A photo of a row of doors set into a concrete wall on top of which a group of people stand in silhouette. A woman kneels on the ground admiring a flower, while a bed flies in from above. The photo is set on a red background featuring The Royal Opera House logo and the title 'La Sonnambula'.

Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et JulietteLa Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

This event will be streamed from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City

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