The Met Live in HD Presents Boris Godunov In Theaters Worldwide 10/23
By: BWW
News Desk Oct. 22, 2010
The Met: Live in HD continues its fifth season with Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in movie theaters worldwide this Saturday, October 23 at 12:00 pm ET. Boris Godunov is an epic spectacle that captures the suffering and ambition of a nation; with René Pape performing one of the greatest bass roles in a new production by Stephen Wadsworth. Valery Gergiev conducts an enormous cast that also includes and Aleksandrs Antonenko, Vladimir Ognovenko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, and a chorus of 120 singers.
Boris Godunov's intermission features will include interviews with director Stephen Wadsworth joined by Andrey Popov (Holy Fool) and Mikhail Petrenko (Pimen); Ekaterina Semenchuk (Marina) and Aleksandrs Antonenko (Grigori); and Donald Palumbo with chorus members Jean Braham & Rob Maher. Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien will also be interviewed about their appearances in the upcoming The Met Live: in HD presentation of Don Pasquale on November 13.
Information about The Met: Live in HD can be found at http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_template.aspx?id=11964.
Tickets in the U.S. range from $18 - $25 and are available by visiting www.fathomevents.com/opera/series/themetropolitanopera.aspx, or at independent theater locations. Information for international theaters and tickets can be found at http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_alternates.aspx.
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