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20:30. The Metropolitan Opera 2020. 235 (with one interval). Directed by David McVicar. Starring: Joyce DiDonato, Brenda Rae, Iestyn Davies. In Italian with Russian subtitles. In the Met’s first-ever performances of Agrippina, Handel’s satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production he originally created for the Monnaie in Brussels in 2000, evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going right up to the present. Holding a distorted mirror to contemporary society (as Handel did when he staged this opera), the production presents the corrupt intrigues of the political classes, brought to life by Joyce DiDonato as the power-hungry empress Agrippina, Brenda Rae as the scheming, seductive Poppea, and Kate Lindsey as the feckless teenager Nerone. Iestyn Davies portrays the ambitious officer Ottone, and Matthew Rose is the emperor Claudius, on whose vacated throne Agrippina is determined to install her son. Renowned for his interpretations of the Baroque repertoire, Harry Bicket conducts.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Akhnaten |
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19:30. The Metropolitan Opera 2019, 205 min (with two intermissions). Directed by Phelim McDermott. Starring: Anthony Roth Costanzo, Disella Larusdottir, J’Nai Bridges. In English. Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip Glass, returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten, conducted by Karen Kamensek in her Met debut. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to inspire his people to adopt a new religion, abandoning the worship of the old gods for that of a single deity. In her Met debut, J’Nai Bridges sings the role of Nefertiti, Akhnaten’s bride, and Dísella Lárusdóttir is Queen Tye, the pharaoh’s mother. One of the staging’s distinctive visual features is provided by the Gandini Juggling Company, whose movements are perfectly choreographed with the orchestral score. This production of Akhnaten was originally created by LA Opera, Improbable, and English National Opera, where it premiered, winning the 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Luisa Miller |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2018, 195 min (with two intermissions). Conductor: Bertrand de Billy. Director: Elijah Moshinsky. Starring: Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczała. In Italian. Bertrand de Billy and Plácido Domingo add yet another chapter to their legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała in the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Romeo and Juliet |
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19:00. Sadler's Wells Theatre 2019, 91 min (no interval). Directed by Matthew Bourne. Starring: Paris Fitzpatrick, Cordelia Braithwaite, Dan Wright. In English with Russian subtitles. Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet has been hailed as ‘the single most eagerly awaited dance show for 2019’ by The Daily Telegraph. This passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic story of love and conflict is set in the not too distant future in ‘The Verona Institute’. Here ‘difficult’ young people are mysteriously confined by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirit and individuality. Our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. A timeless story of forbidden love, repressed emotions and teenage discovery, filmed live at Sadler’s Wells in London especially for cinemas. Bursting with youth, vitality and Matthew Bourne’s trademark storytelling, the UK’s brightest young dance talent join the New Adventures company, with direction and choreography by Matthew Bourne, design by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Paul Groothuis and new orchestrations of the Prokofiev score by Terry Davies, played live by the New Adventures Orchestra conducted by Brett Morris.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Un Ballo in Maschera |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2012, 215 min (with one intermission). Directed by David Alden. Starring: Sondra Radvanovsky, Dmitri Khvorostovskiy, Kathleen Kim. In Italian. Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance on the stage of the Metropolitan opera. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Sondra Radvanovsky is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim is the page Oscar, and Stephanie Blythe sings the role of the fortune-teller Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts. Watch online here.
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