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19:00 | The Met - Live in HD: Iolanta, Duke Bluebeard's Castle |
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Opera production. USA 2014, 219 min. Directed by Mariusz Trelinski. Music by Peter Tchaikovsky, Bela Bartok. Conducted by Valery Gergiev. Starring: Anna Netrebko, Nadja Michael, Mikhail Petrenko, Piotr Beczala. In Russian, Hungarian with Russian, English subtitles. On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic psychological thriller (Duke Bluebeard's Castle). Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for the first time in Iolanta, while Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas are directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s. Iolanta also stars Piotr Beczala, and Valery Gergiev conducts both operas. More info
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19:00 | The Met - Live in HD: Iolanta, Duke Bluebeard's Castle |
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Opera production. USA 2014, 219 min. Directed by Mariusz Trelinski. Music by Peter Tchaikovsky, Bela Bartok. Conducted by Valery Gergiev. Starring: Anna Netrebko, Nadja Michael, Mikhail Petrenko, Piotr Beczala. In Russian, Hungarian with Russian, English subtitles. On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic psychological thriller (Duke Bluebeard's Castle). Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for the first time in Iolanta, while Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas are directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s. Iolanta also stars Piotr Beczala, and Valery Gergiev conducts both operas. More info
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