After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season. As the opera opens, a group of elegant socialites gather for a lavish dinner party, but when it is time to leave for the night, no one is able to escape. Soon, their behavior becomes increasingly erratic and savage. The large ensemble cast tackles both the vocal and dramatic demands of Adès's opera with one riveting performance after another. Tom Cairns, who also penned the work's libretto, directs an engrossing and inventive production, using a towering wooden archway to trap the characters onstage. And Adès himself takes the podium to conduct the frenzied score, which features a host of unconventional instruments, including the eerie electronic ondes Martenot.
Unfortunately the movie The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Tom Cairns | Director |
Sound | Thomas Adès | Conductor |
Sound | Thomas Adès | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Luis Buñuel | Original Story |
Writing | Luis Alcoriza | Original Story |
Writing | Tom Cairns | Writer |
Art | Hildegard Bechtler | Set Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Hildegard Bechtler | Costume Designer |
Lighting | Jon Clark | Lighting Design |
Crew | Tal Yarden | Projection |
Crew | Amir Hosseinpour | Choreographer |
Sound | David Frost | Music Producer |
Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Tera Willis | Makeup & Hair |
Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
Sound | Cynthia Millar | Musician |
Writing | Thomas Adès | Co-Writer |
Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
Art | Tom Cairns | Production Design |