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Preview: Season 51 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A diva returns to South America to perform at Manaus—and to search for her lost lover.
Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the story of an opera diva who returns to her native South America to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. Starring soprano Ailyn Pérez, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mary Zimmerman’s new production.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
GMET: Florencia en el Amazonas Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the story of an opera diva who returns to her native South America to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. Starring soprano Ailyn Pérez, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mary Zimmerman’s new production.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipJoin us on an Amazon River voyage to romance with a brand-new couple; an older, cantankerous couple; and the great opera diva Florencia Grimaldi in search of the lover she lost.
♪♪ It's the Met premiere of its first Spanish- language opera in 100 years, starring the acclaimed Ailyn Pérez and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Look for Daniel Catáns magical “Florencia en el Amazonas ” on Great Performances at the Met.
Ailyn Pérez in "Florencia en el Amazonas"
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Clip: S51 Ep13 | 1m 52s | Ailyn Pérez performs an excerpt from “Buenos días. Despierta usted temprano.” (1m 52s)
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