Met Opera: War and Peace
Dmitri Hvrostovsky and Anna Netrebko in Prokofiev's "War and Peace." Photo: Met Opera Archives
The 2020-21 Met Opera Saturday Matinee Radio broadcast season is their 90th consecutive season on radio. Due to cancellation of live performances, this season is one of special encore broadcasts featuring new commentary and intermission content from host Mary Jo Heath and commentator Ira Siff, including new artist interviews, special features and the Opera Quiz.
The season opens with this encore of Prokofiev’s War and Peace, featuring the broadcast debut of Anna Netrebko and a stellar cast including Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
War And Peace
by Sergei Prokofiev
Performance from March 2, 2002
Valery Gergiev, conductor.
Anna Netrebko (Natasha Rostova)
Ekaterina Semenchuk (Sonya)
Elena Obraztsova (Mme. Akhrosimova)
Gegam Grigorian (Count Pierre Bezukhov)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Prince Andrei)
Vassily Gerello (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Samuel Ramey (Field Marshal Kutuzov)
