Conversation: Daffy
Divas
Sassy soprano Sondra
Radvanovsky and smoldering Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky—opera’s best
friends forever—talk to Rebecca Milzoff.
http://nymag.com/arts/classicaldance/classical/features/65112/
It helps that they’re
not romantically involved. Still, in the ego-inflated opera world, Radvanovsky
and Hvorostovsky are remarkably simpatico, and, what’s more, refreshingly
down-to-earth. Devotees of both will no doubt storm Carnegie Hall April 1, 2010.
their final stop of a North American tour.
Sondra Radvanovsky
and Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Il Trovatore, Act 4: Confrontation scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z82690eUUfw
Sondra Radvanovsky
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Mira, d'acerbe lagrime Il Trovatore 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_jOaM6w6I
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
and Sondra Radvanovsky: "Hvorostovsky In Moscow"
http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2012/6/Recordings/Dmitri_Hvorostovsky_and_Sondra_Radvanovsky.html
Arias and scenes from
Un Ballo in Maschera, Don Carlo, Ernani, Faust and Il Trovatore.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
http://www.hvorostovsky.com/en/news/archive
Radvanovsky &
Hvorostovsky - Un ballo in maschera duet 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVVyQcFJBBI&feature=related
Radvanovsky &
Hvorostovsky - Un ballo in maschera duet 2/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOtR1gd3-AM
Sondra Radvanovsky
and Dmitri Hvorostovsky sing a scene and aria from Un ballo in maschera by
Verdi, Moscow, June 24 2008, part 1 of 2 (the second part is Eri tu).
Sondra Radvanovsky
and Dmitri Hvorostovsky sing a scene and aria from Un ballo in maschera by
Verdi, Moscow, June 24 2008, part 2 of 2 (Alzati!.. Eri tu)
Sondra Radvanovsky
"Morro, ma prima in grazia" Un Ballo in Maschera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZAVW926aao&feature=related
Gala Premiere
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
New Production
Thursday, November 8,
2012
5:30 pm Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm Black-tie Dinner
7:30 pm Performance
Intermission Champagne
and Dessert
Verdi’s riveting
opera returns to the Met in David Alden’s powerful new production. Sondra
Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcelo Álvarez, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky star in
this special gala opening, conducted by Fabio Luisi. Cocktails and a gala
dinner on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier precede the performance.
Production a gift of
the Betsy and Edward Cohen/Areté Foundation Fund
for New Productions and Revivals, and Daisy
and Paul Soros
Additional funding
from The Gilbert S. Kahn & John J. Noffo Kahn Foundation,
and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Miller
New Production
Gala—Un Ballo in Maschera
http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/verdi-ballo-in-maschera-tickets-gala.aspx
Thursday, November 8,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Zajick, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Performance Dates
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Monday, November 12,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Zajick, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Thursday, November
15, 2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Zajick, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Monday, November 19,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Zajick, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Saturday, November
24, 2012, 8:00 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Zajick, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Tuesday, November 27,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Blythe, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Friday, November 30,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky, Kim, Blythe, Álvarez,
Hvorostovsky
Tuesday, December 4,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Blythe, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Saturday, December 8,
2012, 1:00 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Radvanovsky,
Kim, Blythe, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
Friday, December 14,
2012, 7:30 pm Tickets & Info
Luisi; Wagner, Kim,
Blythe, Álvarez, Hvorostovsky
The Production Team
Production: David Alden
Set Designer: Paul Steinberg
Costume
Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting Designed
by: Adam Silverman
Choreographer: Maxine Braham
INTERMISSIONS
1 pm performances:
approx. 1:55 pm &
3:27 pm
7:30 pm performances:
approx. 8:25 pm &
9:57 pm
8 pm performances:
approx. 8:55 pm &
10:27 pm
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