The Metropolitan Opera and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
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$33-$470
Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano (Jess)
Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano (Also Jess)
Ben Bliss, tenor (Eric)
Kyle Miller, baritone (Sensor)
Greer Grimsley, bass-baritone (Commander)
Jeanine Tesori — Grounded
Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori's powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant's acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, one of opera's most compelling young stars, portrays Jess, a hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. As she struggles to adjust to this new way of doing battle, she fights to maintain her sanity, and her soul, as she is called to rain down death by remote control. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin oversees the Met premiere of Tesori's kaleidoscopic score and a cast that also features tenor Ben Bliss as the Wyoming rancher who becomes Jess's husband. Michael Mayer's high-tech staging, using a vast array of LED screens, presents a variety of perspectives on the action, including the drone's predatory view from high above.
Runs Sept. 23-Oct. 19.
Please note that video cameras will be in operation during the Oct 16 and Oct 19 performances as part of the Met's Live in HD series of cinema transmissions.
About The Metropolitan Opera
About Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano (Jess)
About Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano (Also Jess)
About Ben Bliss, tenor (Eric)
About Kyle Miller, baritone (Sensor)
About Greer Grimsley, bass-baritone (Commander)
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