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Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition, even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic.
Key facts
- This is the third time Ziegfeld has played the role of the snake charmer in the Met’s adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1790 opera
- The snakes came to their audition thanks to Nancy Novograd and her company All Tame Animals
- Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition, even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic
- In charge of deciding who gets the s-s-s-s-starring reptilian role is Zoe Ziegfeld, a carnival performer-turned-opera actor cast as the snake handler in the Met’s version of “Così fan tutte
Summary
In charge of deciding who gets the s-s-s-s-starring reptilian role is Zoe Ziegfeld, a carnival performer-turned-opera actor cast as the snake handler in the Met’s version of “Così fan tutte,” inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s. Ziegfeld takes each snake, lets it slither and wrap around, then hoists the animal over their head, rehearsing what they will do under the bright lights at center stage for each performance. “I need to know that the animal is comfortable with people and with what we are doing,” Ziegfeld said. “The team will be moving forward with Princess (the big sun-glow boa constrictor who is yellow-peach) in rehearsals on a trial basis!