Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives in cinemas. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Baritone Will Liverman, who triumphed in the Met premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, sings Malcolm X, alongside soprano Leah Hawkins as his mother, Louise; mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as his sister Ella; bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as his brother Reginald; and tenor Victor Ryan Robertson as Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Kazem Abdullah conducts the newly revised score, which provides a layered, jazz-inflected setting for the esteemed writer Thulani Davis’s libretto.

Content Advisory: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X contains strong language.

《麥爾坎．X的人生和時代》於 1986首演，是戴維斯甚具影響力的破天荒之作。此作品的全新舞台版本會由戲劇界名人、獲東尼獎提名的《奴隸遊戲》導演羅伯特．歐哈拉負責監督，將麥爾坎塑造成一個超越時空的凡人。一眾新銳藝術家以及年輕的大都會歌劇院新星組成鼎盛的演員陣容，透過歌劇生動地演繹了這位民權領袖的一生。在大都會歌劇院首演《焚燒的火困在我骨中》備受推崇的男中音威爾．利弗曼，飾演麥爾坎．X；女高音莉亞．霍金斯飾演麥爾坎的母親路易絲；女中音里涵．布萊斯．戴維斯飾演妹妹艾拉；男低音米高．蘇穆爾飾演弟弟雷金納德；而男高音維克托．萊恩．羅伯遜則飾演伊斯蘭民族領導人以利亞．穆罕默德。全新修編的樂曲將由卡澤姆．阿卜杜拉指揮，將層次豐富的爵士樂曲融入享負盛名的作家圖拉尼．戴維斯所編寫的劇本中。

本劇涉及不雅用語。

Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. The performance stars soprano Ailyn Pérez as Florencia Grimaldi, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to lead a spellbinding new production by Mary Zimmerman that brings the mysterious and magical realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. A distinguished ensemble of artists portray the diva’s fellow travelers on the river boat to Manaus, including soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Álvaro.

墨西哥作曲家丹尼爾．卡坦1996年創作的《亞馬遜的佛羅倫西亞》以西班牙語演唱，創作靈感來自馬奎斯的魔幻寫實主義，講述一位巴西歌劇女伶重返故鄉，在傳奇的瑪瑙斯歌劇院演出，同時尋找在森林中失蹤愛人的動人故事。女主角佛羅倫西亞．格里馬爾迪由女高音艾琳．佩雷斯飾演；而音樂總監雅尼克．尼澤-塞甘則與導演瑪麗．辛默曼合作，透過這引人入勝的全新製作，將亞馬遜神秘的魔幻國度搬上大都會歌劇院的舞台。女主角乘坐河船前往瑪瑙斯時的同伴由一眾優秀的藝術家演繹：女高音加布里埃拉．雷耶斯飾演記者羅莎爾巴；低男中音格里爾．格里姆斯利飾演船長；男中音馬蒂亞．奧利維耶里飾演船長身邊的神秘大副；男高音馬里奧．昌飾演船長的侄兒阿卡迪奧；女中音南希．法比奧拉．赫雷拉和男中音邁克爾．趙奧爾迪分別飾演寶拉和阿爾瓦羅這對爭吵不休的夫婦。

Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova and tenor SeokJong Baek are Fenena and Ismaele, whose love transcends politics, and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy repeats his celebrated portrayal of the high priest Zaccaria. Daniele Callegari conducts Verdi’s exhilarating early masterpiece, which features the ultimate showcase for the great Met Chorus, the moving “Va, pensiero.”

這個樂季的《納布果》中，古巴比倫將以經典的聖經式佈景在大都會歌劇院舞台上呈現。男中音喬治．加尼德茲將首次在大都會歌劇院飾演專橫國王納布果；而女高音柳德買麥拉・莫納斯特爾斯卡則再度飾演復仇心切的女兒阿比蓋爾，展現攝人氣場。女中音瑪麗亞．巴拉科娃以及男高音白石鐘則飾演跨越政治界限相愛的情侶費里娜和伊斯梅爾；男低音德米特．貝洛澤爾斯基再度出演大祭司撒卡里亞一角。丹尼爾．卡萊加里負責指揮威爾第這齣早期振奮人心的傑作，更精心編排了由大都會合唱團呈獻的《希伯來奴隸合唱曲》。

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.

享負盛名的英國導演嘉莉．格力尼爾為歌劇界其中一齣最為鏗鏘雋永的作品創作了全新舞台製作。她將劇情推進到現代，為經典故事注入了新的活力，更探討了當代的焦點議題——性別暴力、不人道的勞動體制，以及衝破社會規限的渴望。讓人眼前一亮的年輕女中音艾古爾．阿克梅辛娜飾演複雜多變的主角卡門，與四位實力雄厚的歌劇演唱家攜手演出：男高音彼得．貝科扎瓦飾演卡門纏身的情人唐荷西；女高音安吉爾．布魯飾演忠誠的米凱拉；而男低音凱爾．凱特森飾演英俊瀟灑埃斯卡米洛。丹尼爾．魯蒂奧尼擔任指揮，帶領樂隊演奏比才扣人心弦的音樂。

Radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent. 

光芒四射的女高音納丁．塞拉，以及轟動劇壇的男高音班傑明．貝爾南在古諾改編自莎士比亞的歌劇中攜手演出一對悲慘戀人。大都會歌劇院音樂總監雅尼克．尼澤-塞甘將指揮樂隊演奏歌劇史上最浪漫的音樂之一。導演巴特萊．謝爾的製作亦包括男中音威爾．利弗曼和男高音費德里克．巴倫汀，分別飾演主角的競爭對手莫枯修和提伯爾特；女中音薩曼莎．漢基飾演淘氣的侍從斯特凡諾；而低男中音阿爾弗雷．沃克則飾演洛朗神父。

Puccini’s bittersweet love story arrives in cinemas with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov complete the sterling cast as Lisette and Prunier.  

普契尼苦樂參半的愛情故事在大銀幕上演。女高音安吉爾．布魯飾演法國交際花瑪格達；男高音喬納森．泰特曼飾演一個滿懷理想，並讓瑪格達擺脫奢侈生活的年輕人魯格羅。斯佩蘭薩．斯卡普西擔任指揮，尼古拉斯．喬爾極具裝飾藝術風格的製作帶領觀眾從巴黎繁華的夜生活，走到夢幻的里維埃拉。同台有女高音艾蜜莉．波高尼克與男高音碧克素德．達夫勞諾夫分別飾演莉塞特和普魯尼亞。