The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

The story

The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen makes her Live in HD debut in one of her signature roles, the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss’s enchanting masterpiece. The outstanding cast for this March 12 transmission also features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the Composer of the opera-within-an-opera around which the plot revolves, with soprano Brenda Rae as the spirited Zerbinetta and tenor Brandon Jovanovich as Ariadne’s lover, the god Bacchus. Marek Janowski conducts. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Cast & crew

Brenda RaeCast

Isabel LeonardCast

Lise DavidsenCast

Brandon JovanovichCast

Marek JanowskiSelf - Conductor

Johannes Martin KränzleCast

Sean Michael Plumb

Sean Michael PlumbCast