| Metropolitan Opera - Semiramide Reviews | 27 April 2024 |
Angela Meade (Semiramide), Ensemble
Elizabeth DeShong (Arsace), Ensemble
Javier Camarena (Idreno), Ryan Speedo Green (Oroe)
Ildar Abdrazakov (Assur), Ensemble
Angela Meade (Semiramide)
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SemiramideMetropolitan OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Angela Meade and Elizabeth DeShong star in Rossini revival |
 13 Mar 18 / The Opera Critic |
Stylized look, virtuoso singing in Met’s Semiramide |
| 12 Mar 18 / Classics Today |
The Met’s Semiramide lacks dramatic tension despite some beautiful singing (HD review) |
| 12 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
As Semiramide, Angela Meade gives an impressive account |
| 9 Mar 18 / Classical Source |
Décevante tragédie |
| 7 Mar 18 / toutelaculture.com |
The company lurches from a tacky “Semiramide” to a glorious “Parsifal” |
| 6 Mar 18 / The New Yorker |
Angela Meade sacrée reine malgré tout |
| 2 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
A gaudy stand-and-sing Semiramide at the Met |
| 22 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
The Met revives the rare ‘Semiramide’ with a golden cast |
| 22 Feb 18 / ZEALnyc |
Making Assyria great again |
| 21 Feb 18 / Superconductor |
Met’s new ‘Semiramide’ is a tacky tragedy |
| 21 Feb 18 / New York Observer |
Gilt trip |
| 21 Feb 18 / parterre box |
‘Semiramide’ returns to the Met, unglamorous but excellent |
| 21 Feb 18 / New York Times |
Elizabeth DeShong shines in disappointing revival |
| 21 Feb 18 / OperaWire |
Monumental sets and a vocal powerhouse |
| 21 Feb 18 / Financial Times |
Semiramide, a gorgeous relic of the 1890s and 1990s |
| 21 Feb 18 / Vulture |
Met’s “Semiramide” delivers a visual and bel canto feast |
| 21 Feb 18 / Classical Review |
associated articles [+]
Union questions Met’s firing of director for remark to chorister
The Met fired the director John Copley, 84, after he was accused of telling a chorister “I’m thinking of you in my bed with your clothes off.”
The Met fired the director John Copley, 84, after he was accused of telling a chorister “I’m thinking of you in my bed with your clothes off.”
Met Opera fires stage director, citing ‘inappropriate behavior’
John Copley was dismissed from the Met’s revival of Rossini’s “Semiramide” after a complaint about his behavior toward a chorister.
John Copley was dismissed from the Met’s revival of Rossini’s “Semiramide” after a complaint about his behavior toward a chorister.
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Cast
Meade, DeShong, Abdrazakov, Camarena, Green, Shafer, Wang, Gaylon
(c) Benini/Morrell (d) Copley
Performance dates
19, 24, 28 February, 3, 6, 10(m), 14, 17 March 2018
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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |