"Oh, how doubly dear and above all honour is Mozart to me that it was not possible for him to invent music for ‘Tito’ like that of ‘Don Giovanni,’ for ‘Cosi fan tutte’ like that of ‘Figaro’! How shamefully would it have desecrated music!" Richard Wagner: Oper und Drama
This year, Opera Australia will broadcast, for the first time, their CinemaLive opera relay in cinemas in the UK and Ireland. Included will be their rather fine production of Don Giovanni. Below, is a full list of all operas in the season, the release from Opera Australia plus participating cinemas. I will attempt to provide international dates shortly. Alas, as yet, no news as to whether the Melbourne Ring will be broadcast next year.
Opera
Australia and CinemaLive are excited to announce that Opera
Australia’s 2012-13 cinema season will be delivered to the UK from
the 24th
April this year.
The
series will consist of some of the world’s favourite operas
including three of Puccini’s masterpieces; La
bohème,
Turandot
and the exquisite Madama
Butterfly,
Mozart’s breathtaking Don
Giovanni
and Bizet’s captivating imaginings in The
Pearlfishers.
The series will also feature some ground-breaking new productions
including Erick Korngold’s Die
tote Stadt
directed by the Oscar nominated film director; Bruce Beresford.
A
highlight of the series will be Verdi’s La
Traviata,
on 31st
July 2012, performed on a purpose-built, shimmering stage on the
waters of The Sydney Harbour on a floating water-stage. The Sydney
Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House will provide a magnificent
backdrop to this unique production, complete with fireworks – a
glittering production, perfectly suited for the silver screen.
For
those who don’t fancy travelling 10,000 miles to see the operas
live, this series will provide UK audiences with an exciting
opportunity to see world-class productions from the other side of the
globe.
Artistic
Director, Lyndon Terracini said of the launch, "I'm
delighted that we now have the opportunity for opera lovers in the UK
to be able to enjoy some of Opera Australia's most wonderful
productions."
Cinemas
confirmed to take Opera Australia series
Full series:
UK
Showcase cinemas:
Nottingham
Peterborough
Walsall
Leeds
Teesside
Paisley
Reading
Cardiff
Picturehouse
Indie:
Station, Richmond
Bognor Picturedrome,
Bognor Regis
Pavillion Galashials
Zefierelli’s
Ambleside
Odeon:
Basingstoke
Belfast
Cardiff
Panton St.
Derby
Dunfermline
Greenwich
Hull
Kingston
Maidenhead
Milton
Keynes
Sheffield
Silverlinks
Newcastle
Southampton
IRELAND
| LAKME - CAMEO CINEMAS Carlow |
| LAKME - CAMEO CINEMAS Tralee |
| LAKME - CAMEO CINEMAS Wexford |
| LAKME - CAMEO CINEMAS Kilkenny |
| LAKME- Dundalk IMC |
| LAKME - Athlone IMC |
Screening
dates:
Lakmé
29th
May 2012
Don
Giovanni 26th
June 2012
La
Traviata 31st
July 2012
Turandot
28th
August 2012
Die
tote Stadt 27th
November 2012
The
Pearlfishers 29th
January 2013
Madama
Butterfly 26th
March 2013
More Information: CinemaLive
