At-Home Gala
Metropolitan Opera
New York, US
2020
April
25
13:00
Soloists
| Baritone | Ildar Abdrazakov - Moscow, Russia | |
| Tenor | Roberto Alagna - Le Raincy, France | |
| Conductor | Marco Armiliato - Lugano, Switzerland | |
| Soprano | Aleksandra Kurzak - Le Raincy, France | |
| Mezzo-soprano | Jamie Barton - Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Tenor | Piotr Beczała - Zabnica, Poland | |
| Soprano | Angel Blue - Alpine, New Jersey | |
| Tenor | Larry Brownlee - Niceville, Florida | |
| Tenor | Joseph Calleja - Mellieha, Malta | |
| Tenor | Javier Camarena - Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Soprano | Nicole Car - Paris, France | |
| Baritone | Étienne Dupuis - Paris, France | |
| Violin | David Chan - Closter, New Jersey | |
| Countertenor | Anthony Roth Costanzo - New York, New York | |
| Tenor | Stephen Costello - New York, New York | |
| Violin | Yoon Kwon Costello - New York, New York | |
| Soprano | Diana Damrau - Orange, France | |
| Baritone | Nicolas Testé - Orange, France | |
| Tenor | Michael Fabiano - Bonita Springs, Florida | |
| Soprano | Renée Fleming - Virginia | |
| Mezzo-soprano | Elīna Garanča - Riga, Latvia | |
| Bass | Gunther Groissböck - Lugano, Switzerland | |
| Tenor | Jonas Kaufmann - Munich, Germany | |
| Baritone | Quinn Kelsey - Toronto, Canada | |
| Mezzo-soprano | Isabel Leonard - New York, New York | |
| Baritone | Ambrogio Maestri - Lugano, Switzerland | |
| Baritone | Peter Mattei - Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden | |
| Soprano | Erin Morley - New Haven, Connecticut | |
| Soprano | Anna Netrebko - Vienna, Austria | |
| Tenor | Yusif Eyvazov - Vienna, Austria | |
| Soprano | Lisette Oropesa - Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| Bass | René Pape - Dresden, Germany | |
| Soprano | Ailyn Perez - Chicago, Illinois | |
| Bass | Soloman Howard - Chicago, Illinois | |
| Tenor | Matthew Polenzani - Pelham, New York | |
| Soprano | Anita Rachvelishvili - Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| Soprano | Golda Schultz - Bavaria, Germany | |
| Soprano | Nadine Sierra - Valencia, Spain | |
| Bass-Baritone | Bryn Terfel - Wales | |
| Harp | Hannah Stone - Wales | |
| Soprano | Elza van den Heever - Montpellier, France | |
| Baritone | Michael Volle - Berlin, Germany | |
| Soprano | Sonya Yoncheva - Geneva, Switzerland |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
DirectorPeter Gelb
About
In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during the Met’s closure, the company will present an unprecedented virtual At-Home Gala, featuring more than 40 leading artists performing in a live stream from their homes all around the world. The event will take place Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. EDT, and will be available for free on the Met’s website. General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will host from their homes in New York City and Montreal, respectively. Mr. Nézet-Séguin will also participate in the gala as a pianist, and will be featured as conductor in pre-recorded performances by the Met Orchestra and Chorus, which will be created from individual takes from the homes of each of the musicians in the days leading up to the gala.
After the live showing, the gala will be made available for on demand viewing on the Met website until 6:30 p.m. EDT the following day.
The At-Home Gala is part of the Met’s urgent “The Voice Must Be Heard” fundraising campaign to support the company and protect its future.
Media
"En vain j'espère" - Robert le Diable - Giacomo Meyerbeer - Lisette Oropesa
Reviews
BWW Review: Metropolitan Opera's At-Home Gala
The Met technical folks went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to catch Lisette Oropesa who, accompanied by Michael Borowitz, sang a perfectly executed "En vain espère" from Meyerbeer's Le Prophète.
— Maria Nockin • Broadway World
Her rendition contained some of the best singing I've heard in years.
The Met At-Home Gala review: a galaxy of opera stars 'phone in' for a glitchy but uplifting concert
at the soprano end of the scale, Lisette Oropesa twittered very prettily through En vain j’espère from Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable.
— Rupert Christiansen • The Telegraph
The Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala review – thrilling singing, live from the stars’ living-rooms
The high point, though, for me, came from Lisette Oropesa, singing an aria from Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable from her house in Baton Rouge: astonishing singing, her coloratura thrilling beyond belief.
— Tim Ashley • The Guardian
The Met Opera’s At-Home Gala: Informal Yet Profoundly Moving
The soprano Lisette Oropesa, in Baton Rouge, La., sounded radiant in an aria from Meyerbeer’s “Robert le Diable.”
— Anthony Tommasini • New York Times
The Metropolitan Opera’s online gala was the most ambitious event of its kind
Lisette Oropesa, in Robert le Diable, raised the spirits.
— Richard Fairman • Financial Times