Met Opera: Norma
$32-$448
- Sonya Yoncheva, soprano (Norma)
- Michael Spyres, tenor (Pollione)
- Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano (Adalgisa)
- Christian Van Horn, bass-baritone (Oroveso)
- Maurizio Benini, conductor
Soprano Sonya Yoncheva adds another major heroine to her impressive list of Met roles, starring as the fearless title priestess of Bellini's scorching bel canto drama. The extraordinary cast also features tenor Michael Spyres as Norma's unfaithful Roman lover, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Norma's protégée turned rival, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Norma's warrior father out for blood. Maurizio Benini conducts David McVicar's fiery production, which played to sold-out audiences when it premiered in 2017.
Estimated Run Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
About Sonya Yoncheva, soprano (Norma)
About Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano (Adalgisa)
Mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, and was a Royal Opera Young Artist from 2002 to 2004. Her international career took off in 2005 with her success as Brangäne in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at Opéra National de Paris. Since then she has sung the German and Italian repertoire worldwide with renowned conductors including Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Kirill Petrenko, Philippe Jordan, Semyon Bychkov, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, to name a few. In 2021 and 2022, she had a great success as Venus in Wagner's Tannhäuser at the Bayreuth Festival. In 2023, she returned to The Metropolitan Opera as Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma, made her role debut as Kundry in Wagner's Parsifal at Vienna Staatsoper, and returned to the Bayreuth Festival as Venus in Tannhäuser. Ekaterina Gubanova is also sought-after for concert appearances, making her New York Philharmonic debut in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection" in June 2024, led by Music Director Jaap van Zweden.
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