The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

7.7

2017-11-18

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.

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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.

Released

2017-11-18

Runtime

142

Director

Tom Cairns

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Fantasy

Music

Language

English

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Casts

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    Joseph Kaiser

    Joseph Kaiser
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    Amanda Echalaz

    Amanda Echalaz
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    Audrey Luna

    Audrey Luna
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    Alice Coote

    Alice Coote
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    Sally Matthews

    Sally Matthews
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    Iestyn Davies

    Iestyn Davies
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    Christine Rice

    Christine Rice
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    Rodney Gilfry

    Rodney Gilfry
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    Sophie Bevan

    Sophie Bevan
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    Frédéric Antoun

    Frédéric Antoun
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    David Portillo

    David Portillo
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    David Adam Moore

    David Adam Moore
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    Kevin Burdette

    Kevin Burdette
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    John Tomlinson

    John Tomlinson
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    Christian van Horn

    Christian van Horn
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    John Irvin

    John Irvin
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    Ian Koziara

    Ian Koziara
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    Paul Corona

    Paul Corona
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    Mary Dunleavy

    Mary Dunleavy
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    Catherine Cook

    Catherine Cook
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    Andrea Coleman

    Andrea Coleman
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    Marc Persing

    Marc Persing
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    Jeff Mattsey

    Jeff Mattsey
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    Lucas Mann

    Lucas Mann
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    Susan Graham

    Susan Graham
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    MET Orchestra

    MET Orchestra