Overview

OPERA – MUSICAL THEATRE

Supported by the Antenna Group. In collaboration with the Athens Concert Hall
& the Thessaloniki Concert Hall

A production of the Antenna Group

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera – New York

– Giacomo Puccini: Semiramide

In Italian with Greek subtitles

Production: John Copley
Set designer: John Conklin
Costume designer: Michael Stennett
Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler

Semiramide: Angela Meade
Arsace: Elizabeth DeShong
Idreno: Javier Camarena
Assur: Ildar Abdrazakov
Oroe: Ryan Speedo Green

Conductor: Maurizio Benini

Rossini’s two-act opera, based on Voltaire’s tragedy Sémiramis, makes a rare appearance on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, for the first time in almost 25 years. Under the baton of Maurizio Benini, soprano Angela Meade appears in the title role as the Queen of Babylon, while mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong sings the trouser role of Arsace.