MET in HD: Agrippina

February 29, 2020 1:00 pm

Handel

Agrippina—Met Premiere

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.

David Clark will give a pre-show talk in the Byers Studio downstairs at 12:15 with refreshments sponsored by the Opera Company of Middlebury.

For more details, including background, cast and synopsis, click here.