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LA SONNAMBULA
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Great Performances at the Met
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Saturday, June 16 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, June 17 -- 3:00am; Monday, 12:00am
A reimagining of the Bellini opera "La Sonnambula," about a young woman (Natalie Dessay) whose sleepwalking compromises her virtue and causes her beloved (Juan Diego Flórez) to cancel their wedding, adds a play-within-a-play format.
DURATION: 150 MIN
DETAILS: [HD] [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE: PARENTS PICKS
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SEASON FINALE
8:00pm
RI Center for Performing Arts
848 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI
RI Center for Performing Arts
848 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI
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Does saying "I love you" really mean "I love your money?"
Composer: Franz Lehár
"The most popular operetta of the twentieth century!"
The Merry Widow was booked by Victor Leon and Leo Stein.
Composer: Franz Lehár
"The most popular operetta of the twentieth century!"
The Merry Widow was booked by Victor Leon and Leo Stein.
— Featuring —
DIANA MCVEY in the role of Hanna Glawariand
Rachele Schmiege, Kristina Riegle, Kara Lund, Denise Lachowski, Paul Soper, Giovanni Formisano,
Fred Frabotta, Fredric Scheff, David Kravitz, Jason Shealy, Devon Morin, and Kilian Mooney
Directed and Choreographed by David McCarty
Music Director: Christopher McMullen-Laird • Artistic Director: Rene de la Garza
Chorus Director: Mark Conley • Costume Designer: Everett Hoag
Chorus Director: Mark Conley • Costume Designer: Everett Hoag
Tickets now on sale by calling 401-331-6060.
Tickets are $35 and $60.
Senior discounts available on all $60 tickets.
Tickets are $35 and $60.
Senior discounts available on all $60 tickets.
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JANE PICKENS THEATER, NEWPORT
SUNDAY, JUNE 17, at NOON
ANNA BOLENA FROM THE TEATRO DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO
OVERVIEW
Anna Bolena
From the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
220 minutes
Envelope-pushing director Graham Vick describes his
production of Anna Bolena as “two
women making use of the bed to get to the throne and a man making use of the
throne to get to the bed.” The
man, of course, is Henry the 8th, and the women are his doomed wives, Jane
Seymour and Anne Boleyn. Don't miss this tale of treachery and scandal, brought
to life in Donizetti's sparkling score..From the Teatro del Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino, Italy
About Maggio Musicale Fiorentino:Founded in 1933, Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino is one of the oldest music festivals in Italy, and one of
the most famous. It features opera, concerts, ballet and exhibitions at
Florence's Teatro Comunale (or Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino) and
Teatro Goldoni.
This performance has been captured live.
Note: This production is performed with piano, not orchestra, due to an orchestral strike.
CABLE CAR CINEMA, PROVIDENCE
SUNDAY, JUNE 17, at NOON
FROM THE GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU, BARCELONA
CARMEN
Starring: Roberto
Alagna, Erwin Schrott, Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Director: Calixto
Bieito
Run Time: 140
Minutes
Synopsis: Carmen
is the story of fatal attraction between Carmen, the hot-blooded gypsy, and Don
José, the upstanding corporal in the Spanish army who’s already engaged to
another woman. Don José begins to fall for Carmen as she sings the famous song
of seduction, the Habañera. When he helps her avoid arrest, he is thrown in
prison. Upon his release, he seeks her out; as a result, his life continues to
unravel. Upon hearing his mother is dying, he heads home, vowing to Carmen that
they will be together again soon. When he returns, he discovers Carmen in a
rapturous affair with Escamillo, a dashing toreador. Don José, now bitter and
angry, stabs her to death just as Escamillo wins the fight in the bullring. As
the spectators leave the arena, Don José throws himself on her dead body and
confesses his guilt.
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
For those of you who have been longing all these years
for an opera to be written about Marilyn Monroe, your wait is finally over! On
this coming Saturday (June 16), Radio 4 will be broadcasting a LIVE performance
of composer Robin de Raaff's new opera "Waiting for Miss Monroe" as
part of this year's Holland Festival in Amsterdam. Can an opera about Jayne
Mansfield be too far behind???
For more conservative-minded listeners, Puccini's
"La Boheme" would probably be considered a safe bet. BBC Radio 3 has
it, in a recent performance from London's Royal Opera House. Singing the tenor
role of Rodolfo is Joseph Calleja, a Met "veteran" who was seen &
heard not too long ago in HD-transmissions of Donizetti's "Lucia di
Lammermoor" & Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann."
Another so-called safe bet would be Verdi's "Don
Carlo." This is yet another LIVE performance from the Vienna State Opera
(on ORF) & featuring bass Rene Pape as King Philip. Pape's most recent
appearance in a Met HD-transmission was as Mephistopheles in last December's
presentation of Gounod's "Faust."
In a somewhat lighter vein, you might want to tune in
to NPR for the latest installment of operas that were performed at the Lyric
Opera of Chicago this past season. This week, it's "Showboat" by
Jerome Kerns, with an exceptional cast headed by baritone Nathan Gunn (Mercutio
in the Met's "Romeo & Juliette" a few seasons back).
Enjoy!
DAVE
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THIS WEEK'S SUMMER ENCORE
June 20, 2012, 6:30 pm (local time)
Le Comte Ory
Estimated running time: 2 hours, 25
minutes
Check the theater where you ordinarily see the Met-HD broadcasts. Not all run the encores.
Bel canto sensation Juan Diego Flórez sings
the title role of Rossini's vocally dazzling comedy, in Bartlett Sher’s Met
premiere production. Joyce DiDonato stars in the trouser role of the page
Isolier, who vies with Count Ory for the love of Countess Adèle, sung by Diana
Damrau.
Conductor: Maurizio Benini
Cast: Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Susanne
Resmark, Juan Diego Flórez, Stéphane Degout, Michele Pertusi
Original transmission: Saturday, April 9, 2011
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UPCOMING MET-HD Summer Encores
Don Giovanni
Estimated running time: 4 hours
Mariusz Kwiecien is the world’s most famous lover in Michael Grandage's new production, led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi. The lineup of refined Mozartians also includes Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Ramón Vargas, and Luca Pisaroni.
Production: Michael Grandage
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Cast: Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Mojca Erdmann, Ramón Vargas, Mariusz Kwiecien, Luca Pisaroni, Joshua Bloom, Štefan Kocán
Original transmission: October 29, 2011
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Estimated running time: 3 hours
Bartlett Sher’s 2009 production stars Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role of Offenbach's fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Anna Netrebko is the tragic Antonia and Alan Held sings the demonic four villains. Met Music Director James Levine conducts.Conductor: James Levine
Production: Bartlett Sher
Cast: Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held
The Live in HD production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann does not include the partial nudity seen in the stage production.
Original transmission: December 19, 2009
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Estimated running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Donizetti’s bel canto tragedy in her Met role debut, with Piotr Beczala as her lover, Edgardo. Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman’s hit production, first seen in 2007, is staged as a Victorian ghost story.Production: Mary Zimmerman
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Cast: Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien, Ildar Abdrazakov
Original transmission: February 7, 2009
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Der Rosenkavalier
Estimated running time: 3 hours, 20 minutes
Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Edo de Waart conducts a cast that also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen.Production: Nathaniel Merrill
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Cast: Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson
Original transmission: Saturday, January 9, 2010
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MET RADIO BROADCAST
No more broadcasts until autumn!
Enjoy the summer!
Listen to the Met Opera Saturday afternoon broadcasts on Harvard Radio, 95.3 in the Boston area or live-streaming online at http://www.whrb.org
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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV
THIS WEEK!
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