The Metropolitan Opera presents La Fille Du Regiment

Live streamed broadcast from the New York Met full of wit and invention, Donizetti’s comic opera is a delight. The famous aria “Ah, Mes Amis”, with its nine high C’s, is one of opera’s most show-stopping numbers.

Bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena take on the challenging vocal fireworks in Laurent Pelly’s hilarious staging. Orphaned as a small child and raised by an entire army regiment, the spirited Marie has grown up as the regiments ‘daughter’, raising morale and spreading joy. Tonio, a local man, falls in love with her and even joins the army for her sake. But a chance encounter with a noblewoman sparks a sudden revelation, and a tale unfolds of secret identities, long-lost family and murky pasts.

Running time: 2 hours 55 minutes, including one interval.
Cert: as live tbc