The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
2017 | 142m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Tom Cairns, Gary Halvorson |
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| Writer: | Tom Cairns, Luis Buñuel, Luis Alcoriza |
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| After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season. As the opera opens, a group of elegant socialites gather for a lavish dinner party, but when it is time to leave for the night, no one is able to escape. Soon, their behavior becomes increasingly erratic and savage. The large ensemble cast tackles both the vocal and dramatic demands of Adès's opera with one riveting performance after another. Tom Cairns, who also penned the work's libretto, directs an engrossing and inventive production, using a towering wooden archway to trap the characters onstage. And Adès himself takes the podium to conduct the frenzied score, which features a host of unconventional instruments, including the eerie electronic ondes Martenot. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 18, 2017 |
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| Director: | Tom Cairns, Gary Halvorson |
| Writer: | Tom Cairns, Luis Buñuel, Luis Alcoriza |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Music |
| Keywords | opera, bourgeoisie, surrealism, opera live performance, the metropolitan opera, contemporary classical music |
| Production Companies | The Metropolitan Opera |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joseph Kaiser | Edmundo de Nobile |
| Amanda Echalaz | Lucía de Nobile |
| Audrey Luna | Leticia Maynar |
| Alice Coote | Leonora Palma |
| Sally Matthews | Silvia de Ávila |
| Iestyn Davies | Francisco de Ávila |
| Christine Rice | Blanca Delgado |
| Rodney Gilfry | Alberto Roc |
| Sophie Bevan | Beatriz |
| Frédéric Antoun | Raúl Yebenes |
| David Portillo | Eduardo |
| David Adam Moore | Colonel Álvaro Gómez |
| Kevin Burdette | Señor Russell |
| John Tomlinson | Doctor Carlos Conde |
| Christian van Horn | Julio |
| John Irvin | Lucas |
| Ian Koziara | Enrique |
| Paul Corona | Pablo |
| Mary Dunleavy | Meni |
| Catherine Cook | Camila |
| Andrea Coleman | Servant |
| Marc Persing | Servant |
| Jeff Mattsey | Padre Sansón |
| Lucas Mann | Yoli |
| Susan Graham | Self - Host |
| MET Orchestra |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tom Cairns | Writer, Director, Production Design |
| Hildegard Bechtler | Costume Designer, Set Designer |
| Thomas Adès | Co-Writer, Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Cynthia Millar | Musician |
| David Frost | Music Producer |
| Tal Yarden | Projection |
| Jon Clark | Lighting Design |
| Amir Hosseinpour | Choreographer |
| Tera Willis | Makeup & Hair |
| Luis Buñuel | Original Story |
| Luis Alcoriza | Original Story |
| Gary Halvorson | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
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