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15:35. Biography, Thriller, Drama. USA 2020, 107 min. Directed by Josephine Decker. Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg. In English with Russian subtitles. A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny |
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The Metropolitan Opera 1979, 147 min. Directed by John Dexter. Starring: Teresa Stratas, Cornell MacNeil, Richard Cassilly. In German. John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a sensational cast come together to make this Kurt Weill–Bertolt Brecht masterpiece a riveting evening of music theater. At the center of the action is Jimmy Mahoney (Richard Cassilly), a logger who stumbles onto the city of Mahagonny, where (almost) anything is allowed. Teresa Stratas gives a mesmerizing performance as Jenny, the prostitute who takes up with Jimmy, until he is executed for the greatest of all crimes in Mahagonny—to not have any money. The legendary Astrid Varnay, in her final Met appearances, is Leocadia Begbick, and Cornell MacNeil sings Trinity Moses. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: The Ghosts of Versailles |
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The Metropolitan Opera 1992, 180 min. Directed by Colin Graham. Starring: Teresa Stratas, Håkan Hagegård, Gino Quilico. In English. What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary. This telecast captures its world premiere run, conducted by James Levine. Håkan Hagegård is Beaumarchais, Figaro’s creator, who is deeply in love with Empress Marie Antoinette (Teresa Stratas in a heart-searing performance) and determined to rewrite history and save her from the guillotine. A young Renée Fleming, at the beginning of her international career, sings the unfaithful Rosina. Gino Quilico is the wily Figaro who tries to take matters in his own hands and Marilyn Horne stops the show as the exotic entertainer Samira. Watch online here.
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