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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 2006)
MAGIC AT THE MOVIES T ARARIN T H A I C U I S I N E Mother’s homemade recipes • Fresh & healthy No MSG, No dairy Vegetarian Selections DINE IN OR CARRY OUT WEEKDAY LUNCH SPECIALS MORE THAN 20 SELECTIONS OF BEER AND WINE 1 20 0 O AK S T . • E U G EN E , O R • (5 4 1 ) 3 4 3 -1 2 30 Tues. - Fri.: 11-3 PM lunch, 4:30-10 PM dinner • Sat. - Sun.: 12-10 PM N OW D E LI VE RI NG ! D E L I V E RY H O UR S : Tue. - Fri.: 11-3 PM lunch, 5-9 PM dinner • Sat. - Sun.: 12-9 PM No t a va i la b le o n M o n da y . COURTESY THE METROPOLITAN OPERA Can’t get to New York to see the miraculous transformation of the Metropolitan Opera this year with new, accessible, spectacular shows? Never fear, intrepid opera lovers! Instead of buying a $398 (from Eugene, taxes and security fees included) ticket for a weekend in The City, you can spend a mere $18 to pop over to The Magic Flute: Cinemark 17 for such Coming to a screen treats as a Julie Taymor near you (The Lion King, Frida) production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute on Dec. 30. The Met kicks off its Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD broadcasts that day, and our little town was chosen to receive the Met’s bounty. True, you have to get to Springfield by 10:30 am. On the other hand, except for the purists (sorry, purists!), English speakers will be happy to hear that the Met has translated Die Zauberflöte into English for this special 100- minute version for the holidays. Yes, that means you can take the kids. Really (and their tickets are a mere $15 – a steal!). For those who are inter- ested: Ying Huang plays Pamina, Matthew Polenzani is Tamino, Nathan Gunn is Papageno, Erika Miklósa plays the Queen of the Night, Rene Pape sings Sarastro and James Levine conducts. But what if you’re more into, say, the world premiere of Tan Dun’s The First Emperor directed by Zhang Yimou? Hey, just hop the bus to Gateway Mall on Jan. 13 for that live broadcast. Actually, there are six operas to choose from on Saturday mornings, stretching right through the rainy sea- son to give us some SAD-fighting power. We’ll be sure to keep you updated as they pop up, but the short version runs like this: Dec. 30 is The Magic Flute; Jan. 6 is Bellini’s I Puritani with Russian sensation Anna Netrebko; Jan. 13 brings The First Emperor with Plácido Domingo in the title role; on Feb. 24, you can see Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (with Renée Fleming, no less!); the fun Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), by Rossini, comes to town Mar. 24; and finally, Puccini’s Il Trittico, three one-act operas, shows Apr. 28. Pick one or pick six — it’s affordable, world-class opera in our backyard. And because of the rather-early-for-a-weekend-day time, why not round up every fan you know and go in your bunny slippers? You know, like the Celebration parade, albeit with brighter sets and, no insult to the marching bands or Christian rock blarers, way better music. DECEMBER 28, 2006 21
