Le comte Ory (2011)

Name: Le comte Ory
Genre: Music
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 2 hr 24 min
Rating: 100
Cast: Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Stéphane Degout, Michele Pertusi

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Audience Score

100

G 2 hr 24 minApr 9th, 2011Music

Rossinis Le Comte Ory tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order to gain access to the virtuous Countess Adele whose brother is away at the Crusades The 2011 Met production was directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher who presented the action as an opera within an opera updating the action by a few centuries and giving the costume designer Catherine Zuber the opportunity to create some particularly extravagant headgear Juan Diego Florez starred as the title role while Diana Damrau plays Countess Adele and Joyce DiDonato was in breeches as his pageboy Isolier Conducted with verve and finesse by Maurizio Benini the production also features the stylish French baritone Stephane Degout as Orys bibulous conspirator Raimbaud charismatic Italian bass Michele Pertusi as the Counts longsuffering Tutor and formidable as Adeles housekeeper Ragonde the Swedish dramatic mezzo Susanne Resmark

StarringJuan Diego FlórezDiana DamrauJoyce DiDonato

DirectorsGary HalvorsonBartlett Sher

WritersEugène ScribeCharles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson

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