The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Introduction
The Metropolitan Opera is a vibrant home for the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from around the world. Having been founded in 1883 The Metropolitan Opera is now the largest classical music organisation in North America. Since 1992, the brilliant Met Orchestra has been moving from pit to stage, thrilling audiences with an annual series of concerts at Carnegie Hall.
In September 2018, Yannick Nézet-Séguin became the Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. He made his Met debut in the 2009–10 season, conducting a new production of Bizet’s Carmen. The Canadian conductor has returned to the Met in every subsequent season, leading performances of Wagner’s Parsifal and Der Fliegende Holländer, Strauss’s Elektra, Verdi’s Don Carlo, Gounod’s Faust, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Dvořák’s Rusalka.
Askonas Holt is proud to collaborate closely with the Orchestra on their international touring across the globe.
Tours
- Jun 2024 - Jun 2024Asia
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) Lisette Oropesa (soprano) Christian Van Horn (bass-baritone) Programme 1: Wagner Overture to Der Fliegender Holländer, Debussy (arr. Leinsdorf) Pélleas & Mélisande Suite, Bartok Bluebeard's Castle Programme 2: Montgomery A Hymn for Everyone, Mozart "Vado, ma dove?", Mozart "A Berenice", Mahler Symphony No.5 Programme 3: Wagner Overture to Der Fliegender Holländer, Debussy (arr. Leinsdorf) Pélleas & Mélisande Suite, Gounod Romeo & Juliette "Ah, je veux vivre" and "Dieu! Quel frisson...", Brahms Symphony No.1 Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul | Hyogo Performing Arts Center | Suntory Hall, Tokyo | National Concert Hall, Taipei
- Jun 2023 - Jul 2023Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Angel Blue (soprano) Russell Thomas (tenor) Programme 1: Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Aucoin Heath (King Lear Sketches), Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Verdi Otello Act IV Programme 2: Berlioz Overture to Le Corsaire Op. 21, Berlioz selection from Les Troyens: Chers Tyriens; Royal Hunt and Storm; Adieu, fiere cite, Berlioz Symphony Fantastique Philharmonie Paris | Barbican Centre London | Festspielhaus Baden-Baden