Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
2015Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas. Anna Netrebko stars as the blind princess of the title in Tchaikovsky’s lyrical work, opposite Piotr Beczala as Vaudémont, the man who wins her love—and wakes her desire to be able to see. Nadja Michael and Mikhail Petrenko are Judith and Bluebeard in Bartók’s gripping psychological thriller about a woman discovering her new husband’s murderous past.
Acted in
Anna Netrebko
as Iolanta
Piotr Beczala
as Vaudémont
Alexey Markov
as Duke Robert
Ilya Bannik
as King René
Nadja Michael
as Judith
Mikhail Petrenko
as Bluebeard
Jan Frycz
as The Voice
Mzia Nioradze
as Marta
Katherine Whyte
as Brigitte
Cassandra Zoé Velasco
as Laura
Matt Boehler
as Bertrand
Keith Jameson
as Alméric
Elchin Azizov
as Ibn-Hakia
Joyce DiDonato
as Self - Host
Valery Gergiev
MET Orchestra