December 14, 2018

SONYA YONCHEVA IN OTELLO AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

On December 14, 2018 Sonya Yoncheva will reprise the role of Desdemona in Bartlett Sher’s production of Otello at the Metropolitan Opera. Sonya will sing a total of six performances running through January 10, 2019. Gustavo Dudamel will conduct, the other parts will be sung by Carl Tanner / Stuart Skelton, Zeljko Lucic, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Alexey Dolgov, Chad Shelton, James Morris, Jeff Mattsey and Kidon Choi.

The production premiered three years ago and opened the 2015/16 season of the Metropolitan Opera starring Sonya Yoncheva as Desdemona. Later this season Sonya will sing the role in a new production at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden with the Berlin Philharmonics. She will also sing two concert performances of Otello at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall in April 2019.

 

[Photo by Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera]