December 15, 2012
Opera (1871)
by Giuseppi Verdi
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Live in HD
The love triangle set in Ancient Egypt, embellished by a cast of hundreds, and Roberto Alagna’s tenor.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film (2012)
Directed by Peter Jackson
based on the novel The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The mythic Tolkien tale, a slim volume in book form, transformed into a gargantuan three-film 3D epic, of which this is the first part.
Our Town
Play (1937)
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by David Cromer
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston, MA
December 7, 2012 –
January 26, 2013
The classic drama about a small New Hampshire town and the very large implications of life within it, expertly done.
The Flat
Film (2011)
Directed by Arnon Goldfinger
A documentary about the dismantling of the director’s grandmother’s flat in Tel Aviv, and the discovery of an unexpected friendship between his grandparents and a Nazi SS officer and his wife before and after the war.
Holiday Memories
Play (1991)
by Russell Vandenbroucke
based on the stories
A Christmas Memory (1956)
The Thanksgiving Visitor (1967)
by Truman Capote
New Repertory Theatre
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
December 9-23, 2012
Two autobiographical tales with a holiday focus, about Truman Capote as a young boy.