Rossini's 'Semiramide' via The Met in East Hampton
At Guild Hall
Next up in The Met: Live in HD series is Rossini’s “Semiramide,” an opera based on Voltaire’s 1748 tragedy about the murderous Assyrian queen. It will be simulcast at Guild Hall on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Premiered in Venice in 1823, the opera became one of Rossini’s greatest successes. The Met’s production, its first of the opera in almost 25 years, features Angela Meade in the title role. Elizabeth DeShong, Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Ryan Speedo Green complete the cast, and Maurizio Benini conducts. Tickets are $22, $20 for members, $15 for students.