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Opera at Bryn Mawr Film Institute - Fall 2008
Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s fall program will include both a four-opera subscription series and a special live simulcast of La Scala’s production of DON CARLO. Featuring 5.1 digital sound, and filmed live with innovative cinematography, the operas include talks with staff from the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Visit the Opera at Bryn Mawr Film Institute tickets page to subscribe to either the Wednesday or Sunday series. Tickets to individual operas will be available at the box office starting September 1, 2008 for members, and the day of the performance for nonmembers.
DON CARLO tickets are not included in the opera subscription series.
All runtimes include a 20-minute intermission.
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Ticket Information
Four-Month Subscriptions:
General Public - $80
BMFI Members:
...Basic Levels - $72
...Producer Level and Up - $65
Single Performance Admission:
(Available at Box Office only)
General Public - $25 - available day of show only
BMFI Members - $22.50 - BMFI members can buy single tickets in advance starting September 1, 2008
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Please note: Both subscription tickets and single tickets are transferable to another person, but neither subscription tickets nor single tickets are refundable.
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Opera at Bryn Mawr Film Institute Schedule - September through December 2008
September
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini – Conducted by Antonino Fogliani and directed by Bepi Morassi at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice – Starring Francesco Meli, Bruno De Simone, Rinat Shaham, Roberto Frontali and Giovanni Furlanetto – 2 hr 57 min
Rossini completed all the music for IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA in less than three weeks. This “Opera Buffa,” hated at its first performance only to become a hit within a week, is one of the most performed operas worldwide, and certainly Rossini’s most famous and beloved one.
Showtimes:
Sunday, September 14, 1:00 pm
Wednesday, September 24, 7:00 pm
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October
Norma
Bellini – Conducted by Evelino Pidò and directed by Federico Tiezzi at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna – Starring Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato and Nino Surguladze – 3 hr 01 min
At 30, Bellini wrote NORMA. It became his greatest achievement and is now regarded as an example of the supreme height of the Bel Canto tradition. This production marked international star soprano Daniela Dessì’s debut in the title role, and the critics raved unanimously about her performance.
Showtimes:
Sunday, October 5, 1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 22, 7:00 pm
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November
Otello
Verdi – Conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Stephen Langridge at the Salzburg Festival – Starring Aleksandrs Antonenko and Carlos Álvarez – 2 hr 30 min
Verdi’s last tragic opera, OTELLO, like Shakespeare’s play, is a shattering psychological drama. The new production for the Salzburg Festival is directed by Stephen Langridge, who in 2006 attracted attention with his production of Offenbach’s Bluebeard in Bregenz, who is joined by Riccardo Muti, one of the best Verdi conductors of our time.
Showtimes:
Wednesday, November 5, 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 23, 1:00 pm
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December
Roméo et Juliette
Gounod – Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Bartlett Sher at the Salzburg Festival – Starring Nino Machaidze and Rolando Villazón - 3 hr 20 min
Stage director Bartlett Sher (winner of this year’s best director of a musical Tony Award for his Broadway revival of South Pacific) makes his European opera debut with this production. The young French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director designate of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducts for the first time in Salzburg.
Showtimes:
Wednesday, December 3, 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 28, 1:00 pm
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Sunday, December 7, 12:00 noon
Don Carlo
LIVE! Opening Night of La Scala Season
Verdi – Conducted by Daniele Gatti at Teatro alla Scala – Starring Ferruccio Furlanetto, Giuseppe Filianoti, Dalibor Jenis, and Fiorenza Cedolins
Presented live via satellite from the most prestigious opera house in the world, La Scala’s 2008-9 season begins with Verdi’s DON CARLO, regarded by Verdians today as the composer’s richest, and possibly greatest work, with moments of overwhelming power and presence.
Subscribers to BMFI’s opera series may purchase tickets to this performance at their subscriber discount at the box office.
Live Showtime:
Sunday, December 7, 12:00 noon
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Sunday, December 21, 1pm
Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel
Engelbert Humperdinck--conducted by Kazushi Ono at the Glyndebourne Festival, UK--Starring Jennifer Holloway, Adriana Kucherova, and Irmgard Vilsmajer-- Sung in German with English subtitles-- 2hrs 15min plus one intermission
This magical world of fairy tale began life as a commission from the composer's sister, Adelheid Wette, who had adapted the original Grimm tale into a play for her own children. Humperdinck originally produced four songs for her, but the operatic potential of the fable was clear. The work has been a constant and extraordinary success since its premiere in 1893. Hänsel und Gretel, described by Richard Strauss as "a masterpiece of the highest quality," combines romanticism, lyricism and exuberant playfulness in a vibrantly rich orchestration that is clearly influenced by the music of Brahms and Wagner. Like all great fairy tales, the story has darker underpinnings, evident in Humperdinck's brilliant orchestral writing which accompanies the lost siblings' journey through a shadowy world of unknown and limitless menace
The screening will be introduced and discussed by Michael Bolton, Director of Outreach and Community Programs for the Opera Company of Philadelphia.
Please note that this opera is not included in the four-opera subscription series. However, individuals who have a series subscription may purchase tickets to this opera at the prorated series rate.
Tickets are available at the box office only, after October 17, 2008.
Ticket Prices:
General Admission: $25
BMFI Member: $22.50
Series Subscribers, General Admission: $20
Series Subscribers, BMFI Member: $18