Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scenes from Verdi's Traviata, Massenet's Manon, and Strauss' Capriccio. She is joined by Ramon Vargas and Thomas Hampson.
Gary Halvorson
Director
Renée Fleming
Violetta / Manon / Countess
Dwayne Croft
Lescaut
Kathryn Day
Annina
Michael Devlin
Major-Domo
Thomas Hampson
Germont
John Hancock
Baron Douphol / De Brétigny
Theodora Hanslowe
Flora
Robert Lloyd
Count Des Grieux
Louis Otey
Marquis d'Obigny
Paul Plishka
Doctor Grenvil
Ramón Vargas
Alfredo
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