The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

(2020)

★ 8.9 IMDb · 31 votes

Genres: Music, Drama, Comedy

Year: 2020

Runtime: 250 мин

Director: David McVicar, Gary Halvorson

Cast: Joyce DiDonato, Nicholas Tamagna, Brenda Rae, Kate Lindsey, Iestyn Davies, Duncan Rock, Matthew Rose, Deborah Voigt, Harry Bicket, David Heiss

Plot

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.