Second Metropolitan Opera Live in HD in Whitefish

Whitefish Theatre Company and the Whitefish Performing Arts Center are co-presenting the second live on-screen performance of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD 2022-2023 season. Luigi Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece “Medea” will be shown on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10:55 a.m. MST at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. The approximate run time is 3 hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission. Tickets are sold only at the door which will open at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students, paid by cash or check only. Please call 406-862-5371 to inquire about 10 student scholarships.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles, “Medea” is the operatic adaption of the Greek myth of sorceress Medea who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance. The New York Times called this production a “must-see performance” where “opera doesn’t get much better than this” as “Medea” explores timeless themes of a longing for love, betrayal, the desperation of a woman with no power and ruthless revenge.

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress Medea. Since her 1996 Met debut as Countess Ceprano in “Rigoletto”, she has sung more than 200 performances at the Met in 27 roles. Joining Radvanovsky is tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s Argonaut husband, Giasone, soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, Glauce, bass Michele Pertusi as Medea’s father, Creonte, and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea’s confidante, Neris. Maestro Carlo Rizzi conducts the performance. This production is by David McVicar, director of many past Live in HD performances such as Verdi’s “Don Carlos” and “Il Trovatore” and Puccini’s “Tosca”. Superstar mezzo-soprano and Grammy Award-winner Joyce DiDonato will host this transmission with an exclusive look behind the scenes.

Food and beverage will be available for purchase during the performance. This opera is the second of 10 Metropolitan Opera Live in HD performances offered from November 2022 to June 2023. Four operas are being shown at the O’Shaughnessy Center and six operas are being shown at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Please go to www.whitefishtheatreco.org to read about the entire Met Opera Live in HD season or call 406-862-5371 for more information.