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Opera by Kaija Saariaho. USA 2016, 153 min. New Production by Robert Lepage. Conductor - Susanna Mälkki. Libretto by Amin Maalouf. Starring: Susanna Phillips, Tamara Mumford, Eric Owens. Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s breakthrough opera was described by the New York Times as “transfixing…a lushly beautiful score.” Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, where it was first seen in 2000, it will now finally have its Metropolitan Opera premiere in a dazzling new production by Robert Lepage, featuring glimmering ribbons of LED lights that extend across the length of the stage and over the orchestra pit. Eric Owens is the knight on a quest of love and Susanna Phillips is his lover on the other side of the sea. Conductor Susanna Mälkki makes her Met debut. Co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and L’Opéra de Québec; In collaboration with Ex Machina.
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