Name: Luisa Miller
Start: 1979-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1979-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Conductor

James Levine

Singer

Soprano

Renata Scotto

Luisa

Tenor

Plácido Domingo

Rodolfo

Baritone

Sherrill Milnes

Miller

Bass

Bonaldo Giaiotti

Count Walter

James Morris

Wurm

Contralto

Jean Kraft

Federica

Mezzo-soprano

Ariel Bybee

Laura

Dale Caldwell

A farmer

Costume designer

Charles Caine

Stage director

Nathaniel Merrill

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italian

Luisa Miller

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Renata Scotto is the innocent Luisa, very much in love with Rodolfo (Plácido Domingo in one of his best roles). But he turns out to be the son of the Count Walter (Bonaldo Giaiotti), who has other plans for his aristocratic boy. Enter the evil Wurm (James Morris) whose blackmail eventually backfires, destroying the young lovers despite everything Luisa's father (Sherrill Milnes in a superb performance) does to protect her. James Levine's affectionate conducting and director Nathaniel Merrill's production help make this a performance to treasure.

Every ounce of searing emotion that Verdi lavished on his opera about love, betrayal, and its bitter consequences is brilliantly realized by James Levine’s passionate conducting and his stellar cast. Plácido Domingo is at his most golden and ardent as Rodolfo, the son of Count Walter (Bonaldo Giaiotti), in love with the poor Luisa Miller (Renata Scotto). The count’s henchman, Wurm (James Morris), blackmails and lies to prevent the marriage, but even Luisa’s beloved father (Sherrill Milnes in a stunning performance) can’t prevent the ultimate tragedy.

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