Patricia Risley

Death and the Powers (2015)

A one-act, full-evening work that tells the story of Simon Powers, a successful and powerful businessman and inventor, reaching the end of his life and facing the question of his legacy. He is now conducting his final experiment, passing from one form of e ...

The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini (2013)

Eva-Maria Westbroek stars in the title role of Zandonai's sensuous drama, opposite Marcello Giordani as Paolo. Piero Faggioni's lush production provides the perfect setting for one of the all-time great tales of tragic passion, adapted from an episode in D ...

Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As close to pure joy as you will find in a big-time opera house" (New Yorker), conquering audiences and critics ...

Puccini's Il trittico (2007)

Le nozze di Figaro (1999)