Estimated Run Time

2 hrs 50 mins

  • House Opens

  • Prologue

    45 mins

  • Intermission

    40 mins

  • The Opera

    85 mins

  • Opera Ends

Cast

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Creators

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) composed an impressive body of orchestral works and songs before turning to opera. His 1909 opera, Elektra, was his first collaboration with Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929), a partnership that became one of the most remarkable in theater history. Hofmannsthal emerged as an author and poet within the fervent intellectual atmosphere of Vienna at the turn of the last century.

PRODUCTION

Elijah Moshinsky

Set and Costume Designer

Michael Yeargan

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Gil Wechsler

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Composer

Richard Strauss

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