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The Metropolitan Opera 2024-2025 Saturday Matinee season schedule
February 8
The Metropolitan Opera
Wagner: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER – Artist's Choice
Chosen by Ryan Speedo Green: George London in a performance from March, 1960
CAST: George London (Dutchman), Leonie Rysanek (Senta), Karl Liebl (Erik), Giorgio Tozzi (Daland)
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Schippers
February 15
The Metropolitan Opera
Strauss: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS – Artist's Choice
Chosen by Lise Davidsen: Jessye Norman in a performance from January, 1985
CAST: Jessye Norman (Ariadne), Gianna Rolandi (Zerbinetta), William Cochran (Bacchus), Maria Ewing (Composer), Dale Duesing (Harlekin)
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Davis
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