Met Opera 2013-2014 Season Updated

The Met announces their new season on Tuesday Feb. 26 but thanks to Parterre.com we have a better idea of what the season looks like. As I previously posted on my rumors, these are the official operas with dates and more updated casts. Enjoy!

Eugene Onegin [ENO production, Sept. 23, 26, Oct. 1, 5m, 9, 12, 16, 19, Nov. 23, 29, Dec. 2, 5, 12] with Anna Netrebko/Marina Poplavskaya, Oksana Volkova/TBA/Elena Maximova, Piotr Beczala 7x/TBA/Rolando Villazon 5x, Mariusz Kwiecien/TBA/Peter Mattei, Alexei Tanovitski/Stefan Kocan, John Graham-Hall (Triquet), c. Valery Gergiev/TBA/Alexander Vedernikov, dir. Deborah Warner

Cosi fan tutte (Sept. 24, 28, Oct. 2, 5, Apr. 23, 26m, 30, May 3, 8, 4x fall, 5x spring as replacement for Mahagonny) with Susanna Phillips/Guanqun Yu, Isabel Leonard/TBA, Danielle de Niese, Matthew Polenzani, Rodion Pogossov, Maurizio Muraro/TBA, c. James Levine

The Nose (Sept. 28m, Oct. 3, 8, 12m, 17, 22, 26m) with Andrey Popov (Police Inspector), Alexander Lewis (The Nose), Paulo Szot/TBA, Vladimir Ognovenko, Claudia Waite, Brian Frutiger, Grigory Soloviov, Brian Kontes, c. Valery Gergiev

Norma (Sept. 30, Oct. 4, 7, 10, 14, 18, 24, 28, Nov. 1) with Sondra Radvanovsky/Angela Meade, Kate Aldrich/Jamie Barton, Aleksandrs Antonenko, James Morris/Ievgen Orlov, c. Riccardo Frizza

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oct. 11, 15, 19m, 23, 26, 31) with Kathleen Kim/TBA, Erin Wall, Elizabeth DeShong, Iestyn Davies, Joseph Kaiser, Barry Banks, Michael Todd Simpson, Matthew Rose, Patrick Carfizzi (Quince), c. James Conlon. (Fall 2013 is Britten centenary).

Two Boys [commissioned work by Nico Muhly with libretto by Craig Lucas, Oct. 21, 25, 30, Nov. 2m, 6, 9] with Jennifer Zetlan/TBA (Rebecca/Mindful_16), Caitlyn Lynch (Cynthia, Jake’s Mother), Alice Coote/TBA (Deputy Inspector Anne Strawson), Sandra Piques Eddy (Secret Agent Fiona), Judith Forst (Anne’s Mum), Paul Appleby/Nicky Spence (Brian), Noah Baetge (Liam the Detective Constable-tenor), (Real Jake-treble), Christopher Bolduc (Jake’s online Avatar-baritone), Keith Miller (Peter, bass-baritone).  c. David Robertson, dir. Bartlett Sher, des. Michael Yeargin, co-production with English National Opera.

Tosca (Oct. 29, Nov. 2, 5, 9m, 13, 16m, Dec. 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 28m) with Patricia Racette/TBA/Sondra Radvanovsky/Elisabete Matos, Roberto Alagna/ Marcello Giordani/Ricardo Tamura, George Gagnidze/TBA, John Del Carlo, c. Riccardo Frizza 6x/Marco Armiliato 6x

Die Frau ohne Schatten (Nov. 7, 12, 16, 20, 23m, 26) with Anne Schwanewilms/ Meagan Miller, Christine Goerke, Ildiko Komlosi, Torsten Kerl/TBA, Johan Reuter/TBA, Richard Paul Fink, Allan Glassman (Hunchback), c. Vladimir Jurowski

Rigoletto (Nov. 11, 15, 18, 21, 27, 30, Dec. 4, 7m) with Alexandra Kurzak/TBA, Oksana Volkova, Matthew Polenzani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky/ TBA, Stefan Kocan, c. Pablo Heras-Casado

Der Rosenkavalier (Nov. 22, 25, 30m, Dec. 3, 7, 10, 13) with Martina Serafin/TBA, Mojca Erdmann/Erin Morley, Elina Garanca (3x)/Daniela Sindram (3x)/TBA, Eric Cutler/Mario Chang, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen/Kyle Ketelsen, Peter Rose/TBA, John Graham-Hall (Valzacchi), c. Edward Gardner

Falstaff [new production borrowed from Covent Garden, dir. Robert Carsen, des. Paul Steinberg, Dec. 6, 9, 14m, 18, 21m, 27, 30, Jan. 3, 6, 11] with Angela Meade/ TBA, Lisette Oropesa/TBA, Jennifer Johnson Cano/TBA, Stephanie Blythe/TBA, Paolo Fanale, Franco Vassallo (Ford), Ambrogio Maestri/Nicola Alaimo, c. James Levine

The Magic Flute [abridged English version, Dec. 16, 21, 24, 26m, 28, 30m, Jan. 2, 4m] with Heidi Stober/Mary Dunleavy, Albina Shagimuratova/Kathryn Lewek, Alek Shrader/Matthew Plenk, Nathan Gunn/John Michael Moore, Shenyang/Julien Robbins, Eric Owens, c. Jane Glover

Die Fledermaus [Dec. 31, Jan. 4, 7, 11m, 15, 18m, Feb. 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15m, 20, 22], with Susanna Phillips (Rosalinde), Christine Schafer/Jane Archibald (Adele), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Orlofsky), Michael Fabiano/ Alexander Lewis (Alfred), Christopher Maltman (Eisenstein), Paulo Szot (Falke), Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Frank), c. Adam Fischer, dir. Jeremy Sams, des. Robert Jones, lights Jennifer Schriever

L’elisir d’amore (Jan. 9, 13, 17, 21, 25m, 29, Feb. 1) with Anna Netrebko, Ramon Vargas, Nicola Alaimo, Erwin Schrott, c. Maurizio Benini.

La Boheme (Jan. 14, 18, 22, 25, 30, Mar. 19, 22, 26, 29, Apr. 2, 5m, 10, 14, 18) with Maija Kovalevska/Anita Hartig/Barbara Frittoli (Mimi), Irina Lungu/Jennifer Rowley/Susanna Phillips, Joseph Calleja/Vittorio Grigolo/ TBA, Alexey Markov/Massimo Cavalletti, Joshua Hopkins/Patrick Carfizzi, Christian Van Horn/Nicolas Testé/Oren Gradus, Donald Maxwell/Philip Cokorinos, c. Stefano Ranzani.

Madama Butterfly (Jan. 16, 20, 24, 28, Feb. 1m, 7, Apr. 4, 9, 12, 15, 19, May 1, 5, 9) with Amanda Echalaz/Kristine Opolais/Hui He (Cio-cio-san), Elizabeth DeShong/Maria Zifchak, Bryan Hymel/Adam Diegel/James Valenti/Gwyn Hughes Jones, Scott Hendricks/Dwayne Croft (Sharpless), c. Philippe Auguin 6x/Marco Armiliato 5x/Fabio Luisi 3x

Rusalka (Jan. 23, 27, 31, Feb. 4, 8m, 12, 15) with Renee Fleming, Emily Magee, Dolora Zajick, Piotr Beczala, John Relyea, Vladimir Chmelo (Gamekeeper), c. Yannick Nezet-Seguin

Prince Igor [Feb. 6, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, Mar. 1m, 4, 8] with Oksana Dyka (Yaroslavna), Anita Rachvelishvili (Konchakovna), Sergei Semishkur (Vladimir Igorevich), Ildar Abdrazakov (Prince Igor), Mikhail Petrenko (Vladimir Yaroslavich aka Prince Galitsky), Stefan Kocan (Konchak Khan), Vladimir Ognovenko (Skula), c. Gianandrea Noseda/Pavel Smelkov, dir. and des. Dmitri Tcherniakov, chor. Alexei Ratmansky

Werther [Feb. 18, 22m, 25, 28, Mar. 3, 7, 11, 15m] with Lisette Oropesa, Elina Garanca/ TBA, Jonas Kaufmann/TBA, David Bizic (Albert), Jonathan Summers, c. Alain Altinoglu, dir. Richard Eyre, des. Rob Howell

The Enchanted Island (Feb. 26, Mar. 1, 5, 8m, 12, 15, 20) with Danielle de Niese, Andriana Chuchman, Susan Graham, David Daniels, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Placido Domingo, Luca Pisaroni, Andrew Stenson (Demetrius), c. Patrick Summers

Wozzeck (Mar. 6, 10, 13, 17, 22m) with Deborah Voigt, Simon O’Neill, Peter Hoare, Thomas Hampson, Clive Bayley. Replacement for Parsifal. c. James Levine

La Sonnambula (Mar. 14, 18, 21, 25, 29m, Apr. 1) with Diana Damrau, Javier Camarena/Taylor Stayton, Michele Pertusi, c. Marco Armiliato

Andrea Chenier (Mar. 24, 28, 31, Apr. 5, 8, 12m) with Patricia Racette, Olesya Petrova (Madelon), Marcelo Alvarez, Zeljko Lucic, c. Gianandrea Noseda

Arabella (Apr. 3, 7, 11, 16, 19m, 24) with Malin Bystrom/Erin Wall, Genia Kuhmeier, Audrey Elizabeth Luna (Fiakermilli), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Adelaide), Roberto Sacca (Matteo), Michael Volle (Mandryka), John Del Carlo (Waldner), c. Philippe Auguin

I Puritani [Apr. 17, 22, 26, 29, May 3m, 7, 10] with Olga Peretyatko/TBA, Lawrence Brownlee, Mariusz Kwiecien, Michele Pertusi, c. Michele Mariotti

La Cenerentola (Apr. 21, 25, 28, May 2, 6, 10m) with Joyce DiDonato/TBA, Juan Diego Florez, Pietro Spagnoli (Dandini), Luca Pisaroni (Alidoro), Alessandro Corbelli (Magnifico), c. Fabio Luisi.