Queye TV Rossini: Semiramide
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Rossini: Semiramide
2018
3:22
★ 0
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.

Cast

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

Crew

John Copley

Director

Ron Washburn

Technical Supervisor

Roy Rallo

Stage Director

Michael Stennett

Costume Designer

Gaetano Rossi

Writer

Gioachino Rossini

Original Music Composer

Barbara Willis Sweete

Director

Tim Martyn

Music Producer

Paul Cremo

Dramaturgy

Elena Park

Supervising Producer

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