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Rolando Villazón directs opera at the world's top houses while still singing
- Rolando Villazón is directing his debut opera at the Metropolitan Opera, Bellini's 'La Sonnambula', featuring a strong cast including Nadine Sierra and Xabier Anduaga.
- Villazón's unique direction rejects the happy ending of Donizetti's original work, presenting a closed society theme, which he describes as very religious and patriarchal.
- Villazón's 'La Sonnambula' features an icy Alp village set, first seen in Paris in 2021 and now adapted for New York.
- Anduaga noted that Villazón prioritizes singing over unusual movement in the staging, saying, 'He really understands our situation.
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Rolando Villazón directs opera at the world’s top houses while still singing
Nearly two decades later, Villazón is making his Metropolitan Opera directing debut in Bellini’s “La Sonnambula,” which opened Monday night with a standout cast of Nadine Sierra, Xabier Anduaga and Alexander Vinogradov.
·Mumbai, India
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