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American Reviews Hail Adam Plachetka as a Metropolitan Opera Legend

Czech bass-baritone Adam Plachetka has triumphed in his debut as Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York. His performance follows a successful run of appearances as Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the same opera house.

Critics agree that Plachetka impressed not only with his charisma and vocal authority but has, in their words, become a true legend of the Met.
As OperaWire wrote:

“Adam Plachetka as Escamillo was excellent in his role. His voice resonated with brilliance and robustness in the Met’s hall as he celebrated himself as Escamillo… Plachetka’s performance of his most famous aria, ‘Votre toast (Toreador Song),’ was another major highlight of the night… Plachetka is a Met opera legend.”
(Jennifer Pyron, OperaWire, October 31, 2025)

New York Classical Review also praised his exceptional portrayal:

“The excellent bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as Escamillo – here not as a bullfighter but rather a rodeo star in a place that feels somewhere in the American Southwest… Escamillo is fundamental to the shifts in the characters’ relationships, and Plachetka’s ability to be comical and blustery, charismatic and also arrogant, made this work. His Toreador Song ‘Votre toast’ was snappy, with a touch of professional wrestling showmanship.”
(George Grella, New York Classical Review, October 29, 2025)

Adam Plachetka took his first steps into this new role on October 28, with performances continuing throughout November. Under the baton of French conductor Fabien Gabel, the cast features an all-star lineup: Isabel Leonard as Carmen, Michael Fabiano as Don José, and Kristina Mkhitaryan as Micaëla.

Adam Plachetka Thrilled Audiences at the Metropolitan Opera as Leporello

Czech bass-baritone Adam Plachetka achieved great success at the Metropolitan Opera when he appeared on September 24 as Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Critics praised his masterful vocal performance and exceptional stage chemistry with the title role interpreter, American bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green. Adam Plachetka will perform as Leporello throughout the entire run of performances until the end of October. He will then take on a new role on this stage – the toreador Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen.

In the title role of Don Giovanni, New York audiences saw Ryan Speedo Green, joined by sopranos Federica Lombardi (Donna Anna), Janai Brugger (Donna Elvira), and Hera Hyesang Park (Zerlina), tenor Ben Bliss (Don Ottavio), and basses Adam Palka in his debut (the Commendatore) and William Guanbo So (Masetto). The first series of performances is conducted by the Metropolitan Opera’s Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

“Similarly, Adam Plachetka took the role of Leporello and ran with it. The only vaguely amusing character in the opera, Plachetka’s anger and disgust with the Don shone through. And his colorful bass voice wheedled poor Anna with more than a hint of sarcasm. There was no way he and the Don, in disguise, could have passed for one another, but that just made it more entertaining.,” wrote Robert Levine (Bachtrack, September 27, 2025).

George Grella (New York Classical Review, September 25, 2025) also highlighted Plachetka’s rendition of the famous “Catalogue Aria,” which he performed “with a masterfully guided, slower tempo that was still allegro, clear, and yet with room for personal gestures that captured the character’s essence.”

“Alongside Green, Adam Plachetka shone as a Leporello full of spark and naturalness: his character was among the most vividly drawn on stage, and thanks to his vocal versatility and humor, he offered a fascinating counterbalance – always without the slightest slip into exaggeration,” reported Ópera Actual (Rebeca Blanco Prim, September 30, 2025).

Following Leporello, Adam Plachetka will continue at the Metropolitan Opera with his debut as Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen on October 28. Performances featuring the Czech singer as the toreador will continue throughout November.

Details, schedule, and cast of Don Giovanni:
https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/don-giovanni/

Details, schedule, and cast of Carmen

https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/carmen/

Adam Plachetka at the Metropolitan Opera in New York for three months

This autumn, acclaimed Czech bass-baritone Adam Plachetka will once again appear before audiences of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he will spend nearly three months from September through the end of November. During this prestigious engagement, Plachetka will perform in two major roles — Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and, for the first time in his career, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen. He returns to the American continent just half a year after portraying Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Met.

Plachetka will first appear on the Met stage on September 24 as Leporello, a role he will reprise in eight additional performances throughout October. Beginning at the end of October, he will take on the role of Escamillo, the celebrated toreador in Carmen — marking his debut in the part. In total, he will appear in seventeen performances at one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses.

“I really enjoy performing at the Metropolitan Opera — I have extensive experience with Leporello, while Escamillo offers me the chance to explore a somewhat different vocal and dramatic dimension. I’ve received offers for this role for quite some time, but something always got in the way, including the Covid pandemic. So I believe that now the right moment has finally come,” said Adam Plachetka before his departure for the United States.

Adam Plachetka is one of the most prominent Czech singers of his generation. His repertoire spans a wide range of operatic, concert, and oratorio works. He regularly appears at leading international venues such as the Vienna State Opera, La Scala in Milan, and, of course, the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

More information about his schedule and upcoming performances is available on his official website:
https://www.adamplachetka.com/cz/2/kalendar/zobrazit