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The Magic Flute
June 5th & June 19th
2pm
A new production from Teatro alla Scala, Milan Sung in German with English subtitles 164 minutes plus one intermission
From the Queen of the Night’s pyrotechnic high notes to Papageno’s chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart’s most charming and engaging operas. This celebrated production by artist William Kentridge joyfully bursts onto the stage of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy – and onto the big screen!
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Manon
June 12th & June 26th
2pm
From the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
175 minutes, plus one intermission. Sung in French with English subtitles
Massenet’s passionate and tragic Manon stars three of today’s operatic luminaries: Rolando Villazón as Chevalier Des Grieux, Samuel Ramey as his father, and the incomparable coloratura Natalie Dessay as Manon herself. From the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.
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The Barber of Seville
July 3rd & July 24th
2pm
A comic opera in two acts
From Teatro Regio di Parma
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Running time:
Act 1: 95 minutes
Intermission: 20 minutes Act 2: 60 minutes Total running time: 175 min
Rossini’s charming comedy The Barber of Seville is sure to leave you singing “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!” - just one of this opera’s many memorable tunes. A truly Italianate spectacle, performed on the classic stage of the Teatro Regio di Parma in Parma, Italy. Starring Luca Salsi as the rapscallion barber Figaro and Ketevan Kemoklidze as the clever beauty Rosina.
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Macbeth
July 10th & July 31st
2pm
An opera in four acts
170 minutes From the Royal Opera House, London
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Verdi‟s most evocative music brings Shakespeare‟s drama to life on the stage of the Royal Opera House. Macbeth stars British baritone Simon Keenlyside as the titular tormented ruler of Scotland. Don‟t miss this thrilling tale of power and corruption, recorded LIVE in London.
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