Jennifer Black

La Sonnambula (2009)

Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her fiancé—asleep in the bedroom of a stranger. It takes the young man two acts to figure out that sleepwalking is to blame, and everything ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Willis Sweete  •  Mary Zimmerman
CAST:  Natalie Dessay  •  Juan Diego Flórez  •  Michele Pertusi  •  Jennifer Black

Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her fiancé—asleep in the bedroom of a stranger. It takes the young man two acts to figure out that sleepwalking is to blame, and everything ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Willis Sweete  •  Mary Zimmerman
CAST:  Natalie Dessay  •  Juan Diego Flórez  •  Michele Pertusi  •  Jennifer Black

Manon Lescaut – The Met (2008)

One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love: the Chevalier des Grieux, played by Marcello Giordani. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Large
CAST:  Karita Mattila  •  Marcello Giordani  •  Dwayne Croft  •  Sean Panikkar

One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love: the Chevalier des Grieux, played by Marcello Giordani. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Large
CAST:  Karita Mattila  •  Marcello Giordani  •  Dwayne Croft  •  Sean Panikkar

Massenet: Manon (2012)

Star soprano Anna Netrebko scored a triumph in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed 2012 production, singing the title heroine for the first time at the Met. Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner—is one of the great tragic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson  •  Laurent Pelly
CAST:  Anna Netrebko  •  Piotr Beczala  •  Paulo Szot  •  David Pittsinger

Star soprano Anna Netrebko scored a triumph in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed 2012 production, singing the title heroine for the first time at the Met. Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner—is one of the great tragic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson  •  Laurent Pelly
CAST:  Anna Netrebko  •  Piotr Beczala  •  Paulo Szot  •  David Pittsinger

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CAST:  Anne-Carolyn Bird  •  Jennifer Black  •  Stephanie Blythe  •  David Cangelosi

Il Trittico - Metropolitan Opera Live in HD (2007)

Three one-act operas by Puccini: the first a suspenseful tale of cheating lovers; the second a sentimental tearjerker about a mother yearning to hear from her lost child. The third is a dark comedy of greedy relatives and their inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson
CAST:  Anne-Carolyn Bird  •  Jennifer Black  •  Stephanie Blythe  •  David Cangelosi

Three one-act operas by Puccini: the first a suspenseful tale of cheating lovers; the second a sentimental tearjerker about a mother yearning to hear from her lost child. The third is a dark comedy of greedy relatives and their inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson
CAST:  Anne-Carolyn Bird  •  Jennifer Black  •  Stephanie Blythe  •  David Cangelosi