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The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season. As the opera opens, a group of elegant socialites gather for a lavish dinner party, but when it is time to leave for the night, no one is able to escape. Soon, their behavior becomes increasingly erratic and savage. The large ensemble cast tackles both the vocal and dramatic demands of Adès's opera with one riveting performance after another. Tom Cairns, who also penned the work's libretto, directs an engrossing and inventive production, using a towering wooden archway to trap the characters onstage. And Adès himself takes the podium to conduct the frenzied score, which features a host of unconventional instruments, including the eerie electronic ondes Martenot.

Release Date : 2017-11-18

Language :English

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Status : Released

Production Company : The Metropolitan Opera

Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

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Original Name : Joseph Kaiser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucía de Nobile

Original Name : Amanda Echalaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leticia Maynar

Original Name : Audrey Luna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leonora Palma

Original Name : Alice Coote

Gender : Female

Character Name : Silvia de Ávila

Original Name : Sally Matthews

Gender : Female

Character Name : Francisco de Ávila

Original Name : Iestyn Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blanca Delgado

Original Name : Christine Rice

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alberto Roc

Original Name : Rodney Gilfry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beatriz

Original Name : Sophie Bevan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raúl Yebenes

Original Name : Frédéric Antoun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eduardo

Original Name : David Portillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Álvaro Gómez

Original Name : David Adam Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Señor Russell

Original Name : Kevin Burdette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor Carlos Conde

Original Name : John Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julio

Original Name : Christian van Horn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucas

Original Name : John Irvin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Enrique

Original Name : Ian Koziara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pablo

Original Name : Paul Corona

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meni

Original Name : Mary Dunleavy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camila

Original Name : Catherine Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant

Original Name : Andrea Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant

Original Name : Marc Persing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Padre Sansón

Original Name : Jeff Mattsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yoli

Original Name : Lucas Mann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Host

Original Name : Susan Graham

Gender : Female

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