The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017)
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017)
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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Cast

Joseph Kaiser Joseph Kaiser As: Edmundo de Nobile
Amanda Echalaz Amanda Echalaz As: Lucía de Nobile
Audrey Luna Audrey Luna As: Leticia Maynar
Alice Coote Alice Coote As: Leonora Palma
Sally Matthews Sally Matthews As: Silvia de Ávila
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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.


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Details

Genres: Fantasy, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 18 November 2017

Country: US

Runtime: 142m

Company Credits

Company: The Metropolitan Opera

External Links

Cast

Joseph Kaiser

Joseph Kaiser

Edmundo de Nobile

Amanda Echalaz

Amanda Echalaz

Lucía de Nobile

Audrey Luna

Audrey Luna

Leticia Maynar

Alice Coote

Alice Coote

Leonora Palma

Sally Matthews

Sally Matthews

Silvia de Ávila

Iestyn Davies

Iestyn Davies

Francisco de Ávila

Christine Rice

Christine Rice

Blanca Delgado

Rodney Gilfry

Rodney Gilfry

Alberto Roc

Sophie Bevan

Sophie Bevan

Beatriz

Frédéric Antoun

Frédéric Antoun

Raúl Yebenes

David Portillo

David Portillo

Eduardo

David Adam Moore

David Adam Moore

Colonel Álvaro Gómez

Kevin Burdette

Kevin Burdette

Señor Russell

John Tomlinson

John Tomlinson

Doctor Carlos Conde

Christian van Horn

Christian van Horn

Julio

John Irvin

John Irvin

Lucas

Ian Koziara

Ian Koziara

Enrique

Paul Corona

Paul Corona

Pablo

Mary Dunleavy

Mary Dunleavy

Meni

Catherine Cook

Catherine Cook

Camila

Andrea Coleman

Andrea Coleman

Servant

Marc Persing

Marc Persing

Servant

Jeff Mattsey

Jeff Mattsey

Padre Sansón

Lucas Mann

Lucas Mann

Yoli

Susan Graham

Susan Graham

Self - Host

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Directed By

Writing Credits

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

Original Story

Luis Alcoriza

Luis Alcoriza

Original Story

Tom Cairns

Tom Cairns

Writer

Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès

Co-Writer

Production Crew

Peter Gelb

Peter Gelb

Executive Producer

Louisa Briccetti

Louisa Briccetti

Producer

Mia Bongiovanni

Mia Bongiovanni

Supervising Producer

Elena Park

Elena Park

Supervising Producer

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Hildegard Bechtler

Hildegard Bechtler

Costume Designer

Tera Willis

Tera Willis

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès

Conductor

Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès

Original Music Composer

David Frost

David Frost

Music Producer

Cynthia Millar

Cynthia Millar

Musician

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Jon Clark

Jon Clark

Lighting Design

Art Department

Hildegard Bechtler

Hildegard Bechtler

Set Designer

Tom Cairns

Tom Cairns

Production Design

Other Crew

Tal Yarden

Tal Yarden

Projection

Amir Hosseinpour

Amir Hosseinpour

Choreographer

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