Met Opera 25/26: Arabella
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World premiere: Staatsoper, Dresden, 1933.
The romantic comedy Arabella was the final collaboration of Richard Strauss and his great librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. While certain elements of operatic farce are present, there is great elegance about the work, and its characters’ journeys are moving and affecting in their own way. The title character—honest, pure, well-meaning—is one of opera’s most appealing and believable characters.
Cast
Arabella – Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Zdenka – Louise Alder
Fiakermilli – Julie Roset
Adelaide – Karen Cargill
Matteo – Pavol Breslik
Mandryka – Tomasz Konieczny
Waldner – Brindley Sherratt
Conductor
Nicholas Carter
Composer
Richard Strauss
Sung in German with English subtitles
ESTIMATED RUN TIME
4 HRS 10 MINS, WITH TWO INTERMISSIONS
Pre Theatre Express Menu
Choose Meal + Ticket when booking your seat to pre-order your meal for before the showing.
Your table will be booked for 1 hour before the showing start time.
Starters
Chicken liver parfait
with bacon jam, crispy apple, toasted focaccia
Asparagus, egg, watercress, Suffolk blue cheese salad (Vegetarian)
Mains
Suffolk chicken supreme
with asparagus, Suffolk bacon, potato terrine, wild mushroom, Maderia sauce
Baron Bigod (Vegetarian)
with asparagus, tomato + wild mushroom filo egg tart, buttered new jersey royals
Dessert
Affogato (Vegetarian)
+£25pp*
This is a sample menu, slight alternations may occur with changes of seasonal produce.
We require a preorder at least 3 days prior and confirmation at booking stage of any dietary requirements.
V – vegetarian
*Adds £25 to the price of a standard adult ticket.
Interval Charcuterie Box
Choose Interval Box + Ticket when booking your seat to pre-order your Charcuterie box for the first interval.
Elevate your experience with our Interval Charcuterie Box — a curated selection of fine meats, cheeses, and accompaniments, paired with your choice of organic wine, all for just £15. Delicious, convenient, and perfectly timed to savour between acts.
+£15 per person*
Not suitable for vegetarians
*Adds £15 to the price of a standard adult ticket.
- Release Date Saturday, 22 November 2025
- Running Time 250
- Subtitles Yes
- 3D No
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