Ariadne auf Naxos

Ariadne auf Naxos

131 mins | Music | Jan. 1, 1988

Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel.

Ariadne auf Naxos

131 mins | Music | Jan. 1, 1988

Ariadne auf Naxos
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera
Original title Ariadne auf Naxos
Directors Bodo Igesz, Brian Large
Writers Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Cast

Jessye Norman

as Ariadne / Primadonna

Kathleen Battle

as Zerbinetta

Tatiana Troyanos

as Composer

James King

as Bacchus / Tenor

Franz Ferdinand Nentwig

as Music Master

Stephen Dickson

as Harlekin

Anthony Laciura

as Brighella

Allan Glassman

as Scaramuccio

Artur Korn

as Truffaldin

Joseph Frank

as Dancing Master

Barbara Bonney

as Najade

Gweneth Bean

as Dryade

Dawn Upshaw

as Echo

Nico Castel

as Major-Domo

Russell Christopher

as Wigmaker

James Courtney

as Lackey

Charles Anthony

as Officer