The MET Live in HD
KAIJA SAARIAHO: L' AMOUR DE LOIN (recorded)
T.C.H. WITH THE SUPPORT OF ANTENNA GROUP
The MET Live in HD
Kaija Saariaho: L’Amour de Loin
Opera in five acts to a libretto by Amin Maalouf
With Greek subtitles
(Recorded)
[The broadcast, along with the intermissions, lasts approximately 3 hours]
With the support of Antenna Group and the cooperation between Thessaloniki Concert Hall and Athens Concert Hall, recorded at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City
One of the most popular operas of recent years which premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 2000, Kaija Saariaho’s nostalgic medieval romance, L’Amour de Loin (Love from Afar), makes its debut performance at the MET.
A production by Robert Lepage, co-produced with L’Opéra de Québec, where it was first performed to great acclaim last summer, in collaboration with Ex Machina. The opera will be conducted by Finland’s Susanna Mälkki, and boasts an all-star line up, including: Susanna Phillips as Clémence, Eric Owens as Jaufré and Tamara Mumford in the role of the Pilgrim who relays the love letters between the two lovers.
ARTISTS
Production Robert Lepage
Set & Costumes Michael Curry
Lighting Kevin Adams
Lightscape Image Design Lionel Arnould
Clémence Susanna Phillips
Pilgrim Tamara Mumford
Jaufré Eric Owens
ΜΕΤ Orchestra
Conductor Susanna Mälkki
TICKET PRICES
15€, 10€ (pupils - students - unemployment card)