The Met: Live in HD 2009-10 Series
Together
with the Met's plans for the 2009-10 season's new productions and
revivals, General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director James Levine
recently announced the lineup for next season's Live in HD
performances. The series will present nine live transmissions in its
fourth season. Tickets for the 2009-10 series will go on sale in
September, with priority access for Met members (before tickets are
made available to the general public). The schedule is as follows:
Tosca October 10
James Levine; Karita Mattila, Marcelo
Ãlvarez, Juha Uusitalo, Paul Plishka
Aida
October 24
Daniele Gatti; Violeta Urmana, Dolora
Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocan
Turandot November 7
Andris Nelsons; Maria Guleghina,
Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey
Les Contes Hoffmann December 19
James Levine; Kathleen Kim, Anna
Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Elina Garanaa, Rolando Villazan, Renae
Pape
Der Rosenkavalier January 9
James Levine; Renee Fleming, Susan
Graham, Christine Schafer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn
Sigmundsson
Carmen January 16
Yannick Nazet-Seguin; Barbara
Frittoli, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien
Simon Boccanegra February 6
James Levine; Adrianne Pieczonka,
Marcello Giordani, Placido Domingo, James Morris
Hamlet March 27
Louis Langrae; Natalie Dessay,
Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris
Armida May 1
Riccardo Frizza; Renee Fleming,
Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, Josa Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie
van Rensburg