 |
| Ildebrando D'Arcangelo |
Italian barihunk Ildebrando D'Arcangelo will portray Escamillo in the Los Angeles Opera's season-opening production of Carmen on September 21st. The performance will be broadcast as part of "LA Opera on Air" on Classical KUSC 91.5 FM. The performance also features hunkentenor Brandon Jovanovich as Don José, Patricia Bardon as Carmen and South African soprano Pretty Yende in her LA Opera debut as Micaëla. Placido Domingo will conduct.
If you want to see Ildebrando D'Arcangelo live, there are additional performances on September 26, September 29, October 1, October 4 and October 6. The performance of September 28 will feature Dwayne Croft as Escamillo. Tickets are available online.
 |
| Mariusz Kwiecien |
"The Met: Live in HD" series opens with Polish barihunk Mariusz Kwiecien in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, which also stars Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. The October 5th transmission features a new production by Deborah Warner and will be conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Other Live in HD transmissions featuring barihunks are Shostakovich’s
The Nose featuring Paulo Szot on October 26 and Ildar Abdrazakov in Borodin’s
Prince Igor on March 1.
All 10 of the Met's high-definition productions will be shown live worldwide on Saturdays.
Most operas begin at 12:55 p.m. EST/9:55 PST, but check the
Met website to confirm starting times.
No comments:
Post a Comment