The Metropolitan Opera: Grounded

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In theatres:
  • October 19, 2024 - LIVE
  • November 9, 2024 - ENCORE
Running time: 2h 45m
Genre: Opera

Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, one of opera’s most compelling young stars, portrays Jess, a hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. As she struggles to adjust to this new way of doing battle, she fights to maintain her sanity, and her soul, as she is called to rain down death by remote control. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin oversees the Met premiere of Tesori’s kaleidoscopic score and a cast that also features tenor Ben Bliss as the Wyoming rancher who becomes Jess’s husband. Michael Mayer’s high-tech staging, using a vast array of LED screens, presents a variety of perspectives on the action, including the drone’s predatory view from high above.

Sung in English.

Director: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Studio: The Metropolitan Opera
Producer(s): Michael Mayer
Cast: Emily D'Angelo, Kirsten MacKinnon, Ben Bliss, Kyle Miller
Writer(s): Jeanine Tesori
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