Runs Nov 22 – Dec 13, 2013
Timp-goodness alert:A great timpani part overall, and the third act waltz is particularly spectacular!
CAST
Gardner; Serafin, Garanca, Erdmann, Cutler, Ketelsen, Rose
Production: Nathaniel Merrill
Set and Costume Designer: Robert O'Hearn
Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler
The extraordinary Elina Garanca sings her first Met Octavian, joining a superb ensemble that also includes Martina Serafin as the Marschallin, Mojca Erdmann as Sophie, and Peter Rose as Baron Ochs. The performances celebrate the 100th anniversary of the New York premiere of Strauss’s bittersweet comic masterpiece. Edward Gardner conducts.