Ariadne auf Naxos [344401] Released: 1988-01-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 131 mins Popularity: 0.3817 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’arte troupe that finds itself stranded on Ariadne’s island. Tatiana Troyanos and Franz Ferdinand Nentwig star as the young Composer and the Music Master in the opera’s prologue. James Levine brings out all the color and charm of Strauss’s brilliant chamber-sized score with its equal amounts of pathos and humor. Bodo Igesz’s production features sets by esteemed designer Oliver Messel. Cast [19] Jessye NormanAriadne / Primad Kathleen BattleZerbinetta Tatiana TroyanosComposer James KingBacchus / Tenor Franz Ferdinand NentwigMusic Master Stephen DicksonHarlekin Anthony LaciuraBrighella Allan GlassmanScaramuccio Artur KornTruffaldin Joseph FrankDancing Master Barbara BonneyNajade Gweneth BeanDryade Dawn UpshawEcho Nico CastelMajor-Domo Russell ChristopherWigmaker James CourtneyLackey Charles AnthonyOfficer James Levine MET Orchestra Hompage: https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357016664 Trailers