The MET celebrates the 50th anniversary of Beverly Sills’ Met debut, Sat 4/19 @ 1pm

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Published March 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM EDT

Beverly Sills’ Met debut performance of Rossini: L'assedio Di Corinto, from April 19, 1975. Read memories from her opera family.

Beverly Sills in flowing white lace dress on stage at the Metropolitan Opera — Internationally acclaimed soprano, media star, and tireless arts advocate, Beverly Sills.

4/5 Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar
CAST:
Angel Blue (Margarita Xirgu)
Daniela Mack (Federico García Lorca)
Elena Villalón (Nuria)
Alfredo Tejada (Ramón Ruiz Alonso)

Soprano Kathryn Lewek in flowing bright pink gown, lounging on a white tufted couch — Published: August 10, 2023 at 9:00 am

4/12 Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
CAST:
Ben Bliss (Tamino)
Golda Schultz (Pamina)
Thomas Oliemans (Papageno)
Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night) - Rochester's own
Stephen Milling (Sarastro)
Thomas Ebenstein (Monostatos)
Shenyang (Sprecher)

4/19 Rossini: L'assedio Di CorintoCelebrating the 50th anniversary of Beverly Sills’s Met debut with a performance from April 19, 1975
CAST:
Beverly Sills (Pamira)
Shirley Verrett (Neocle)
Harry Theyard (Cleomene)
Justíno Díaz (Maometto)

4/26 Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
CAST:
Michael Sumuel (Figaro)
Olga Kulchynska (Susanna)
Federica Lombardi (Countess)
Joshua Hopkins (Count)
Sun-Ly Pierce (Cherubino)
Elizabeth Bishop (Marcellina)
Maurizio Muraro (Dr. Bartolo)