The Met: Live in HD
La Sonnambula
Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 18.
Music: Bellini
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Please note that additional U.S. cinemas will be added. Many cinema locations are still in the process of upgrading their in-theater reception equipment to present the Met events in the best quality. These venues will be added to the distribution network as soon as the technical upgrade is resolved at each site.
The Met: Live in HD
La Sonnambula
Cast & Crew
Riccardo Frizza
Conductor
Nadine Sierra
Amina
Sydney Mancasola
Lisa
Xabier Anduaga
Elvino
Alexander Vinogradov
Rodolfo
