The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

Synopsis

After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season. As the opera opens, a group of elegant socialites gather for a lavish dinner party, but when it is time to leave for the night, no one is able to escape. Soon, their behavior becomes increasingly erratic and savage. The large ensemble cast tackles both the vocal and dramatic demands of Adès's opera with one riveting performance after another. Tom Cairns, who also penned the work's libretto, directs an engrossing and inventive production, using a towering wooden archway to trap the characters onstage. And Adès himself takes the podium to conduct the frenzied score, which features a host of unconventional instruments, including the eerie electronic ondes Martenot.

Main Cast

Joseph Kaiser

Edmundo de Nobile

Age : 46 | Popularity : 3%

Amanda Echalaz

Lucía de Nobile

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Audrey Luna

Leticia Maynar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alice Coote

Leonora Palma

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Sally Matthews

Silvia de Ávila

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Iestyn Davies

Francisco de Ávila

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Christine Rice

Blanca Delgado

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Rodney Gilfry

Alberto Roc

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Original Story	Luis Buñuel Luis Alcoriza
	Writer	Tom Cairns
	Co-Writer	Thomas Adès
Directing	Director	Gary Halvorson Tom Cairns
Production	Executive Producer	Peter Gelb
	Producer	Louisa Briccetti
	Supervising Producer	Mia Bongiovanni Elena Park
Art	Production Design	Tom Cairns
	Set Designer	Hildegard Bechtler
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Hildegard Bechtler
	Makeup & Hair	Tera Willis
Crew	Choreographer	Amir Hosseinpour
	Projection	Tal Yarden
Sound	Musician	Cynthia Millar
	Original Music Composer	Thomas Adès
	Conductor	Thomas Adès
	Music Producer	David Frost
Lighting	Lighting Design	Jon Clark
Department	Role	Name

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