Raymond Aceto

Bizet: Carmen (2003)

This 2003 performance of Georges Bizet's 19th century opera Carmen was produced and directed by filmmaker and stage director Franco Zeffirelli, best known to many for the Academy Award-winning big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Shot at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Blume
CAST:  Marina Domashenko  •  Marco Berti  •  Raymond Aceto  •  Maya Dashuk

This 2003 performance of Georges Bizet's 19th century opera Carmen was produced and directed by filmmaker and stage director Franco Zeffirelli, best known to many for the Academy Award-winning big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Shot at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Blume
CAST:  Marina Domashenko  •  Marco Berti  •  Raymond Aceto  •  Maya Dashuk

MacBeth (2011)

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sue Judd
CAST:  Simon Keenlyside  •  Raymond Aceto  •  Liudmyla Monastyrska  •  Elisabeth Meister

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sue Judd
CAST:  Simon Keenlyside  •  Raymond Aceto  •  Liudmyla Monastyrska  •  Elisabeth Meister

Bellini: Norma (2015)

This new production of Norma, directed by Grammy Award-nominated opera, theatre and film director Kevin Newbury (winner of the Irish Times Theatre Award 2010) and starring Sondra Radvanovsky as a "powerful, elegant" Norma (New York Times) and Gregory Kunde as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Newbury
CAST:  Gregory Kunde  •  Raymond Aceto  •  Sondra Radvanovsky  •  Ekaterina Gubanova

This new production of Norma, directed by Grammy Award-nominated opera, theatre and film director Kevin Newbury (winner of the Irish Times Theatre Award 2010) and starring Sondra Radvanovsky as a "powerful, elegant" Norma (New York Times) and Gregory Kunde as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Newbury
CAST:  Gregory Kunde  •  Raymond Aceto  •  Sondra Radvanovsky  •  Ekaterina Gubanova

The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (2019)

Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese theater, Minghella’s staging retells this heartbreaking tale with brilliant stagecraft, bold ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Habib Azar
CAST:  Hui He  •  Bruce Sledge  •  Scott Scully  •  Elizabeth DeShong

Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese theater, Minghella’s staging retells this heartbreaking tale with brilliant stagecraft, bold ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Habib Azar
CAST:  Hui He  •  Bruce Sledge  •  Scott Scully  •  Elizabeth DeShong

Susannah (2014)

In the backwoods of Tennessee, a beautiful young woman is accused of indecent behavior after she is discovered bathing naked in a stream. Will the charismatic traveling preacher who sets his sights on her soul be her salvation, or her downfall? Carlisle Floyd’s ...  (more)

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CAST:  Patricia Racette  •  Brandon Jovanovich  •  Raymond Aceto  •  James Kryshak

In the backwoods of Tennessee, a beautiful young woman is accused of indecent behavior after she is discovered bathing naked in a stream. Will the charismatic traveling preacher who sets his sights on her soul be her salvation, or her downfall? Carlisle Floyd’s ...  (more)

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CAST:  Patricia Racette  •  Brandon Jovanovich  •  Raymond Aceto  •  James Kryshak

Das Rheingold - San Francisco Opera (2018)

Get ready for Das Rheingold, the first chapter in Richard Wagner’s four-part epic, The Ring of the Nibelung. Travel to a world where gods, giants, and dwarves vie for control over the realms of myths and mortals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Zambello  •  Frank Zamacona
CAST:  Greer Grimsley  •  Štefan Margita  •  Falk Struckmann  •  Jamie Barton

Get ready for Das Rheingold, the first chapter in Richard Wagner’s four-part epic, The Ring of the Nibelung. Travel to a world where gods, giants, and dwarves vie for control over the realms of myths and mortals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Zambello  •  Frank Zamacona
CAST:  Greer Grimsley  •  Štefan Margita  •  Falk Struckmann  •  Jamie Barton

Die Walküre - San Francisco Opera (2018)

A father’s blinding ambition and a daughter’s profound defiance drive the story forward in the cycle’s dramatic second installment. This Ring production is partly #MeToo, partly environmental—and almost entirely American.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Zambello
CAST:  Iréne Theorin  •  Greer Grimsley  •  Brandon Jovanovich  •  Jamie Barton

A father’s blinding ambition and a daughter’s profound defiance drive the story forward in the cycle’s dramatic second installment. This Ring production is partly #MeToo, partly environmental—and almost entirely American.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Zambello
CAST:  Iréne Theorin  •  Greer Grimsley  •  Brandon Jovanovich  •  Jamie Barton

Siegfried - San Francisco Opera (2018)

A fearless young hero battles otherworldly challenges on a journey to discover his destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Zambello
CAST:  Daniel Brenna  •  Iréne Theorin  •  Greer Grimsley  •  David Cangelosi

A fearless young hero battles otherworldly challenges on a journey to discover his destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Zambello
CAST:  Daniel Brenna  •  Iréne Theorin  •  Greer Grimsley  •  David Cangelosi

Turandot (2013)

2013 revival of Andrei Serban's 1984 production. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, September 2013. Andrei Serban's spectacular and thrilling 1984 production of Puccini's final and grandest opera has long been a classic at the Royal Opera House. First filmed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Sinclair  •  Ian Russell
CAST:  Lise Lindstrom  •  Marco Berti  •  Eri Nakamura  •  Raymond Aceto

2013 revival of Andrei Serban's 1984 production. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, September 2013. Andrei Serban's spectacular and thrilling 1984 production of Puccini's final and grandest opera has long been a classic at the Royal Opera House. First filmed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Sinclair  •  Ian Russell
CAST:  Lise Lindstrom  •  Marco Berti  •  Eri Nakamura  •  Raymond Aceto