Patricia Risley

A one-act, full-evening work that tells the story of Simon Powers, a successful and powerful businessman and inventor, reaching the end of his life and facing the question of his legacy. He is now conducting his final experiment, passing from one form of existence to another in an effort to project himself into the future. Simon Powers is himself now a System. His family, friends, and associates must decide what this means, whether or not he is actually alive, how it affects them, and whether to follow.

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As close to pure joy as you will find in a big-time opera house" (New Yorker), conquering audiences and critics alike, "Garanca has a gorgeous voice that she uses with exceptional skill, melting tenderness; but when the part calls for coloratura fireworks, she unleashes a flawless technique and ringing high notes of impressive power" (Associated Press). Filmed in High Definition Widescreen.

Si jamais un compositeur est né pour mettre en musique le conte de fées enchanteur de Cendrillon, c'est bien Rossini. Son héroïne très appréciée Angelina (Elīna Garanča) doit faire face non seulement à de méchantes demi-sœurs, mais aussi à un père extravagant et farfelu, Don Magnifico (Alessandro Corbelli). Et dans cette version, le prince (Lawrence Brownlee) et son valet (Simone Alberghini) échangent leurs identités, ce qui provoque une délicieuse confusion sans fin. Avec la délicieuse production de contes de Cesare Lievi et la direction experte de Maurizio Benini, tout est aussi léger et délicieux qu'un merveilleux soufflé musical.

Eva-Maria Westbroek stars in the title role of Zandonai’s sensuous drama, opposite Marcello Giordani as Paolo. Piero Faggioni’s lush production provides the perfect setting for one of the all-time great tales of tragic passion, adapted from an episode in Dante’s Inferno. Mark Delavan co-stars as Giovanni, the husband and brother of the star-crossed lovers, whose jealousy leads him to kill them both. Robert Brubaker is Malatestino and Marco Armiliato conducts.