Florencia en el Amazonas
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Florencia en el Amazonas
Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle.
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The Metropolitan Opera
December 05, 2023 | 7:30 pm

Composer

The music of Daniel Catán (1949–2011) is among the most significant and best-loved of any composers in the 21st century. Known principally as a composer of operas, Catán’s oeuvre spans works for orchestra, chamber music, and art song, as well as music for film and television, music theater, and even traditional Latin pop.

Performers

Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
Ailyn Pérez
Florencia
Gabriella Reyes
Rosalba
Nancy Fabiola Herrera
Paula

Location

Metropolitan Opera House
30 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY

About The Performance

Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. The Met premiere stars soprano Ailyn Pérez as Florencia Grimaldi, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to lead a spellbinding new production by Mary Zimmerman that brings the mysterious and magical realm of the Amazon to the Met stage.

A distinguished ensemble of artists portray the diva’s fellow travelers on the river boat to Manaus, including soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Álvaro.

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Image: courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera