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Summary:

In 2015, director Mariusz Treliñski thrilled audiences with his pairing of two lesser-known masterworks, Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle. During the 2018-19 season, the double bill returned to the Met stage for the first time since its celebrated premiere run, showcasing an ensemble of stellar singers. In this Saturday matinee radio broadcast, soprano Sonya Yoncheva sings the blind title princess of the fairy-tale Iolanta, alongside tenor Matthew Polenzani as Vaudémont, the charming knight who falls for her. In Bartók's dark thriller, soprano Angela Denoke is the devoted Judith, a woman determined to uncover the secrets hiding behind every door in the home of her new husband, Duke Bluebeard, eerily brought to life by bass-baritone Gerald Finley. Maestro Henrik Nánási is on the podium for both halves of the program, leading a tour-de-force performance for both singers and orchestra.

Contributors:

Yoncheva, Sonya, 1981- , performer

Polenzani, Matthew , performer

Markov, Alekseĭ, 1977- , performer

Kowaljow, Vitalij , performer

Denoke, Angela , performer

Finley, Gerald, 1960- , performer

Nánási, Henrik , conductor

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

Russian
Hungarian

Language Notes:

Sung in Russian (1st work) and Hungarian (2nd work).

Included Works:

Iolanta [by Tchaikovsky, P.I.]

Kékszakállú herceg vára [by Bartók, B.]

Subjects:

Operas

Live sound recordings — New York (State) — New York

Live sound recordings

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Operas

Performers:

Sonya Yoncheva, Matthew Polenzani, Alexey Markov, Vitalij Kowaljow, Angela Denoke, Gerald Finley ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Henrik Nanasi, conductor.

General Notes:

Recorded live 2019 The Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
Description based on: Vendor-supplied metadata.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 37 min., 24 sec.))

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

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Universal Product Code: 810004201002

OCLC Numbers:

1120770157