Fedora NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%

(15 Reviews)

Positive

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Members say

Great singing, Absorbing, Entertaining, Great staging, Clever

About the Show

A revival of Giordano's opera about a woman falling in love with an unlikely man.

Umberto Giordano’s dramatic opera returns to the Met for the first time in 25 years. Full of memorable melodies, strunning arias, and intense confrontations, 'Fedora' demands a cast of powerful voices for the opera to soar.

Soprano Sonya Yoncheva performs the titular role as the 19th-century Russian princess who falls in love with her fiancé’s killer, Count Loris, sung by tenor Piotr Beczała. Soprano Rosa Feola plays the Countess Olga, Fedora’s confidant, and baritone Artur Ruciński is the diplomat De Siriex, with Met maestro Marco Armiliato conducting. Director David McVicar orchestrates a detailed and dramatic staging based around a fixed set that, like a Russian nesting doll, unfolds itself to transform into the show's three distinct settings.

Member Reviews (15)

Intense, Great acting, Nice staging, Great singing, Absorbing

See it if you like to see a rarely performed opera by Umberto Giordano. Wonderful singing and staging. Confusing plot so read synopsis before you go.

Don't see it if you want an opera with many great arias.See composer's Andrea Chenier if this is case.I wouldn't bring the kids since plot involves sadness. Read more

Terrific singing, Drab setting, Ridiculous libretto

See it if you believe outstanding lead singers and the MET orchestra can save an opera with a crazy plot, filled with momentary wild shifts in tone.

Don't see it if you're bored to tears with McVicker's MET stagings, dark and dreary and mostly black & white (Act II Paris ball is the only saving grace).

Great staging, Great singing, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if Entertaining production by the Metropolitan Opera featuring wonderful performances by both the male and female leads.

Don't see it if The libretto was a little silly but if you can get by that I think you will have an entertaining evening.

Masterful, Great staging, Great singing

See it if One of the best plots of any opera I've seen, masterfully sung. It's lovely and tragic.

Don't see it if It's got a smaller cast and a less impressive set than a lot of operas; if you're looking for incredible spectacle, this isn't that.

Melodic, Great singing, Absorbing, Entertaining

See it if You love to hear beautiful music and fantastic singing. Also, the history aspect is very interesting,

Don't see it if You are not an opera fan.

Delightful, Clever, Absorbing

See it if Great score, but don’t expect elaborate staging

Don't see it if Don’t like tragedy

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Great singers, Amazing cast, Entertaining, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if you want to see and hear a great cast perform this wonderful engrossing opera.

Don't see it if great singing is not your thing.

Romantic, Great staging, Great singing, Entertaining

See it if Beautiful opera just the right length

Don't see it if No reason not to see if you like operas

Critic Reviews (4)

"It was one of those works that warms any true opera lover’s heart, and all was right with the world."
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"Umberto Giordano’s 'Fedora' (1898) proved to be perfect New Year’s Eve fare at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday night...David McVicar’s handsome new production offered plenty of eye candy and kept the entertainment level high without cheesy overreach."
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"The opera seemed to supply the audience with a helluva good time, despite a plot that even left the creators of the production scratching their heads."
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"It was a memorable night at the opera, as well as the perfect way to ring in the New Year. "
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