From Gisela Moffit:
Hi, this weekend we will experience comedy and/or
tragedy. So plan ahead so that you can
see both.
CMU's Opera Theatre will present Gilbert and Sullivan's
"Pirates of Penzance" on Friday and Saturday (March 15/16) at 7:30
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Staples Family Concert Hall in the Music
Building. There is a double cast and you
may want to go twice because each one has wonderful singers. Cost is $ 7.00 for students and seniors and $
10 for all others. They are available at
the Central Box Office, CMU Event Center at 989-774-3045, at the door or online
at www.cmich.edu/ticketcentral.
As to the tragedy, the MET Live in HD will present
Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesca da Rimini" on Saturday, March 16
at 12 (noon) at Celebration Theatre. This is a brand new production, the first
in 27 years at the MET. It is based on
an episode in Dante's "Inferno" and stars the Dutch Soprano Eva-Maria
Westbroek in the title role who falls in love with Paolo sung by Marcello
Giordani, but their love is doomed.
Running time is 240 minutes with 3 intermissions.
New York Times music critic Steve Smith wrote, "From
the moment the curtain rises you are awed by Ezio Frigerio's towering, grandly
detailed sets, designed for a 1984 resurrection of a work neglected since
1918. Franca Squarciapino's costumes
delight your eyes. Zandanai's
luxuriously orchestrated music caresses your ears". Looking forward to seeing you soon. Gisela=
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