Peter (Colin), and Nathalie Colas (Dorothée) are all conspirators in the amorous ruse. Haymarket favorites David Govertsen (Ophémon), Erica Schuller (Jeannette), Michael St. Tenor Geoffrey Agpalo, also in his company debut, portrays her dear friend Valcour, who has been wooing her with gifts and anonymous letters while he waits for her broken heart to heal. Nicole Cabell, a Cardiff Singer of the World and acclaimed international soprano, leads the cast in her Haymarket debut as the beautiful young Léontine, widowed by an unfaithful husband. Haymarket brings the Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ only extant opera to the stage in a blockbuster period production featuring a star-studded cast, sumptuous ballets, the complete original French dialogue, wigs and costumes fit for Marie Antoinette herself, and a full orchestra of rarely heard late-eighteenth-century instruments.
28, 2019.We are very pleased to feature Haymarket Opera Company’s exceptional 2022 production of Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ L’Amant anonyme. The winning broadcast will be announced in the new year. The live opera radio broadcasts are augmented with informative and live intermission features including essays and discussions on the days opera, artist interviews, roundtables, and an Opera quiz. Throughout December, listeners can vote on their favorite Met broadcasts in a new “Listener’s Choice” event. The Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical music program in radio history.
The season concludes with a broadcast of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd. Four broadcasts will be conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Faust featuring Jonas Kaufmann and Rene Pape, Rusalka with Renee Fleming and Piotr Beczala, Otello with Sonya Yoncheva and Aleksandrs Antonenko, and Anna Netrebko’s 2019 New Year’s eve Puccini Gala which will make its Saturday matinee debut on May 8. Highlights of this season include a rare performance of Philip Glass’ Satyagraha and a 1961 performance of Il Trovatore with Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli in honor of the 60 th anniversary of their Met debuts. WGCU airs these performances on Saturdays at 1 pm on its HD2 classical radio channel. Ira Siff is commentator and this year’s complement of matinees includes new artist interviews, special features and the opera quiz. 5 through June 5 with Mary Jo Heath as host. The Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts for the Metropolitan Opera for 2020-21 - its 90th consecutive season on radio - features new commentary and intermission content.
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