The Lensic and Santa Fe Opera
The Met: Live in HD | Grounded
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Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century war-making: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the 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. American tenor Ben Bliss costars as the Wyoming rancher Eric in a production by Michael Mayer that brings this story to life in a high-tech staging which presents a variety of perspectives on the action. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Tesori’s kaleidoscopic opera, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 19.
Sponsored by: The Edward Hastings and Gino Barcone Trust
Tickets $22 / $25 / $28
Students $15
Lensic member pre-sale: July 22, 2024 at 10 am
Public sale: July 24, 2024 at 10 am
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Conductor
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Emily D’Angelo
Jess
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Kirsten MacKinnon
Also Jess
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Ben Bliss
Eric
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Kyle Miller
Sensor