Opera on Film
Symphony
Space and Emerging Pictures are proud to
bring Manhattan
high definition digital screenings of operas recorded live at La Scala and two
other renowned Italian opera houses. Symphony Space
is the EXCLUSIVE Manhattan
venue for these screenings, which offer you all the glitter and glory of Italian
opera without ever having to leave New York!
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Premiered in Europe
at La Scala in 1872, the splendor and pageantry of Verdi's grand opera, Aida
returned to La Scala's stage as the premiere 2006-2007 season, under the baton
of Riccardo Chailly and directed by the legendary Franco Zeffirelli. The
stellar performance recounting the dramatic story of an Ethiopian princess held
in captivity in Egypt
drew a sustained 12-minute ovation from the audience. Tickets: $21; Members $19; 4 or more $18; Members 4 or more $16
Tickets are no longer available for this event.Past Showdate: Monday, July 21, 2008
In her La Scala debut, star soprano Angela Gheorghiu sings
the title role of heroine Violetta in Verdi’s immensely popular romantic tale about
the rise and fall of a Parisian courtesan. Tickets: $21; Members $19; 4 or more $18; Members 4 or more $16
Tickets are no longer available for this event.Past Showdate: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Politics and family rivalry are rife in Donizetti’s tragic
opera based on the life of Mary Queen of Scots and her enemy Queen Elizabeth. Tickets: $21; Members $19; 4 or more $18; Members 4 or more $16
Tickets are no longer available for this event.Past Showdate: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
From Teatro alla Scala,
Milan. The three one-acts are staged in honor of the 150th
anniversary of Puccini's birth. Tickets: $21; Members $19; 4 or more $18; Members 4 or more $16
Tickets are no longer available for this event.Past Showdate: Thursday, July 24, 2008
Symphony Space and Emerging Pictures present Rossini’s
The Barber of Seville from Teatro la Fenice, Venice.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, September 14, 2008 - Wednesday, September 24, 2008Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Bellini’s Norma
from Teatro Comunale di Bologna.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, October 5, 2008 - Wednesday, October 15, 2008Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Mozart’s Don
Giovanni from the Salzburg
Festspielhaus.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, October 26, 2008 - Wednesday, November 5, 2008Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Gounod’s Romeo
and Juliet from the Salzburg
Festspielhaus.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, November 9, 2008 - Wednesday, November 12, 2008Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Verdi’s Otello
from the Salzburg Festspielhaus.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, November 16, 2008 - Wednesday, December 3, 2008Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Humperdinck’s Hansel
and Gretel from the
Glyndebourne Festival.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, December 21, 2008 - Sunday, December 28, 2008Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Verdi’s Rigoletto
from Teatro Regio di Parma.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, January 4, 2009 - Wednesday, January 7, 2009Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Verdi’s Don
Carlo from Teatro alla
Scalla, Milan.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, January 25, 2009 - Monday, February 9, 2009Buy tickets:
Symphony Space and
Emerging Pictures present Shostakovich’s Lady
Macbeth from the Mtsensk District from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence.Tickets: $21; Members $192008/2009 Subscription Shop .
Showdates: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - Wednesday, February 18, 2009Buy tickets:
