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New York - METROPOLITAN OPERA, October 15-18, 2024

OCTOBER 15 - Ainadamar - Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Grammy Award–winning first opera starring sopranos Angel Blue and Gabriella Reyes, Elena Villalón, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, and flamenco singer Alfredo Tejada.

OCTOBER 16 - Welcome Lunch

Grounded - Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play. Starring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, tenor Ben Bliss, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, directed by Michael Mayers.

OCTOBER 17 - Rigoletto - Verdi’s heartbreaking masterpiece starring baritone Quinn Kelsey, soprano Nadine Sierra, and and tenor Stephen Costello, with Maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi conducting Bartlett Sher’s production.

OCTOBER 18 - Les Contes d’Hoffmann - Offenbach’s fantastical final work starring tenor Benjamin Bernheim, sopranos Erin Morley, Pretty Yende, mezzo-sopranos Clémentine Margaine, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s production.

OCTOBER 19 - Return Home