Franco Zeffirelli News

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So last night was my first performance of The Trench since 2012. We are bringing the show back to the Southwark Playhouse to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.

With Spamilton: An American Parody currently running at the theatre, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces full casting for their major revival of Hugh Whitemore's Pack of Lies. Hannah Chissick directs Jasper Britton as (Stewart), Sia Dauda (Sally), Alasdair Harvey (Peter Kroger), Chris Larkin (Bob Jackson), Macy Nyman (Julie Jackson), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Helen Kroger), Natalie Walter (Thelma) and Finty Williams (Barbara Jackson). The production opens on 1 October, with previews from 20 September, and runs until 17 November.

Puccini's La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, returns to the repertory in the opening week of the 2018-19 season, with 11 performances of Franco Zeffirelli's beloved production from September 25. Initial performances feature three much anticipated Met debuts

The British actress Judi Dench will receive the prestigious Donostia Award at the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival next month. The Festival's highest honorary award will be presented on Tuesday, September 25th, prior to the screening of Trevor Nunn's Red Joan, in which Dench plays a woman whose tranquil life is suddenly disrupted when she's arrested by MI5 and accused of providing intelligence to Communist Russia.

With Spamilton: An American Parody currently running at the theatre, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces full casting for their major revival of Hugh Whitemore's Pack of Lies. Hannah Chissick directs Jasper Britton as (Stewart), Sia Dauda (Sally), Alasdair Harvey (Peter Kroger), Chris Larkin (Bob Jackson), Macy Nyman (Julie Jackson), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Helen Kroger), Natalie Walter (Thelma) and Finty Williams (Barbara Jackson). The production opens on 1 October, with previews from 20 September, and runs until 17 November.

The Buffo's, a concert act featuring duets and arias of beloved comedic opera roles sung by Stefanos Koroneos (Captain Michael/Berlin Philharmonic, El Gato con Botas/Gotham Chamber Opera conducted by Neil Goren and directed by Moises Kaufman, and La Traviata/Bolshoi Theater directed by Franco Zeffirelli) and Adelmo Guidarelli (star of SONY's PS4 Pro Opera National TV Campaign, Operation Opera/Lincoln Center, La Cenerentola/Opera Las Vegas), will be presented September 5, 2018 in Rhodes Greece at the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes--a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pianist Frixos Mortzos of the Greek National Opera will accompany them.

An encore presentation of Franco Zeffirelli's dazzling production of Puccini's Turandot conducted by Paolo Carignani for The Metropolitan Opera will be shown in HD on the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Monday, August 13th at 6:30pm. Acclaimed soprano Nina Stemme stars opposite tenor, Marco Berti in this performance, part of the Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings Classical Series with support from The Ridgefield Press and Whistle Stop Bakery, underwritten by Lori & John Berisford, Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone and Sabina & Walter Slavin.

The Lark Theater is pleased to present Giacomo Puccini's Turandot as part of the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD Summer Season - the last in the series. Christine Goerke, Lise Lindstrom, and Nina Stemme, three of opera's greatest dramatic sopranos, take turns in the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand.

With Spamilton: An American Parody currently running at the venue, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announces a major revival of Hugh Whitemore's Pack of Lies directed by Hannah Chissick. The production opens on 1 October, with previews from 20 September, and runs until 17 November.

50 Shades of Fairytales: the non-political(ly correct) Song Revue (No Zuma, no Trump, no kids….unless you want 'em to grow up to be gun-wielding, lace-wearing feminists. The girls too!")

The Lark Theater is pleased to present Giacomo Puccini's Turandot as part of the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD Summer Season - the last in the series. Christine Goerke, Lise Lindstrom, and Nina Stemme, three of opera's greatest dramatic sopranos, take turns in the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand.

Puccini's grand spectacle of legendary China, Turandot, stars Nina Stemme, one of opera's greatest dramatic sopranos, who takes on the title role of the proud princess, and Tenor Marco Berti is Calaf, the unknown prince who must thaw her heart or die. Franco Zeffirelli's dazzling production is conducted by Paolo Carignani for The Metropolitan Opera. See this stunning production captured in HD on the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Monday, August 13th at 6:30pm, part of the Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings Classical Series with support from Ridgefield Press and Whistle Stop Bakery, underwritten by Lori and John Berisford, Jeanne Cook, Liz and Steven Goldstone, & Sabina and Walter Slavin.

Tickets go on sale today for the Met's Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning Live in HD series' 2017-18 season, which begins on October 7 with the company's new production of Bellini's Norma.

Weaving a rich tapestry of culture, soul, and deeply-rooted heritage, Herencia Flamenca draws upon the passion and depth of flamenco to transport the audience to the heart of Spain. Their unrestrained energy, raw emotion, and commanding virtuosity have been described as 'impressive' and 'exhibiting outstanding skill' by well-established dance critics. Herencia Flamenca features explosive dancer Yolanda Arroyo and guitar virtuoso Paco Arroyo, along with some of Spain's hottest flamenco vocalists, and instrumentalists today, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex located at Cal State LA.

The Metropolitan Opera Guild today announced that the honoree of the 84th Annual Guild Luncheon will be legendary soprano Anna Netrebko. The celebration will take place on Friday, October 26th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

The Metropolitan Opera Guild today announced that the honoree of the 84th Annual Guild Luncheon will be legendary soprano Anna Netrebko. The celebration will take place on Friday, October 26th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Weaving a rich tapestry of culture, soul, and deeply-rooted heritage, Herencia Flamenca draws upon the passion and depth of flamenco to transport the audience to the heart of Spain. Their unrestrained energy, raw emotion, and commanding virtuosity have been described as 'impressive' and 'exhibiting outstanding skill' by well-established dance critics. Herencia Flamenca features explosive dancer Yolanda Arroyo and guitar virtuoso Paco Arroyo, along with some of Spain's hottest flamenco vocalists, and instrumentalists on Saturday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex located at Cal State LA.

Tim Venable first fell in love with Shakespeare's classic love tragedy when he read it in his 10th grade English class. Seeing the play, watching Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann's film versions in college, and playing Balthasar and Benvolio in two different productions have all added to his passion for what he believes is The Bard's best work.

Great Performances: The Opera House, the new documentary by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke (Grey Gardens; Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton) surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York City. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills and recent interviews, the film chronicles the creation of the Met's storied Lincoln Center home of the last 50 years, set against a backdrop of the artists, architects and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the 1950s and 60s. Among the notable figures featured in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the Met's present Opera House in 1966 with a starring role in Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met's imperious general manager who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.