Royal Opera House productions coming to the Capitol Theatre

 

• Arts Alliance Media, the worldwide leader in digital cinema is collaborating with Royal Opera House (ROH) Cinema series & Screen Vision, a US leader in screen advertising & theatrical experiences to bring select world-class opera productions from one of the premier venues in the world to theatres around the country. 
• The series are must-attend events for fans of opera and a great introduction for those experiencing it for the first time.
• Tickets are $20 to each production and are available at the Capitol Theatre (1390 W. 65^th St., Cleveland) and online at www.clevelandcinemas.com
• The 2013/2014 operas which will be screening at the Capitol Theatre are:

 

 

PRODUCTION: Parsifal

DATE: Thursday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, January 12 at 11:00 AM

DESCRIPTION: A new production of Parsifal, Wagner’s huge, profound meditation on guilt, death and

possible redemption, is always a remarkable event. This one, directed by Stephen Langridge, designed by Alison Chitty and conducted by Antonio Pappano, the creative team who brought Birtwistle’s brutal, beautiful Minotaur to the stage, is especially exciting. An extraordinary cast of Wagnerian singers come together: Heldentenor Simon O’Neill, recently acclaimed for his Siegmund, sings Parsifal; the magnificent bass René Pape is Gurnemanz; Gerald Finley makes his role debut as Amfortas after a wonderful Hans Sachs at Glyndebourne, Willard White sings the sorcerer Klingsor, and versatile singer-actress Angela Denoke is an intriguing choice for Kundry.

 

CAST:

Parsifal - Simon O’Neill

Kundry - Angela Denoke

Gurnemanz - René Pape

Amfortas - Gerald Finley

Klingsor - Willard White

 

CREDITS:

Music - Richard Wagner; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor - Antonio Pappano

Director - Stephen Langridge

Designs - Alison Chitty

 

PRODUCTION: La bohème

DATES: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM

DESCRIPTION: Teeming with period detail, John Copley’s definitive production of this much-loved opera is traditional opera at its best. From a shabby garret to the bustling Café Momus to a snowy courtyard at dawn, this minutely observed panorama of 1830s Parisian life, beautifully designed by Julia Trevelyan Oman, conjures emotions and atmosphere ranging from joy to tragedy, in large-scale crowd scenes and intimate tableaux.

Puccini no doubt drew on his own student escapades – which anticipated his later reputation as a legendary bon viveur – for the robust humour of the comic scenes. And in his depiction of the tender and ultimately tragic love between Mimì (Maija Kovalevska, Carmen in 3D, 2010) and Rodolfo (Rolando Villazón, Rodolfo in Robert Dornhelm’s film version of the opera, the title role in The Royal Opera’s Don Carlo), Puccini achieved an immediacy, warmth and humanity that have rarely been equalled.

CAST:

Rodolfo - Rolando Villazón
Mimì - Maija Kovalevska
Musetta - Stefania Dovhan
Marcello - Audun Iversen

CREDITS:

Music - Giacomo Puccini, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, The Royal Opera Chorus

Director - John Copley

Conductor – Mark Elder

Designs - Julia Trevelyan Oman

Lighting - John Charlton

 

PRODUCTION: Don Giovanni

DATES: Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM

DESCRIPTION: Mozart’s sublime tragic comedy offers boundless scope for directors, and Kasper Holten has chosen it to follow his directorial debut of Eugene Onegin. He wants to shift the emphasis from Don Giovanni’s sex life into a darker place, showing Giovanni’s womanizing as an attempt to stave off his own mortality. Each woman he seduces represents a life he could have had. Though it is a dark piece, Holten intends to handle it with a light touch and he is working with a superb cast – Mariusz Kwiecien, one of the world’s leading Don Giovannis, Alex Esposito, a fresh, vigorous Leporello and acclaimed French soprano Véronique Gens.

CAST:
Don Giovanni - Mariusz Kwiecien
Leporello - Alex Esposito
Donna Anna - Mailn Bystrom
Masetto - Dawid Kimberg
Donna Elvira - Véronique Gens
Don Ottavio - Antonio Poli
Zerlina - Elizabeth Watts
Commendatore - Alexander Tsymbalyuk

CREDITS:
Music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor
- Nicola Luisotti
Designs – Es Devlin
Costume - Anja Vang Kragh
Director – Kasper Holten
Lighting – Bruno Poet
Choreography - Signe Fabricius

PRODUCTION: Nabucco

DATE: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM

DESCRIPTION: Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated talents of our time, is making a major role debut. This is a rare chance to see a genre-defining masterwork, containing some of the greatest choral music ever written, along with some wonderful arias and ensembles. This new production of Nabucco is unmissable.

Domingo takes another thrilling step into the baritone repertory following his triumphs as Simon Boccanegra, as he sings the title role of Nabucco for the first time. He is joined by an exciting young cast including Ukranian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska (Lady Macbeth in Macbeth for The Royal Opera, 2011) as the power-hungry priestess Abigaille. Acclaimed theatre and opera director Daniele Abbado makes his Royal Opera debut directing this co-production with La Scala, Milan.

The plot is based on the biblical story of King Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), and focuses on his imprisonment of the Hebrews, his struggle against his unscrupulous daughter, Abigaille, his divine punishment and final salvation. Verdi’s rich score offers melody, power and raw drama on a scale that does full justice to the opera’s epic themes of nationhood, faith, love and redemption and calls upon the full might of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus.

 

 

CAST:

Conductor - Nicola Luisotti

Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) - Plácido Domingo

Ismaele - Andrea Caré

Zaccaria - Vitalij Kowaljow

Abigaille - Liudmyla Monastyrska

Fenena - Marianna Pizzolato

High Priest - Robert Lloyd

Anna - Dušica Bijelic

Abdallo - David Butt Philip

 

CREDITS:

Music - Giuseppe Verdi; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Director - Daniele Abbado

Designs - Alison Chitty

Lighting - Alessandro Carletti

Movement - Simona Bucci

Video - Luca Scarzella

 

 

PRODUCTION: La Traviata

DATES: Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 11:00 AM

DESCRIPTION: Verdi’s tragic tale of a Parisian courtesan who sacrifices all for love is vividly presented in Richard Eyre’s production.

 

CAST:

Violetta Valéry - Diana Damrau

Alfredo Germont - Francesco Demuro

Giorgio Germont - Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Baron Douphol - Michel de Souza

Doctor Grenvil - Jihoon Kim

Flora Bervoix -Nadezhda Karyazina

Marquis D'Obigny - Jeremy White

Gastone de Letorières - Luis Gomes

Annina - Sarah Pring

 

CREDITS:

Music - Giuseppe Verdi; The Royal Ballet; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor - Dan Ettinger

Director - Richard Eyre

Designs - Bob Crowley

Lighting - Jean Kalman

Movement - Jane Gibson

 

 

PRODUCTION: Manon Lescaut

DATES: Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM

DESCRIPTION: This early Puccini masterpiece makes a welcome return to Covent Garden after an absence of over 20 years, in a new production by Jonathan Kent under the baton of Music Director Antonio Pappano. The exciting Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais sings the title role. A consummate Puccini soprano, Opolais caused a sensation as Madama Butterfly in 2011, and with Manon Lescaut, the bold but impressionable heroine, we will see a very different side of her character. She is matched in star power by Jonas Kaufmann as her lover, Des Grieux, and Christopher Maltman as her cynical brother Lescaut. This is a much anticipated new production, and Kent’s vision of a young girl who faces temptation in the big city will surely resonate with today’s audience.

 

CAST:

Manon - Kristine Opolais

Lescaut - Christopher Maltman

Chevalier des Grieux - Jonas Kaufmann

Geronte de Ravoir - Maurizio Muraro

Edmondo - Benjamin Hulett

 

CREDITS:

Music - Giacomo Puccini; Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor - Antonio Pappano

Director - Jonathan Kent

Designs - Paul Brown

Choreography - Denni Sayers

 

About Royal Opera House:

Over the last Season 7.5 million people have engaged with the work of the Royal Opera House. The commitment to enabling as many people as possible to experience and enjoy world-class opera and ballet will continue as we present our work over new platforms from cinema to online streaming and broadcasts with the BBC and free BP Big Screens. Other access initiatives include the Student Standby Scheme, Welcome Performances for families and the Schools’ Matinees. For more information, visit www.roh.org.uk.

 

About Arts Alliance Media:

Arts Alliance Media, based in London with offices in Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Oslo, Milan and Berlin, is the worldwide leader in digital cinema, offering a complete range of services, as well as VPF financing solutions for digital conversion. These services include installation, maintenance and support for digital cinema systems; world-class software solutions; management and delivery of content to cinemas; and alternative content and live events. AAM has European Virtual Print Fee (VPF) agreements in place with all six Hollywood studios and has signed over 3,850 VPF screens in multiple territories, including with many leading exhibitors. The company recently activated its Latin American VPF programme with a raft of exhibitor signings in the past weeks.  AAM's digital cinema software currently touches approximately 15,000 screens worldwide. The London-based Network Operations Centre supports over 5,500 digital screens around the world, and  the company’s digital cinema lab has mastered over 2500 titles to date, and shipped hundreds of thousands of DCPs. AAM’s strategic partnership with Arqiva allows exhibitors to benefit from satellite delivery of content to cinemas. Arts Alliance Media was founded in 2003 by Thomas Høegh. For more information, visit www.artsalliancemedia.com.

 

About Screenvision

Headquartered in New York, N.Y., Screenvision is a national leader in cinema advertising, offering on-screen advertising, in-lobby promotions and integrated marketing programs to national, regional and local advertisers and providing comprehensive cinema advertising representation services to top tier theatrical exhibitors presenting the highest quality moviegoing experience. The Screenvision cinema advertising network is comprised of over 14,300 screens in 2,300+ theater locations across all 50 states and 94% of DMAs nationwide; delivering through more than 150 theatrical circuits, including 6 of the top 10 exhibitor companies.  For more information: http://www.screenvision.com.