Florencia en el Amazonas

by Daniel Catán

Opera Screening

An NCPA-The Metropolitan Opera (New York) Presentation

Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus. She is also on a mission to search for her lost lover who has vanished into the jungle. The Met premiere stars soprano Ailyn Pérez as Florencia Grimaldi, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to lead a spellbinding new production by Mary Zimmerman that brings the mysterious and magical realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. A distinguished ensemble of artistes portrays the diva’s fellow travellers on the riverboat to Manaus, including soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Álvaro.

Conductor: Yannick Nézet Séguin
Cast: Ailyn Pérez, Gabriella Reyes, Nancy Fabiola, Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Mattia Olivieri & Greer Grimsley

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