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Opera on 3: Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress

Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress

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Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress from the Met

From the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Stravinsky's masterpiece, starring Ben Bliss, Golda Schultz and Christian Van Horn. Susanna Mälkki conducts.

Anne Trulove is to marry Tom Rakewell, but their plans are thwarted by the mysterious stranger Nick Shadow, who takes Tom under his diabolical wing. Featuring magical bread machines, and a bearded lady, things don't go to plan for Anne. Ben Bliss sings Tom, with Golda Schultz as his virtuous Anne, while Susanna Mälkki conducts Stravinsky's neoclassical tale of love, self-delusion and madness.  

Presented by Debra Lew Harder with commentator Ira Siff.

6.30 pm 
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Anne Trulove ..... Golda Schultz (soprano)
Tom Rakewell ..... Ben Bliss (tenor)  
Nick Shadow ..... Christian Van Horn (bass-baritone)
Baba the Turk ..... Raehann Bryce-Davis (mezzo-soprano)
Father Trulove ..... James Creswell (bass)
Mother Goose....Eve Gigliotti (contralto)
Sellem...Tony Stevenson (tenor)
Keeper of the Madhouse....Paul Corona (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Susanna Mälkki

Read the full synopsis on the Met Opera website: https://bit.ly/3LQUUAX

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