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Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera: 'Ariadne auf Naxos'

By Scott Clemens
Published February 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM EST
Jessye Norman in the title role of Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos." (Photo: Met Archives)
Jessye Norman in the title role of Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos." (Photo: Met Archives)

On Saturday at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of Richard Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos" on Classical IPR.

The Metropolitan Opera Artist's Choice series continues with "Ariadne auf Naxos" by Richard Strauss. Soprano Lise Davidsen chose a 1985 performance starring Jessye Norman as Ariadne. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

Strauss's opera tells the story of Ariadne, abandoned on the island of Naxos and rescued by the god Bacchus. Meanwhile, a troupe of comedians attempt to cheer up Ariadne by encouraging her to move on from her lost lover Theseus.

Read the synopsis and program guide from the Metropolitan Opera.

Composer: Richard Strauss

Libretto: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

CAST

Ariadne: Jessye Norman

Zerbinetta: Gianna Rolandi

Bacchus: William Cochran

Composer: Maria Ewing

Harlekin: Dale Duesing

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Scott Clemens
Scott Clemens is Classical IPR's Digital Content Producer and host of Afternoon Classical.
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