Overview
- The October 18 premiere will be screened live at Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional as part of Live from the Met.
- Nadine Sierra sings Amina with Xabier Anduaga as Elvino under conductor Riccardo Frizza.
- Villazón says he added a dreamlike Act II scene and radically reshaped the ending from his 2020 Paris concept.
- This marks his fourteenth production since he began directing in 2010, reflecting three decades of performance experience.
- Mexican outlet Excélsior reports he would be the first Mexican to collaborate at the Met as a stage director.