Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found.

In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind.

Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Creatives:

Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

Conductor: Riccardo Frizza

Production: Rolando Villazón

Set Designer: Johannes Leiacker

Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Cast:

Amina: Nadine Sierra

Lisa: Sydney Mancasola

Elvino: Xabier Anduaga

Rodolfo: Alexander Vinogradov

what to expect

Met Opera: Live in HD was developed as a way to reach existing audiences and to introduce new audiences to opera through new technology. The broadcasts are shown in more than 2,200 cinemas in more than 70 countries worldwide.

This award-winning series is the perfect opportunity to experience thrilling opera transmissions, special interviews, and behind-the-scenes features from the comfort of your local cinema.