Agrippina

In Theaters Sat, Feb 29, Wed, Mar 4

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Agrippina

250 Minutes

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit.

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.

_{Please be aware that this production of Agrippina, although containing no nudity, includes some suggestive adult content which may not be suitable for young audiences.}

Music: Handel
Language: Italian, with English subtitles

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Agrippina

Run Time: 4 hours 10 minutes

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A scene from Handel's "Agrippina." Photo: Antoni Bofill / Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu

A scene from Handel's "Agrippina." Photo: Antoni Bofill / Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu

A scene from Handel's "Agrippina." Photo: Antoni Bofill / Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu

A scene from Handel's "Agrippina." Photo: Antoni Bofill / Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu

Joyce DiDonato in the title role of Handel's "Agrippina." Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera

STARRING

CONDUCTOR

HARRY BICKET

CONDUCTOR

HARRY BICKET

POPPEA

BRENDA RAE

POPPEA

BRENDA RAE

AGRIPPINA

JOYCE DIDONATO

AGRIPPINA

JOYCE DIDONATO

NERONE

KATE LINDSEY

NERONE

KATE LINDSEY

OTTONE

IESTYN DAVIES

OTTONE

IESTYN DAVIES

PALLANTE

DUNCAN ROCK

PALLANTE

DUNCAN ROCK

CLAUDIO

MATTHEW ROSE

CLAUDIO

MATTHEW ROSE

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The Met Opera is Handel’s house in Agrippina … A vivid new production … Played with electric vividness, and starring a guns-blazing Joyce DiDonato … Bold, snicker-out-loud funny, magnetic … Conducting from the harpsichord, Harry Bicket kept the pace crisp and headlong … The singers were fearless … A devilish delight … Handel died more than 250 years ago, but at the Met he seems more vital than ever. New York Times

Ebullient high spirits … Rollicking … DiDonato embodied Agrippina with ferocity and pinpoint accuracy. Wall Street Journal

Joyce DiDonato is rapturous in Agrippina … It’s a joy to have another Handel opera at the Met. Financial Times

If you needed a reminder that we are now living through a replay of Rome’s decadence, then the Met’s new production of Handel’s Agrippina is the opera for you. Vulture

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