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Metropolitan Opera
New York, US
2011
October
30
19:30
November
04
19:30
November
08
19:30
November
11
19:30
November
16
19:00
November
19
19:30
Cast
| Xerxes | Susan Graham | |
| Romilda | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Arsamanes | David Daniels | |
| Atalanta | Heidi Stober | |
| Amastris | Sonia Prina | |
| Ariodates | Wayne Tigges | |
| Elviro | Michael Sumuel |
Patrick Summers
ProductionNichola Hytner
DirectorMichael Walling
Set DesignerDavid Fielding
ChorusmasterIan Robertson
About
MUSIC BY GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Libretto by Anonymous revision of Silvio Stampiglia’s libretto 'Il Xerse,' based on Nicolo Minato’s 'Il Xerse'
COMPANY PREMIERE
Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest Handel productions of our time, this visually stunning Olivier Award–winning staging by famed film and theater director Nicholas Hytner (The Madness of King George) is the perfect introduction to this Baroque-era masterpiece. Clever comedy is intertwined with tender poignancy in a tale of unrequited love and intrigue at a royal court. Patrick Summers, who conducts Handel with “astounding depth, virtuosity and clarity” (San Francisco Chronicle), leads an outstanding cast featuring Susan Graham, who “does spellbinding justice to Handel’s heavenly music” (The Wall Street Journal), and David Daniels, “the most acclaimed countertenor of the day, perhaps the best ever” (The New York Times).
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Media
Xerxes preview from San Francisco Opera
Reviews
Xerxes: Birds and Bees Befuddled
— Jason Victor Serinus • San Francisco Classical Voice"Making her San Francisco Opera debut, 2005 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner Lisette Oropesa as Romilda displayed a most engaging light soprano with an especially lovely top. The highest notes may not boom out, but their sweetness and fragility cuts right to the heart."
San Francisco Opera makes old Persian tale 'Xerxes' fresh
— Janos Gereben • San Francisco ExaminerVocalists, well-balanced and without ego, gave all-around outstanding performances in a true ensemble event
'Xerxes' review: S.F. Opera triumphs from A to X
— Joshua Kosman • San Francisco ChronicleSoprano Lisette Oropesa made a superb company debut as Romilda, the object of both royal brothers' affection, her singing bright and precise (if a bit small-scaled) and her phrasing eloquently to the point.
Review: San Francisco's Opera's 'Xerxes' might turn out to be the hit of the season
— Richard Scheinin • Mercury NewsAs Romilda, in her company debut, soprano Lisette Oropesa is a porcelain-fine singer, with ample emotion brewing beneath the exquisite surface.