The Metropolitan Opera: La Sonnambula
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Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 18.
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- Evelino Pidò
- Deborah Voigt
- Jennifer Black
- Jeremy Galyon
- Natalie Dessay
- Jane Bunnell
- Bernard Fitch
- Juan Diego Flórez
- Michele Pertusi
- Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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This Met Opera production of Bellini's 'La Sonnambula' divides audiences with its unconventional rehearsal room staging, though critics universally praise the powerhouse vocals from Juan Diego Flórez and Natalie Dessay. While the bel canto music flows effortlessly and delivers stunning arias, the polarizing directorial choices leave some viewers questioning the artistic vision.
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- Jul 7, 2024
“Ah! non credea mirarti / Sì presto estinto, o fiore.”“I did not believe you would fade so soon, oh flower.”This phrase from Amina's final aria in act 2, scene 2 is inscribed on Bellini's tomb in the Catania Cathedral in Sicily.
Genesio De RosaMay 20, 2025Marvelous singing, but perhaps the worst production I've ever seen at the Met. What is the point of staging this as a mock rehearsal?
Joseph K.Oct 8, 2022Slay
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Dude, Letterboxd has operas? RIGHT ON. I love this for Juan Diego's high notes, leather jackets, and tight jeans. Yeah, opera is soooooooooooooo high brow.
SiobhanSep 30, 2025Natalie Dessay is an incredible singing actress. Kicking myself that it took me this long to get into her talents. And Juan Diego Flórez is as impressive as he always is. I even enjoyed the strange surreal staging set in rehearsal room. Loved this Bellini bel canto delight,…
Ryan EllermannFeb 20, 2021Actually watched the one from the Wiener Staatsoper with Juan Diego Flórez and Daniela Fally but can't find that one here. It was excellent. Bellini's music flows so effortlessly and with very few breaks. My one criticism is I wish there was a better baritone or bass role.…
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- SHShirley Harkess
Has it all - the opera itself and this performance.so many beautiful arias!
KLKarl LovelandMGMyer Gotz - JAJoan ArnotRVRobert VandersluisLMLYNNETTE Mitchell
- PQPat Quinn
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