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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.
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