Metropolitan Opera: Arabella
A curious hybrid - part operetta, part murky dalliance with sexual role-switching, part melodrama and part folk ritual. But at its frequent best it can be magical.
The New York Times
Why see Metropolitan Opera: Arabella?
The Metropolitan Opera's 2013/2014 Season production of Strauss?s opera, Arabella, will star Swedish soprana Malin Bystrom in the title role. The 3-act comedic opera is set in Vienna and tells the story of a beautiful young girl whose hopes to marry for love clash with her parents' desires for her to marry for money.
The opera was first performed in New York City in 1955 in a production by the Met Opera. Bystrom will perform alongside Michael Volle and Genia Kuhmeier. The orchestra will be confucted by Philippe Auguin.
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for all ages
Run Time
Three hours and fifteen minutes with two intermissions
Dates
Finished Apr 24, 2014
Upcoming Performances
Cast
Malin Bystrom
Michael Volle
Genia Kuhmeier
Michael Volle
Genia Kuhmeier
Creative
Conductor - Philippe Auguin
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