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The season kicks off with Boitos resplendent retelling of Goethes Faust, a monumental work of 'choral grandeur and melodic richness' (The New York Times) in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the War Memorial Opera House. The cast includes Ramón Vargas, a tenor 'in ravishing voice' (Financial Times), as the philosopher who sells his soul to the Devil; the 'luminous, compelling' Patricia Racette (Washington Post) as the woman he desires; and, in the vividly menacing title role, the 'seductively malevolent' bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov, a 'fullbodied bass-baritone' renowned for his 'wonderfully evil portrayals' (The New York Times).

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Gianandrea Noseda conducts this Metropolitan Opera production of Alexander P. Borodin's opera. Ildar Abdrazakov stars as the titular prince who returns to his homeland from a spell as a prisoner of war to find it a land of wreck and ruin. Igor vows to change his ways and become a better man. Can he also rebuild his nation? Oksana Dyka, Anita Rachvelishvili and Sergei Semishkur co-star.