Opera Australia, Australia’s premier opera company, opens its UK screening season tonight. The season is starting with a spectacular production of La bohème, which was met with critical acclaim on its performance in Australia. It is set in Weimar Germany and the influences of Hollywood can be seen in its undeniable glamour, but the impending doom of a world on the brink of disaster also gives it a fragile quality. Here, the glitter of the Spiegeltent provides a decadent veneer over the hand-to-mouth existence of the era. Café Momus becomes a cabaret joint, all mirrored panels and carnival colours, populated by characters inspired by the paintings of Otto Dix and George Grosz.
It has a strong cast of international repute, including Ji-Min Park, Taryn Fiebig, Takesha Meshé Kizart and José Carbó. It is conducted by Shao-Chia Lü and directed by Gale Edwards. The running time is 130 minutes including a 15 minute interval.
The screenings are taking place at over thirty towns across the UK. For more information and a list of sites set to screen the series please visit here.
(Written on April 24, 2012 )
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Opera Australia and CinemaLive have announced on Friday that their dazzling production of La Bohéme is to be screened by Odeon cinemas. The broadcast will be coming to Odeon cinemas across the UK including:
Basingstoke
Belfast
Blackpool
Cardiff
Colchester
Derby
Dunfermline
Edinburgh Lothian Road
Hull
Kingston
Lincoln
London Panton St
London Greenwich
London Swiss Cottage
Maidenhead
Manchester
Milton Ketnes
Newcastle Silverlinks
Sheffield
Southampton
Taunton
Tunbridge Wells
Wimbledon
This Weimar Germany-set production of La Bohéme, a critical hit in Australia, shows the influences of Hollywood in its undeniable glamour, but the impending doom of a world on the brink of disaster also gives it a fragile quality. Here, the glitter of the Spielgeltent provides a decadent veneer over the hand-to-mouth existence of the era. Café Momus becomes a cabaret joint, all mirrored panels and carnival colours, populated by characters inspired by the paintings of Otto Dix and George Grosz.
For more information on the CinemaLive Opera Australia screenings please click here.
To book tickets for La Bohéme in an Odeon cinema near you, please click here.
(Written on April 2, 2012 )
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- Tags: Belfast, Blackpool, Cabaret, Cardiff, Cinema, Colchester, Derby, Dunfermline, Edinburgh Lothian Road, Hull, Kingston, La Boheme, Lincoln, London, Maidenhead, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Odeon, Opera Australia, Sheffield, Southampton, Taunton, Tunbridge Wells, Weimar Germany, Wimbledon