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Bayerische Staatsoper (Octavian)
March 18, 21, 24, 28, 31 | April 3
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
DER ROSENKAVALIER
OCTAVIAN
March 18, 21, 24, 28, & 31
April 3
2021
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Bayerische Staatsoper
Munich, Germany
With Salome and Elektra, Richard Strauss had just earned himself a reputation as the enfant terrible of the bourgeoisie on the opera stage, and went, as he wrote, “to the limits of what ears of the day could take." In this work, Strauss and Hofmannsthal drive the artificiality of this world to the extreme in text and music and allow it to grow into a both dreamlike and nightmarish scenario. There is room here for all the themes that make Rosenkavalier so fascinating – the possibilities and impossibility of love, the urgency and relentlessness of passing time, the indispensability and relentless conditionality of autonomy and freedom to decide. Barrie Kosky’s Rosenkavalier also pays tribute to mostly less well-known sources of the work, consequently adds surprising facets to the cherished characters of Sophie and Octavian, Ochs and Marschallin, and in opulent images adds an exciting chapter to the piece’s Munich staging history. Ms. Hankey makes her role debut as Octavian alongside Marlis Petersen as the Marschallin and Katharina Konradi as Sophie.
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
The Metropolitan Opera (Stéphano)
April 10, 15, 18 & 22
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
STÉPHANO
April 10, 15, 18, & 22
2021
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The Metropolitan Opera
New York, New York
Canceled due to COVID-19.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts one of the most sumptuous scores in the repertoire, leading Gounod’s honeyed adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Radiant soprano Nadine Sierra makes her Met role debut as the effervescent Juliette, opposite tenors Stephen Costello and Benjamin Bernheim, in his highly anticipated Met debut, as the ardent Roméo, all amid the romantic realism of Bartlett Sher’s staging. Ms. Hankey returns to the Met in the role of Stéphano.
DAS RHEINGOLD
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Bayerische Staatsoper (Wellgunde)
June 30 | July 3
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
DAS RHEINGOLD
WELLGUNDE
June 30
July 3
2021
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Bayerische Staatsoper
Munich, Germany
The untouched magic of the E flat major sounds in the first bars of Das Rheingold doesn't last long. Instead, a world emerges that cannot stop its own downfall. In this lawless world, greed, power, and curses prevail. Alberich steals the enchanted gold from the Rhinemaidens, while the god Wotan works to outsmart a pair of dragons to protect his family and home. The first in Wagner's epic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, Ms. Hankey reprises the role of Wellgunde after her original role debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Conducted by Valery Gergiev, directed by Andreas Kriegenburg.
CINDERELLA
The Metropolitan Opera (Prince Charming)
December 22
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
CINDERELLA
PRINCE CHARMING
December 22
2021
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The Metropolitan Opera
New York, New York
Continuing a treasured holiday tradition, the Met presents a new installment in its series of abridged opera adaptations for family audiences. Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendrillon, a hit of the 2017–18 season, is presented with an all-new English translation in an abridged 90 minutes, with mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne as its rags-to-riches princess. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume leads a delightful cast, which includes mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as Cinderella’s Prince Charming, soprano Brandie Sutton as her Fairy Godmother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri as her feuding guardians.