Saturday, March 26, 2022, 12:00 PM
Please note: Start time for this perfomance is 12:00pm due to the length of the opera
NEW PRODUCTION/MET PREMIERE
Estimated Run Time: 4 hrs 55 mins
For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a world-beating cast of opera’s leading lights, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Eboli. Bass Günther Groissböck and bass-baritone John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Etienne Dupuis rounds out the all-star principal cast as Rodrigue. Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production, placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory.
Production a gift of †Edwin C. Holmer III, and The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund
Additional support by the Hermione Foundation, Laura Sloate, Trustee
Major support provided by Rolex