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1978-79 Previews
John Dexter directing. The sets and lighting are
by Josef Svoboda, the costumes by Jan
Skalicky, and the choreography by Pavel Smok.
The principals include Teresa Stratas as
Marenka, Nicolai Gedda as Jenik, Jon Vickers
as Vasek, and Martti Talvela as Kecal. The
production is underwritten in part by a
generous gift of the Fan Fox and Leslie R.
Samuels Foundation.
The season's third new production will be
Donizetti's Don Pasquale, with Beverly Sills as
Norina, Gabriel Bacquier in the title role, Nicolai
Gedda as Ernesto, and Hakan Hagegard
making his Met debut as Dr. Malatesta. Also
making his debut will be the conductor, Nicola
Rescigno. The staging is by John Dexter, with
sets and costumes by Desmond Heeley and
lighting by Gil Wechsler. The premiere, a Guild
Benefit, will take place on December 7th.
Verdi's Don Carlo will open on February 5,
Metropolitan Opera Photos: James Heffernan Holley Flagg Design
1979, also at a Guild Benefit. The cast will
include Renata Scotto as Elisabeth, Marilyn
Horne as Eboli, Veriano Luchetti in his Met
debut as Don Carlo, Sherrill Milnes as
Rodrigo, and Nicolai Ghiaurov as King Philip.
The conductor is James Levine, and the
Verdi's Otello, with Jon Vickers in the title role, was revived
director John Dexter, with sets by David
during the current season, and will return in 1978-79. (Set
Reppa, costumes by Ray Diffen, and lighting
designer: Franco Zeffirelli; costume designer: Peter J. Hall)
by Gil Wechsler. The production is a deeply
Mezzo Marilyn Horne will be heard next season as
appreciated gift of Mrs. Donald D. Harrington.
Eboli in Don Carlo, a new production which opens
The Season's final new production will be
on February 5, 1979.
Wagner's Der Fliegende Hollander, opening
on March 8, 1979. Carol Neblett will make her
Fidelio, Bellini's Norma, Bizet's Carmen,
Debuts
Metropolitan debut as Senta and Jose van
Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel,
Dam will sing the Dutchman, with William
Massenet's Werther, Mozart's Die
In addition to the debut artists listed
Lewis as Erik and Paul Plishka as Daland.
Zauberflote, Poulenc's Dialogues of the
above with the new productions, the following
musicians will be heard for the first time at the
Revivals
Carmelites, Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos and
Met next season: conductors Yuri Siminov and
Nineteen operas will be revived during
Elektra, Verdi's Aida and Luisa Miller, and
Calvin Simmons; sopranos Makvala Kash-
the 1978-79 season. Seven will be held over
Wagner's Parsifal.
rashvili, Carol Malone, Mariana Niculescu,
from the 93rd season: Tchaikovsky's Eugene
Christmas and Easter at the Met
and May Sandoz; tenors Vladimir Atlantov,
Onegin, Puccini's Madama Butterfly and
Two revivals have special connections
Peter Hofmann, and Seth Mccoy; baritones
Tosca, Verdi's Otello, Rigoletto, and La
with the holiday seasons. Hansel and Gretel
Christian Boesch, Dale Duesing, Yuri
Traviata, and Wagner's Tannhauser.
Mazurok, and Siegmund Nimsgern; and
The 12 works returning after an absence
will be heard at the Christmas and New Year's
holiday period. Parsifal will be performed
basses Michael Devlin and Kurt Moll.
of one season or more will be: Beethoven's
es during the Easter holidays.
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