The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

Overview

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 29, 2020

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Harry Bicket,Deborah Voigt,Iestyn Davies,Nicholas Tamagna,MET Orchestra,Brenda Rae,Joyce DiDonato,David Heiss,Duncan Rock,Matthew Roseand 1 more

Director

Gary Halvorson,David McVicar

Writer

Vincenzo Grimani

Producer

Victoria Warivonchik,Louisa Briccetti,Peter Gelb

Music

Georg Friedrich Händel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt11062320