Opera in Cinema Blog
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April 17th, NYC: One Day, Three Operas, Three Locations
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One Day, Three Locations, Three Operas
Sunday April 17, 2011:
La Traviata
from the Royal Opera House, London
Starring Renee Fleming, Thomas Hampson & Joseph Calleja
“[Fleming] delivers the superstar goods…The crowd went wild, and rightly so…” -Warwick Thompson, Bloomberg.com
► 10AM at IFC Center, 323 6th Ave
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The IFC Center plays Opera & Ballet in Cinema
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Opera and Ballet Come to IFC Center With High-Def Presentations on the Big Screen
Noted Downtown Arthouse Teams with Emerging Pictures To Bring Music and Dance from the World’s Most Acclaimed Performing Arts Companies to the Village in April.
IFC Center is proud to announce a new program to bring Emerging Pictures’ “Opera in Cinema” and “Ballet in Cinema” presentations to downtown Manhattan this spring. Featuring canonical works mounted by world’s greatest opera and ballet companies—including the Royal Opera, the Bolshoi and the Royal Ballet—these events present high-definition performances from such stars as Renée Fleming, Placido Domingo and Natalia Osipova.
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Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci LIVE from La Scala 1/20!
19 Comments | Posted by scott in Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
Opera fans’ favorite double billing, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, are two brief operas that pack a big punch! Watch renowned tenor José Cura wail as the tormented, betrayed Canio – LIVE from La Scala, Milan on January 20th at 2pm EST in participating venues! Encore screenings in participating venues.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Starring Luciana D’Intino as Santuzza, Salvatore Licitra as Turiddu, Claudio Sgura as Alfio
Pagliacci: Starring Oksana Dyka as Nedda, José Cura as Canio and Mario Cassi as Silvio.
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Find a venue below, or use the search bar to find all venues near you!
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La Traviata starring Renee Fleming in HD!
2 Comments | Posted by christiana in Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
“quite simply great dramatic singing.”- The Independent
“A richly rewarding evening.”- The Telegraph
“America’s favourite prima donna.”- The Times
Verdi’s tragic tale of courtesan Violetta Valery is brought to life on the stage of London’s Royal Opera House – and on a movie screen near you. La Traviata (or, “the Fallen Woman,”) stars beloved American soprano Renée Fleming in the title role, with tenor Joseph Calleja as her lover Alfredo and bass Thomas Hampson as Germont.
Opens in January 2011 in theatres nationwide!
If you’re a fan of Emerging Pictures’ Opera in Cinema Series, here’s your chance to play a vital role on our Team! Become a Super Fan: You’ll receive free tickets and chances to score DVDs & CDs and classic opera memorabilia! Besides receiving local and national recognition via Emerging Pictures and our local venue partners, you’ll be doing a valuable service in supporting your local arts community.
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Opera buffs beaming over La Scala premiere
0 Comments | Posted by scott in Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
More than 40,000 worldwide see live event
By VARIETY STAFF
Published: December 11, 2010
Original article
When La Scala guest conductor Daniel Barenboim recently raised his baton to start the opening-night perf of Wagner’s “The Valkyrie,” he commanded an aud extending well beyond the famed Milan venue to some 350 movie screens around the world.
About one-third of those screens were spread across the Italian peninsula, where the visually dazzling production staged by innovative Belgian director Guy Cassiers, was absorbed live in HD by some 40,000 opera buffs in what is being touted as a local digital distribution milestone.
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A Sweet Little Treat from Opera in Cinema
1 Comment | Posted by christiana in Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
What would a Valkyrie snack on before seeing Die Walküre LIVE on Dec. 7?
This Very Wagnerian cooking show has the answer…and a great recipe for apple strudel!
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Orchestras on Big Screens: Chase Scene Needed?
5 Comments | Posted by scott in Ballet in Cinema, Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
Photo: Cory Weaver/Metropolitan Opera, via Associated Press
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Published: November 9, 2010
Original article
The performing arts have long been holdouts for unfiltered, direct connection between audiences and performers in a digitized, electronic and screen-laden world.
Not anymore.
Opera houses, ballet companies, even the National Theater in London, are competing to lure audiences to live high-definition broadcasts in movie theaters, many of which are then shown again. It is the HD-ification of the arts, and it is already affecting programming decisions along with costume and set design, lighting choices and even ticket prices.
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The Flames of Paris opens Nov. 2!
3 Comments | Posted by christiana in Ballet in Cinema, Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
Ballet in Cinema presents The Flames of Paris from the Bolshoi Ballet!
This presentation is the kick-off of Emerging Pictures’ Ballet in Cinema series, which will continue throughout the year with both live broadcasts and recordings of performances from the Bolshoi, the Paris Opera Ballet, Covent Garden and La Scala. (See complete schedule below.)
THE FLAMES OF PARIS portrays the French Revolution as told through two love stories, heinous acts perpetrated by the evil Marquis Costa de Beauregard, battalions of the Marseillais troops on the march to Paris, the appearance of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the storming of their royal palace, The Tuilleries, and, of course, the swiftly descending knife of the guillotine.
This screening is a high-definition recording from a March 2010 performance of THE FLAMES OF PARIS at the world renowned Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow. The ballet was first performed in 1934 at the then Kirov Theatre, today’s Mariinsky Theatre, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). THE FLAMES OF PARIS became one of Stalin’s favorite ballets, an art form not particularly favored by the Soviet leader. The ballet was originally presented on the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution, the inception of the first Communist government. Given that THE FLAMES OF PARIS is about the conflagration of the French Revolution, it was not surprising that the ballet was a favorite of Stalin’s and was a perennial favorite at the celebrations that marked the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union’s start.
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Die Walküre LIVE from opening night at La Scala on Dec. 7!
3 Comments | Posted by christiana in Emerging Cinemas, Opera in Cinema
Tickets to opening night at La Scala can cost hundreds of dollars, but with Opera in Cinema, you can experience the LIVE broadcast of “la prima” performance of Die Walküre without leaving your hometown! Immerse yourself in the power and majesty of Wagner’s greatest masterpiece – no airfare required!