Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration 

《大都會歌劇院高清系列二十週年︰藝術盛宴》

Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas is a celebration of the Met’s two decades of onstage glory as experienced in movie theaters, featuring highlights from the company’s collection of more than 185 extraordinary onscreen performances. With star soprano Renée Fleming as host, this special presentation will showcase unforgettable moments from some of opera’s greatest stars, culled from the series’ vast archive of transmissions, featuring such remarkable artists as Lise Davidsen, Natalie Dessay, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Jonas Kaufmann, Peter Mattei, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nadine Sierra, and, of course, Fleming herself, among others. 

《大都會歌劇院高清系列二十週年︰藝術盛宴》是為了慶祝大都會歌劇院二十年來的舞台輝煌而特別策劃的節目。這些精彩的歌劇演出不只停留在劇院，更被搬上大銀幕，讓更多觀眾得以親近。本節目從超過185場廣受讚譽的《高清系列》演出中，精選出最動人的片段，並由知名女高音蕾妮·弗萊明擔任主持。製作團隊從龐大的影像資料庫中，挑選了多位歌劇巨星令人難忘的時刻，包括莉絲·戴維森 (Lise Davidsen)、娜塔莉·德賽 (Natalie Dessay)、喬伊斯·狄杜娜朵 (Joyce DiDonato)、艾琳娜・嘉蘭莎 (Elīna Garanča)、霍洛斯·托夫斯基(Dmitri Hvorostovsky)、喬納斯·考夫曼 (Jonas Kaufmann)、彼得·馬泰 (Peter Mattei) 、馬修·波倫扎尼 (Matthew Polenzani) 、桑德拉·拉德萬諾夫絲基 (Sondra Radvanovsky) 、納丁·塞拉 (Nadine Sierra), 以及蕾妮·弗萊明 (Renée Fleming) 本人等等。

The Met: Live in HD season continues with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love. Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s, sets the uproarious story at a boardwalk amusement park, where the two pairs of lovers at the heart of the tale find themselves on one emotional—and literal—thrill ride after another. Soprano Federica Lombardi and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sing Fiordiligi and Dorabella, opposite tenor Duke Kim and baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Ferrando and Guglielmo. Bass-baritone Gerald Finley reprises his portrayal of the cynical Don Alfonso, with soprano Ana María Martínez as the witty maid Despina.

《大都會歌劇院高清系列》這次帶來莫札特的諷刺喜劇，講述一段充滿變數的青春愛情故事。由菲利姆·麥克德莫特執導的舞台版本「色彩繽紛、創意十足」（《紐約時報》評論），靈感來自1950年代的康尼島。他把這齣鬧劇搬到海邊的遊樂園，兩對戀人在雲霄飛車和旋轉木馬之間，經歷一場又一場情感與現實的驚險旅程。女高音費德里卡·隆巴迪 (Federica Lombardi) 飾演菲奧迪莉吉，女中音薩曼莎·漢基 (Samantha Hankey) 飾演多拉貝拉；男高音杜克·金 (Duke Kim) 與男中音安德烈·日利霍夫斯基 (Andrey Zhilikhovsky) 分別扮演費蘭多和古列爾莫。男低音傑拉爾德·芬利 (Gerald Finley) 再次詮釋憤世嫉俗的唐·阿方索，女高音安娜·瑪麗亞·馬丁內斯 (Ana María Martínez) 則飾演機智的女僕德斯皮娜。

Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Baritone Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite soprano Lise Davidsen as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Banquo.

兩位歌劇界的頂尖藝術家重返《大都會歌劇院高清系列》，攜手演繹威爾第筆下改編自莎士比亞名著《馬克白》的經典歌劇。這對陰險的權力夫婦為了奪取王位，不惜鋌而走險。男中音奎因·凱爾西 (Quinn Kelsey) 飾演蘇格蘭國王馬克白，細膩呈現出角色因當年血腥奪權而深受內心折磨的一面；女高音莉絲·戴維森 (Lise Davidsen) 則飾演野心勃勃的馬克白夫人，她的權力渴望最終將兩人一步步推向毀滅深淵。本劇由大都會歌劇院音樂總監雅尼克．尼澤-塞甘 (Yannick Nézet-Séguin) 親自指揮，路易莎·普羅斯克 (Louisa Proske) 執導，舞台呈現同樣令人驚嘆。此外，男高音弗雷迪·德·托馬索 (Freddie De Tommaso) 飾演麥克德夫，男低音瑞安·斯皮多·格林 (Ryan Speedo Green) 飾演班柯，多位明星共同組成這部全明星陣容的精彩演出。

Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley.

聖桑這部氣勢磅礡的歌劇，講述聖經中那位擁有傳奇力量的英雄——參孫，以及讓他神魂顛倒的美麗誘惑者、一名非利士女子的故事。如今，紐約大都會歌劇院以華麗規模將這部經典重新搬上舞台。作品動用龐大的管弦樂團與合唱團，配上歌劇史上最動人醉心的旋律之一，絕對是一場視聽盛宴。指揮賈科莫·薩格里潘蒂 (Giacomo Sagripanti) 執棒，實力派女中音艾古爾·阿赫梅特希娜 (Aigul Akhmetshina) 與男高音克萊·希利 (Clay Hilley) 領銜主演。

Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by Richard Jones, marking the company’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes her role debut as Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver justice—and win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the podium to conduct one of opera’s most action-packed adventures.

普契尼這部充滿戲劇張力的西部歌劇《西部女郎》，將由理查德·瓊斯 (Richard Jones) 執導全新版本，強勢回歸大都會歌劇院，這也是該劇院三十多年來首次推出全新製作。女高音維達·米克內維丘特 (Vida Miknevičiūtė) 首次挑戰飾演女主角米妮，她是一位外表強悍、內心善良的酒館老闆娘，在最意想不到的時刻迎來了愛情的降臨。男高音白錫鐘 (SeokJong Baek) 飾演瀟灑的強盜頭目，他來到偏遠的加州礦鎮，試圖贏得米妮的芳心。男中音克里斯多福·馬特曼 (Christopher Maltman) 則飾演決心伸張正義、同時也渴望成為米妮伴侶的執法官。指揮家凱瑞-琳恩·威爾森 (Keri-Lynn Wilson) 將執棒，帶領觀眾體驗歌劇史上最扣人心弦的冒險故事之一。

Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce. A poignant depiction of shared humanity in the most inhumane circumstances, Puts’s grand, cinematic opera—with a libretto in English, French, and German by Mark Campbell—has been widely acclaimed since its 2011 premiere, hailed as “an overwhelming emotive experience” by The Guardian. The evocative staging by James Robinson takes the audience directly to the battlefields of the Western Front with a star-studded cast, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, conducted by Maestro Dalia Stasevsk.

作曲家凱文·普茨在《時時刻刻》(The Hours) 於紐約大都會歌劇院成功首演之後，再次帶著他榮獲普立茲獎的歌劇重返大都會。這部作品的靈感來自1914年聖誕節期間真實發生的「休戰事件」。普茨以磅礡而充滿電影感的音樂，搭配馬克·坎貝爾 (Mark Campbell) 創作的英語、法語與德語劇本，深刻描繪了在最殘酷的環境中，人性依然閃耀的光芒。自2011年首演以來，本劇廣獲好評，《衛報》盛讚其為「一場撼動人心的情感體驗」。導演詹姆斯·羅賓遜 (James Robinson) 打造的舞台設計極具感染力，彷彿帶領觀眾親臨西線戰場的殘酷實境。本劇由女高音艾爾莎·範·登·希弗 (Elza van den Heever) 、男高音本·布利斯 (Ben Bliss) 與羅蘭多·維拉松 (Rolando Villazón) 等明星級陣容聯袂演出，指揮家達莉婭·斯塔塞夫斯卡 (Dalia Stasevsk) 執棒。

Following her radiant performance in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette—which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold … Sierra touched the operatic firmament” (The New York Times)—superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama. Leading tenor Matthew Polenzani is her idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, with rising-star baritone Andrzej Filończyk as her stalwart cousin, Lescaut, in a breathtaking staging by director Laurent Pelly.

繼在古諾歌劇《羅密歐與茱麗葉》中光芒四射的演出後——當時《紐約時報》盛讚她「如流水般閃耀的高音……觸及了歌劇的巔峰」——超級巨星女高音納丁·塞拉 (Nadine Sierra) 將再度挑戰一位迷人的法國女主角：馬斯奈歌劇《瑪儂》中那位令人難以抗拒的女主角。首席男高音馬修·波倫扎尼 (Matthew Polenzani) 飾演她理想主義的愛人德·格里厄騎士，備受矚目的男中音新星安傑伊·菲隆奇克 (Andrzej Filończyk) 則飾演她忠誠的表兄萊斯科。導演洛朗·佩利 (Laurent Pelly) 將帶來一場令人驚嘆的視覺盛宴。

One of today’s leading dramatic tenors, Brian Jagde, takes on the tour-de-force title role of what many consider the ultimate Italian opera. Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean tragedy also features soprano Ailyn Pérez in her company role debut as the long-suffering Desdemona, alongside baritone Artur Ruciński as the sinister Iago. Michele Mariotti leads the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in the exhilarating score.

當今最傑出的戲劇男高音之一布萊恩·賈德 (Brian Jagde) ，將挑戰許多樂迷心中終極義大利歌劇的男主角——這個角色極具份量，堪稱演技與唱功的雙重考驗。威爾第這部氣勢恢宏的莎士比亞悲劇，還請到女高音艾琳·佩雷斯 (Ailyn Pérez) 首次在大都會歌劇院飾演飽受折磨的黛斯德蒙娜，以及男中音阿圖爾·魯欽斯基 (Artur Ruciński) 飾演陰險的亞果。指揮家米歇爾·馬里奧蒂 (Michele Mariotti) 將率領大都會歌劇院管弦樂團與合唱團，全力演繹這部激昂動人的經典樂章。

A profound philosophical meditation on compassion and reconciliation, this transcendent rendering of a medieval knight’s heroic quest for the Holy Grail returns to the big screen in François Girard’s celebrated production, a “thoughtful and intrepid staging, full of striking imagery” (The New York Times). Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast of Wagnerian superstars, including tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as the enigmatic Kundry, baritone Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the sorcerer Klingsor, and bass Jongmin Park as the wise Gurnemanz.

這部作品深刻探討了慈悲與和解，是一則極具哲學思辨的故事。它以弗朗索瓦·吉拉爾 (François Girard) 的經典製作再度登上大銀幕，將中世紀騎士尋找聖杯的英雄旅程，呈現得令人屏息驚嘆。《紐約時報》曾盛讚此製作「構思巧妙、大膽創新，充滿撼動人心的意象」。指揮家雅尼克·內澤-塞甘 (Yannick Nézet-Séguin) 執棒，集結多位華格納歌劇的頂尖明星：男高音皮奧特·貝恰瓦 (Piotr Beczała) 擔綱主角，女中音艾琳娜・嘉蘭莎 (Elīna Garanča) 飾演神祕的昆德里，男中音彼得·馬泰 (Peter Mattei) 飾演體弱多病的安福塔斯，低男中音萊恩·斯皮多·格林 (Ryan Speedo Green) 飾演巫師克林索爾，低音朴鍾敏 (Jongmin Park) 飾演智慧的古爾內曼茲。

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her self-centred lover Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father, and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium. 

這部備受喜愛的威爾第悲劇由邁克爾．梅爾 (Michael Mayer) 傾情執導製作，女高音納丁．塞拉 (Nadine Sierra) 主演被視為歌劇中的終極女主角之一，犧牲自我的交際花維奧妮；男高音斯蒂芬．科斯特羅 (Stephen Costello) 飾演維奧妮的情人阿爾費雷多；男中音盧卡．薩爾西 (Luca Salsi) 飾演反對這段關係的阿爾費雷多父親；達尼埃萊．卡勒加里 (Daniele Callegari) 擔任指揮。

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as Tosca’s revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi, and powerhouse American baritone Quinn Kelsey is the sadistic chief of police Scarpia. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.

無與倫比的挪威女高音麗絲‧戴維森 (Lise Davidsen) 在大衛‧麥克維卡 (David McVicar) 這部驚心動魄的製作中飾演熱情的女主角托斯卡。英籍意大利男高音佛萊迪‧德‧托馬索 (Freddie De Tommaso) 在備受期待的大都會初次亮相中飾演托斯卡充滿革命精神的情人卡瓦拉多西，美國實力派男中音奎因‧凱爾西 (Quinn Kelsey) 飾演殘暴不仁的警察局長史卡畢亞。音樂總監雅尼克‧尼澤-塞甘 (Yannick Nézet-Séguin) 指揮本劇激動人心的樂章，包括普契尼最令人難忘的旋律。

The groundbreaking broadcast that launched the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series to movie theaters in 2006, The Magic Flute enchanted opera lovers from around the world with the whimsical humor and breathtaking puppetry of Julie Taymor’s hit production, presented in a shortened English-language version. Under the baton of Maestro James Levine, a winning ensemble cast—including Nathan Gunn, Ying Huang, Matthew Polenzani, Erika Miklósa, and René Pape—brings fresh life to Mozart’s timeless fairy tale.

在2006年，大都會歌劇院破天荒在電影院高清放送其得獎作品《魔笛》。這個由茱莉．泰莫爾 (Julie Taymor) 製作的大熱歌劇以經過刪減的英文版播放，透過異想天開的幽默及令人驚歎的木偶劇令世界各地的歌劇愛好者陶醉。在大師詹士．萊文 (James Levine) 指揮棒下，得獎演出組合──包括尼森．岡恩 (Nathan Gunn) 、黃英 (Ying Huang) 、馬修．布蘭札尼 (Matthew Polenzani) 、艾瑞卡．米可羅莎 (Erika Miklósa) 及萊尼．帕普 (René Pape) ──為莫札特的永恆童話注入生命。

Richard Eyre’s stunning new production of Bizet’s opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year’s Eve 2009. Elīna Garanča leads the cast as the iconic gypsy of the title—a woman desired by every man but determined to remain true to herself. Roberto Alagna is Don José, the soldier who falls under her spell and sacrifices everything for her love, only to be cast aside when the toreador Escamillo (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) piques Carmen’s interest. With dances created by star choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, this Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet’s tale to thrilling life, from its lighthearted beginning to its inevitably tragic climax.

這套驚艷的《卡門》由理查．埃爾 (Richard Eyre) 執導，於2009首演馬上成為城中熱話。艾琳娜・嘉蘭莎 (Elīna Garanča) 領銜主演，演活風情萬種但忠於自己的吉卜賽女郎；羅伯托阿藍尼亞 (Roberto Alagna) 飾演墮入情網的軍人唐荷西；泰迪‧塔胡‧羅得斯 (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) 擔當鬥牛士埃斯卡米諾，卡門的新情人。由著名編舞家克里斯托弗．惠爾頓 (Christopher Wheeldon) 及指揮家雅尼克．尼澤-塞甘 (Yannick Nézet-Séguin) 攜手合作，這套《卡門》製作將比才震撼人心的故事完美地呈現觀眾眼前。