The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
Dec 10, 2016 · 2h 10m
Director
Robert Lepage, Gary HalvorsonOverview
Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates the mystic feeling of L’Amour de Loin, Saariaho’s haunting opera of distant love. Eric Owens is Jaufré Rudel, a troubadour in 12th century France who has become tired of his hedonistic life and longs for an idealized love. Enter the Pilgrim (Tamara Mumford) who tells him his perfect love does, in fact, exist, far across the sea. She is Clémence, Countess of Tripoli (Susanna Phillips). The magic of the characters’ inner lives as they explore the meaning of love, longing, life, and death is heightened by Saariaho’s hypnotic and bewitching score, conducted by Susanna Mälkki.
Cast of The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
Crew of The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
About The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
What is The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin about?
Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates the mystic feeling of L’Amour de Loin, Saariaho’s haunting opera of distant love. Eric Owens is Jaufré Rudel, a troubadour in 12th century France who has become tired of his hedonistic life and longs for an idealized love. Enter the Pilgrim (Tamara…
When was The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin released?
The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin was released on December 10, 2016.
How long is The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin?
The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin runs 2 hours 10 minutes (130 minutes).
Who directed The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin?
The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin was directed by Robert Lepage and Gary Halvorson.
Who is in the cast of The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin?
The cast of The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin includes Susanna Phillips (Clémence), Tamara Mumford (The Pilgrim), Eric Owens (Jaufré Rudel), Deborah Voigt (Self - Host) and MET Orchestra.