The Met: Live in HD Ends Season With a Marvellous Dialogues des Carmélites

United StatesUnited States Poulenc, Dialogues des CarmélitesSoloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor) broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York to the Dundonald Omniplex, Belfast 11.5.2019. (RB)

Dialogues des Carmélites (c) Ken Howard/The Met

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A Sparkling Performance of La fille du régiment from the Met

United StatesUnited States Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Enrique Mazzola (Conductor) broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera New York to Dundonald Omniplex, Belfast, 2.3.2019. (RB)

Javier Camarena (Tonio) & Pretty Yende (Marie) (c) Marty Sohl/Met Opera

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BARITONE SIMON MECHLIŃSKI IN CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT BEATTIE

Robert Beattie interviews Simon Mechliński

Simon Mechliński (c) Zbychu Nowak

The Wexford Opera Festival is famous for introducing rare, neglected and new works to the public. It also provides a forum for young performers to make their mark on the world. One such performer at this year’s Festival was 25-year-old Polish baritone, Simon Mechliński, who performed in Mercandante’s Il bravo (click here) and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (click here).

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A Fine Met Performance of Nico Muhly’s Rather Uneven Marnie

United StatesUnited States Nico Muhly, Marnie: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera New York / Robert Spano (Conductor). Broadcast live to the Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, 10.11.2018. (RB)

Isabel Leonard (seated) as Marnie © Ken Howard/Met Opera

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