Luisa Miller is an Italian tragic opera by Giuseppe Verdi. It’s about a poor woman loved by a rich man, though they are both destined to be married to others because of their social status.
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) was an Italian composer who was one of the leading opera composers in history.
His most famous operas are Rigoletto, Il trovatore, and La traviata. He also composed Aida, Requiem, Otello, and Falstaff.
Luisa Miller marks Verdi’s transition from youthful vitality to his more mature middle period when he created his most popular works.
Luisa Miller
Verdi wrote Luisa Miller in 1849. It premiered at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy, and premiered at The Met in 1929.
Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto. It is based on the German play Kabale und Liebe (Intrigue and Love) by Friedrich von Schiller.
Luisa Miller Setting
Luisa Miller is set in the Tyrolean Alps (now Austria) in the 17th century.
Luisa Miller Roles
Miller
Miller is a poor retired soldier.
Luisa
Luisa is Miller’s daughter.
Walter
Count Walter is a rich man.
Rodolfo
Rodolfo is Count Walter’s son.
Federica
Federica is the Duchess of Ostheim, Count Walter’s niece.
Wurm
Wurm is Count Walter’s steward.
Metropolitan Opera’s Luisa Miller 2018
This is Elijah Moshinky’s production. The set and costumes were designed by Santo Loquasto.
Bertrand de Billy (Nueilly sur Seine, France) conducts.
Luisa Miller Cast
Soprano Sonya Yoncheva (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is Luisa.
Mezzo-Soprano Olesya Petrova (St. Petersburg, Russia) is Federica.
Tenor Piotr Beczala (Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland) is Rodolfo.
Tenor Plácido Domingo (Madrid, Spain, raised in Mexico) is Miller.
Luca Salsi (Parma, Italy) substitutes on April 18.
Bass Alexander Vinogradov (Moscow, Russia) is Walter.
Bass Dmitry Belosselskiy (Pavlograd, Ukraine) is Wurm.
Lisa Miller Performances
March 2018
Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 pm
April 2018
Monday, April 2 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 6 at 7:30 pm
Monday, April 9 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 14 at 12:30 pm
Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 21 at 12 noon
Luisa Miller Tickets
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