Opera on 3: Live from the Met: The Enchanted Island

Live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels and Placido Domingo feature in the world premiere of a contemporary revival of the 18th-century musical pastiche by British librettist Jeremy Sams. This collaboration with baroque music expert William Christie, inspired by two Shakespeare plays, focuses on the four lovers from A Midsummer Night's Dream on an island where Sycorax and Prospero from The Tempest are embroiled in a supernatural battle. It features arias by various composers including Handel, Rameau and Vivaldi. Presented by Margaret Juntwait with guest commentator Ira Siff. David Daniels, countertenor (Prospero), Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano (Sycorax), Danielle de Niese, soprano (Ariel), Placido Domingo, tenor (Neptune), Luca Pisaroni, baritone (Caliban), Lisette Oropesa, soprano (Miranda), Anthony Roth Constanzo, countertenor (Ferdinand), Layla Claire, soprano (Helena), Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano (Hermia), Paul Appleby, tenor (Demetrius), Elliot Madore, baritone (Lysander), New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus/William Christie