Runs Jan 12 – Mar 21, 2015
Live in HD theater broadcast:Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Live international radio broadcast:Saturday, January 31st, 2015
CAST
Abel; Morley, Gerzmava, Rice, Lindsey, Grigolo, Hampson
Levine; Luna, Phillips, Maximova, Deshayes, Polenzani, Naouri
Production: Bartlett Sher
Set Designer: Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer: James F. Ingalls
Choreographer: Dou Dou Huang
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 26 min.
Vittorio Grigolo and Matthew Polenzani take turns playing the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer of the title. The roles of the three heroines are shared by an impressive lineup of singing actresses, including Hibla Gerzmava, Susanna Phillips, Erin Morley, Audrey Luna, Christine Rice, and Elena Maximova. Thomas Hampson sings the Four Villains, and James Levine and Yves Abel conduct Offenbach’s sparkling score.