Rossini: Semiramide (2018)
3h 22m
Running Time
March 10, 2018Release Date

Plot.
A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nearly 25 years during the 2017–18 season. Set in ancient Babylon under the reign of the mythic Queen Semiramis, the opera features political scheming, mistaken identity, divine intervention, and bloodthirsty revenge—not to mention one virtuosic vocal display after another. Soprano Angela Meade is the fierce title monarch, whose quest for power comes to a halt with the discovery that the object of her affection, the warrior Arsace—sung by mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong—may actually be her long-lost son. Together, the two square off in a pair of dazzling duets and deliver some of the opera’s most challenging arias. Bel canto specialist Maurizio Benini takes the podium to lead a cast that also stars tenor Javier Camarena as the ardent prince Idreno, bass Ildar Abdrazakov as the scheming Assur, and bass Ryan Speedo Green as the stern high priest Oroe.
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Cast & Crew.

Angela Meade
Semiramide

Elizabeth DeShong
Arsace

Ildar Abdrazakov
Assur

Javier Camarena
Idreno

Ryan Speedo Green
Oroe

Kang Wang
Mitrane

Jeremy Galyon
Ghost of King Nino

Christopher Maltman
Self - Host

Maurizio Benini
Self - Conductor / Conductor

John Copley
Production Design / Director

John Froelich
Lighting Design

Tim Martyn
Music Producer

Michael Stennett
Costume Designer

Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor

Gioacchino Rossini
Original Music Composer

John Conklin
Set Designer
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