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The Metropolitan OperaGaetano Donizetti:ANNA BOLENA February 4 **Early start time: 12 noon Richard Wagner: GOTTERDAMMERUNG February 11 **Early start time: 12 noon Gioachino Rossini: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE February 21 Giuseppe Verdi: ERNANI February 28 |
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| Soprano Anna Netrebko sings the title role in Donizetti's ANNA BOLENA. |
Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera's greatest mad scenes in this Met premiere production. Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival Jane Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov sings Henry VIII, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
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Cast:
- Conductor: Marco Armiliato
- Anna Bolena: Anna Netrebko
- Giovanna Seymour: Ekaterina Gubanova
- Smeaton: Tamara Mumford
- Lord Riccardo Percy: Stephen Costello
- Enrico VIII: Ildar Abdrazakov
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