• Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Daniel Catán’s spellbinding

masterpiece, only the third Spanish-language opera to be

presented at the Met.

• Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, it tells

the story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to

perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search

for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle.

• Having already appeared at many of the United States’ leading

regional opera companies—including Houston Grand Opera, LA

Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago—as well as in Manaus, this

enchanting work has its long overdue Met premiere.

• Rising soprano Ailyn Pérez stars as Florencia Grimaldi, leading a

distinguished ensemble of artists who portray her fellow travelers:

soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone

Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his

enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew

Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone

Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Álvaro.