Film
Documentary
Directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
Opens October 27, 2017
A fascinating and surprisingly dramatic inside look at the artistic and administrative goings on in the various departments of the Paris Opera complex.
Operas
Tosca
Opera (1900)
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: David Stern
Boston Lyric Opera
Cutler-Majestic Theater
Theater District, Boston
October 13-22, 2017
An exhilarating production of the classic tragedy about devoted love and tormented seduction, featuring two richly lyrical leading voices.
Der Rosenkavalier
Opera (1911)
Music by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY
Live in HD
With Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča
May 13, 2017
A new and rousing production featuring two great female leads, Renee Fleming and Elīna Garanča, who, as of this production, are ending their long-time and noted embodiments of their distinctive roles in Der Rosenkavalier.
The Marriage of Figaro
Opera (1786)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Conductor: David Angus
Boston Lyric Opera
John Hancock Hall at the Back Bay Events Center
Boston, MA
April 28 – May 7, 2017
A stupendous production of the Mozart masterpiece, inventively staged, with excellent singing, playing, acting.
Carmen
Opera (1875)
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and
Ludovic Halévy
Conductor: David Angus
Production: Calixto Bieito
A coproduction with
Boston Lyric Opera
and San Francisco Opera
Boston Opera House
Theater District, Boston, MA
September 23 – October 2, 2016
An interestingly staged production of the great tragic classic, with a superb and sonorous diva in the leading role.