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| Arts Calendar / July 17 / Film |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Amadeus |
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National Theatre 2017, 183 min. Directed by Michael Longhurst. Starring: Lucian Msamati, Adam Gillen, Karla Crome. In English. Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God. After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Watch online here. TheatreHD/Play |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Turandot |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2009, 128 min. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Starring: Maria Guleghina, Marcello Giordani, Marina Poplavskaya. In Italian. Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s final opera stars Maria Guleghina in the title role of the icy Chinese princess, who has all suitors unable to solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani is Calàf, the prince who eventually wins her love. Marina Poplavskaya sings Liù, the slave girl who also loves Calàf, and Samuel Ramey is his father, Timur. Rising maestro Andris Nelsons conducts this Live in HD production. Watch online here. TheatreHD/Play |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Wozzeck |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2020, 113 min. Directed by William Kentridge. Starring: Elza van den Heever, Peter Mattei, Christian van Horn. In German. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts William Kentridge’s new production of Alban Berg’s expressionistic masterpiece Wozzeck, regarded for its intense emotional power and brilliant score as one of the most significant operas of the 20th century. Composed during and in the aftermath of World War I, Berg’s dark exploration of a soldier besieged by the evils of society is staged by Kentridge in a ramshackle warren of stairs, ramps, discarded furniture, and debris. Watch online here. TheatreHD/Play |
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