THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL...An NCPA-The Metropolitan Opera (New York) Presentation...
December 5, 2017 5:29:42 PM IST MTG editorial
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL had its Met premiere conducted by the composer Thomas Adès. The 2016 opera, co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, is based on the screenplay by Luis Buñuel and Luis Alcoriza for the acclaimed 1962 Buñuel film.
Directed by the librettist Tom Cairns, it features an ensemble cast including Audrey Luna as Leticia Maynar, Amanda Echalaz as Lucia de Nobile, Sally Matthews as Silvia de Ávila and Sophie Bevan as Beatriz.
This is a screening of the Opera and the event will run approximately 172 mins including one intermission.
The New York Times has been quoted: "If you see one opera this year, make it The Exterminating Angel."