Photo Coverage: LA BOHEME at the Met Opera
By: Lauren Wolman Oct. 17, 2010
Takesha Meshé Kizart will make her Met debut as Musetta in Puccini's La Bohème on October 16. She also sings performances on October 20, 23, 28, November 1, and 5, replacing Kristine Opolais, who has withdrawn.
Kizart's recent engagements include Mimì in La Bohème and the title role of Respighi's rarely-performed Marie Victoire at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The Chicago native has also sung Leonora in Il Trovatore in Stuttgart, the title role of Tosca with Opera North and Dallas Opera, Leonora in La Forza del Destino at the Caramoor Festival, and Lucrezia in I Due Foscari with Opera Orchestra of New York.
La Bohème is conducted by Roberto Rizzi Brignoli in his Met debut and also features the company debuts of tenor Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo and baritone Fabio Capitanucci as Marcello. Maija Kovalevska is Mimì, and the cast also includes Edward Parks as Schaunard, Shenyang as Colline, and Paul Plishka as Benoît/Alcindoro.
Photo Credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Kizart as Musetta
Grigolo as Rodolfo
Grigolo and Kovalevska
Grigolo and Kovalevska
Kovalevska as Mimi
Kovalevska as Mimi
Kizart as Musetta
Kizart as Musetta
Capitanucci and Kizart
Capitanucci as Marce
Parks and Shenyang
Parks Kizart and Shenyang
Shenyang as Colline
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