The Metropolitan Opera: Medea
2022
3h 10m
Music
Overview
Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece is tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s Argonaut husband, Giasone; soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, Glauce; bass Michele Pertusi as Glauce’s father, Creonte, the King of Corinth; and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea’s confidante, Neris. Carlo Rizzi conducts.
Director
Gary Halvorson
Top Cast
Sondra Radvanovsky
Medea
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Janai Brugger
Glauce
Ekaterina Gubanova
Neris
Matthew Polenzani
Giasone
Michele Pertusi
Creonte
Joyce DiDonato
