Countess — Le Nozze di Figaro

2019 performances

Metropolitan Opera | New York City, NY

Conductor:  Cornelius Meister
Director: Richard Eyre

PRESS:

“The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.

The company announced that Amanda Woodbury will sing the Countess in all upcoming performances replacing Anita Hartig, who is ill.

The American soprano won the Met’s National Council Auditions and has performed with the company since 2015. At the Met she has performed Leïla in Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de Perles,” Juliette in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” and Woglinde in Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. She recently made debuts at the Glimmerglass Festival, Opera San Antonio, and the Hawaii Opera Theatre. She has also performed at Opera Omaha, LA Opera, and Hong Kong Opera.”
— Francisco Salazar, OperaWire