The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina backdrop

The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

Directed by David McVicar, Gary Halvorson

Starring Joyce DiDonato, Nicholas Tamagna

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.