2019-2020 Met Opera Season’s Eighth Week Has Glass, Gluck, Mozart, Puccini

Summary: The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s eighth week has Glass, Gluck, Mozart, Puccini operas, including the season premiere of a revived Le Nozze di Figaro.

Romanian operatic soprano Anita Hartig revisits Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro to make her Met Opera role debut as Countess Almaviva in the 2019-2020 season; in the 2015-2016 Met Opera season, she sang Susanna; photo by Ken Howard/Met Opera: Anita Hartig @AnitaHartigOfficial, via Facebook March 3, 2016

The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s eighth week has Glass, Gluck, Mozart, Puccini operas in continuing performances of Akhnaten, Orfeo ed Euridice, La Bohème and Madama Butterfly and with the season premiere of a revived production of Le Nozze di Figaro.

The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s eighth week begins with Orfeo ed Euridice by German Classical Era composer Christoph Gluck (July 2, 1714-Nov. 15, 1787). The week offers one performance of the opera. The week’s performance takes place Sunday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

The season’s eighth week schedule includes two performances of Akhnaten by American composer Philip Glass. The week’s first performance happens Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The week’s second performance is slated for Friday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m.

The eighth week’s performances count as the opera’s second and third performances at the Metropolitan Opera. Akhnaten’s Metropolitan Opera Premiere took place last week, on Friday, Nov. 8.

The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s eighth week continues performances of two operas by Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini (Dec. 22, 1858-Nov. 29, 1924). La Bohème receives one performance. La Bohème’s eighth week performance takes place Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Madama Butterfly receives two performances. The week’s first performance of Madama Butterfly is slated for Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The opera’s second performance in the season’s eighth week takes place Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m.

The season’s eighth week includes the season premiere of Le Nozze di Figaro by Classical Era composer Wolfgang Mozart (Jan. 27, 1756-Dec. 5, 1791). Mozart’s Figaro opera opens for the season Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m.

Including the season premiere, Le Nozze di Figaro receives 15 performances during the 2019-2020 Met Opera season. Beyond the season premiere, four additional performances are offered in November. The month’s remaining performances take place Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 23, at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m.

The opera’s last 10 performances are scheduled for winter 2019 and 2020. No Sunday matinees are scheduled for Le Nozze di Figaro.

Four winter performances are assigned to December 2019. The month’s performances take place Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 14, at 8 p.m.

Six winter performances take place in February 2020. The month’s performances happen Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m.

The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s performances of Le Nozze di Figaro revive staging by Sir Richard Eyre. The English film, opera, television and theatre director’s staging debuted Sept. 22, 2014, as a new Met Opera production in the opera house’s 459th performance of Le Nozze di Figaro.

Sir Richard’s production team comprises Rob Howell, set and costume designer; Paule Constable, lighting designer; Sara Erde, choreographer.

Sir Richard’s production was most recently staged during the 2017-2018 Met Opera season. The 2017-2018 season’s staging marked the second revival of Sir Richard’s production. The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s performances represents the production’s third revival at the Metropolitan Opera.

The 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s eighth week offers the month’s first of two Sunday matinees. No performances are scheduled for the next day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

The takeaways for the 2019-2020 Met Opera season’s eighth week are that the week launches the season premiere of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and continues performances of Glass’ Akhnaten, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Puccini’s by Philip Glass and also continues performances of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Puccini’s La Bohème and Madama Butterfly.

The 1935-1936 Met Opera season's new production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice was directed by Russian-born American choreographer George Balanchine: Apostrophe @Apostrophe99, via Twitter July 2, 2015

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Image credits:

Romanian operatic soprano Anita Hartig revisits Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro to make her Met Opera role debut as Countess Almaviva in the 2019-2020 season; in the 2015-2016 Met Opera season, she sang Susanna; photo by Ken Howard/Met Opera: Anita Hartig @AnitaHartigOfficial, via Facebook March 3, 2016, @ https://www.facebook.com/AnitaHartigOfficial/photos/a.825819287544800/825819387544790/

The 1935-1936 Met Opera season's new production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice was directed by Russian-born American choreographer George Balanchine: Apostrophe @Apostrophe99, via Twitter July 2, 2015, @ https://twitter.com/Apostrophe99/status/616622252172427264

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Metropolitan Opera @MetOpera. "New during the 2019–20 season: We’re presenting 16 Sunday matinee performances, giving you more opportunities to enjoy opera on the weekend. Explore the full season: http://bit.ly/2VdNCNL. Photo by Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera." Facebook. Feb. 24, 2019.
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