STORY
David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir. Marcelo Álvarez is Gustavo III, the Swedish king in love with Amelia (Sondra Radvanovsky), the wife of his best friend and counselor, Count Anckarström (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). When Anckarström joins a conspiracy to murder the king, tragedy ensues. Stephanie Blythe is the fortuneteller Madame Ulrica Arvidsson and Kathleen Kim sings the page Oscar. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
CAST & CREW
- Marcelo Álvarez
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky
- Sondra Radvanovsky
- Kathleen Kim
- Stephanie Blythe
Cast
- David Alden
- Matthew Diamond
Directors
INFORMATION
- The Metropolitan Opera
Production Companies
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Italian
