High Notes: October at the Met

The New York Times named David McVicar’s searing new production a Critic’s Pick, while The Wall Street Journal declared that “Sondra Radvanovsky has the vocal goods and the stage presence for the role of the revenge-crazed sorceress.” [The Metropolitan Opera]( [High Notes - October]( Cherubini’s Medea ON STAGE THROUGH OCTOBER 28 The 2022–23 season got off to spectacular start on September 27 with the Opening Night Met premiere of Medea. The New York Times named David McVicar’s “searing” new production a Critic’s Pick, while The Wall Street Journal declared that “Sondra Radvanovsky has the vocal goods and the stage presence for the role of the revenge-crazed sorceress.” Don’t miss your chance to experience Cherubini’s charged mythic drama, which also stars tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s unfaithful lover, Giasone, and soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his affection, Glauce. Maestro Carlo Rizzi conducts. [BUY TICKETS]( [WATCH TRAILER]( --------------------------------------------------------------- On Stage This Month In addition to Medea, this month features a thrilling slate of revivals, all featuring some of opera’s greatest stars. Tenor Michael Spyres gives a tour-de-force performance in the title role of Mozart’s early masterpiece Idomeneo (pictured), while soprano Svetlana Sozdatelva delivers a hair-raising portrayal of the murderous heroine of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and tenor Michael Fabiano join forces in Puccini’s Tosca. Later on, tenor Allan Clayton—who made a sensational Met debut in Brett Dean’s Hamlet last spring—headlines the first Met revival of Britten’s Peter Grimes in nearly 15 years, and radiant soprano Nadine Sierra makes her company role debut as Violetta in Verdi’s timeless tragedy La Traviata. [VIEW CALENDAR]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Met: Live in HD The Met’s award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema transmissions is back on screens around the globe this month. The star-studded new season begins on Saturday, October 22, with Cherubini’s Medea, featuring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the formidable title role (pictured). It is the first of ten thrilling operas to be presented in movie theaters, an extraordinary lineup that includes all seven of this season’s new productions, as well as three popular revivals. And, if you do not live near a participating cinema, you will be able to stream Medea live at home through the Met’s new streaming platform, The Met: Live at Home. Tickets will go on sale October 17. [LIVE IN HD SEASON]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble at Carnegie Hall Comprised of extraordinary individual members of the Met Orchestra, the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble returns to Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall for six performances this season. The series begins on Sunday, October 23, at 2PM with a program of music by Britten, Coleridge-Taylor, and Shostakovich—with guest soloist tenor Paul Appleby. [LEARN MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- More from the Met SUPPORT EXTRADORDINARY OPERA Provide vital support for the Met and enhance your opera experience with exclusive member benefits. Join or increase your membership support today. [MAKE A GIFT]( METROPOLITAN OPERA RADIO Metropolitan Opera Radio offers live performances from the Met stage as well as newly restored historic broadcasts, commercial-free, on SiriusXM channel 355. 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The British a capella supergroup VOCES8 returns to Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall on October 13 and 14 and February 14 for three performances of music ranging from the Renaissance to Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Van Morrison, and Nat King Cole. [Learn more](. Center for Contemporary Opera brings the premiere of We the Innumerable, a one-act opera in concert form co-presented with National Sawdust. Created by Iranian composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh, the opera explores one woman’s courage to demand freedom in the face of state violence. Opens October 21. [Learn more](. Join the New York Philharmonic on November 14 at 7:30PM for an evening with bass-baritone Eric Owens—part of their new series showcasing some of today’s most acclaimed and innovative musical artists. Save 25% on your purchase with promo code MET. [Learn more](. 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