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Rolando Villazón’s Reworked 'La Sonnambula' to Open Met’s 2025–26 Season

The tenor makes his Met stage-directing debut with a concept that alters the opera’s psychology.

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.