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Merrill's Met World Shows Logic and Show Me Spirit
Nathaniel Merrill, Met Opera stage director since 1955, oversees a schedule heavy with his productions including Der Rosenkavalier and Il Trovatore this season. He discusses stage craft, safe realism, and his belief in audiences needing to see the thing to fear it, recalling designs from Samson et Dalila and ways to stage brutal moments with practical effects. The article notes Merrill's long collaboration with Attilio Colonnello on Il Trovatore and his aim to keep opera theatrically coherent and emotionally clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Campbell
NEW York
Nathaniel Merrill
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Peter Grimes
Merrill
Newton
Mass
Macy’s
Imen
United States
Samson
Andrea Chenier
Verona
The
der Rosenkavalier
Boris Godunov
Attilio Colonnello
Italy
Merrill Sai
Ili Trovatore