Release Date

01 Jan, 1988

Runtime

02:11: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel.

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Actors

Jessye Norman

Kathleen Battle

Tatiana Troyanos

James King

Franz Ferdinand Nentwig

Stephen Dickson

Anthony Laciura

Allan Glassman

Artur Korn

Joseph Frank

Barbara Bonney

Gweneth Bean

Dawn Upshaw

Nico Castel

Russell Christopher

James Courtney

Charles Anthony

James Levine

MET Orchestra

Crew

Samuel Paul

Brian Large

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Jane Greenwood

Oliver Messel

Richard Strauss

James Levine

Gil Wechsler

Bodo Igesz

Victor Callegari

Peter Gelb

Magda Szayer