Marnie (opera)

Marnie is an opera by Nico Muhly to a libretto by Nicholas Wright based on the 1961 novel by Winston Graham.

The opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera of New York and was first performed in a co-production of the Met and the English National Opera.^[1][2] The production design, which employed video projections, was by Julian Crouch and 59 Productions, the costumes, by Arianne Phillips, and the stage lighting, by Kevin Adams.^[1][3][4][5] The opera premiered at the English National Opera in London on November 18, 2017, and at the Met in New York on October 19, 2018, both directed by Michael Mayer.^[1][6] The New York performances, conducted by Robert Spano (in his Met debut), featured Isabel Leonard (Marnie), Christopher Maltman (Mark Rutland), Iestyn Davies (Terry Rutland), Anthony Dean Griffey (Mr Strutt), Denyce Graves (Marnie's Mother), Ashley Emerson (Laura Fleet), Stacey Tappan (Dawn), Marie Te Hapuku (Miss Fedder), and Ian Koziara (Derek).^[6] The seventh and last performance of Marnie in the New York season was transmitted in high-definition video as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series.^[7] It is now available for streaming at Met Opera on Demand with a subscription or rental fee,^[8] but was provided free of charge on April 30 and November 24, 2020, and on June 28, 2021.^[9][10][11]

In an interview during the Met Opera's 2018 Live in HD stream of the opera, Muhly said that he wrote the role of Marnie with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in mind.^{[citation needed]} She performed the title role in the opera's American premiere, at the Metropolitan Opera, but the role was performed by Sasha Cooke in the world premiere.

• Davidson, Justin (October 21, 2018). "Opera Review: On the Lightness of Nico Muhly's Marnie". Vulture. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
• Fairman, Richard (November 20, 2017). "Marnie – a psychological maze at English National Opera". Financial Times. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
• Fairman, Richard (October 18, 2017). "Opera goes to the movies: composer Nico Muhly on taking on Marnie and Hitchcock". Financial Times. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
• Gewirtzman, David (November 18, 2017). "First Look at the World Premiere of Nico Muhly and Nicholas Wright's Opera Marnie". Playbill. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
• Midgette, Anne (October 21, 2018). "'Marnie' is all too insubstantial at Met Opera premiere". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
• Tommasini, Anthony (October 21, 2018). "Review: Marnie Stays in the Shadows in Nico Muhly's Opera". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

• Synopsis at MetOpera.org
• Score details, Music Sales Group
• Marnie, Met Opera on Demand

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