Elton John: The Royal Opera House (2002)
Género : Música
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 4M
Sinopsis
Elton and his band are accompanied by London's Royal Academy of Music Orchestra and Choir, performing a rare concert at the legendary Royal Opera House, with songs that include Take Me To The Pilot, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Burn Down The Mission and Philadelphia Freedom.
The Magic Flute opens with Prince Tamino being rescued from a serpent by Ladies in the employ of the Queen of the Night. Papageno the bird-catcher arrives and claims he killed the serpent, but the outraged Ladies padlock Papageno's mouth for his lie. They also show Tamino a portrait of Princess Pamina, the Queen's kidnapped daughter, and he immediately falls in love. Protected by a golden flute, he sets off with the bird-catcher Papageno to rescue Pamina from the clutches of the sorcerer Sarastro and a madcap adventure involving magicians, wild animals and very Masonic-like trials. Triumphing over all adversity, the lovers unite, as the forces of light banish the darkness and Papageno even finds a true love of his own. The internationally renowned Mozart interpreter Sir Colin Davis conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House and a glittering cast in David McVicar's 2003 production of the opera Mozart wrote in the final year of his life, recorded live at Covent Garden.
Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical. I wouldn't have thought her voice would be so well suited to Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, and it does take some getting used to, but I think she at least brings a distinct quality to the role with an emotional heart that isn't always necessarily there when a leading diva uses it primarily as a display for her vocal talents. It's served well also by Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra in a traditional, but effective production by Richard Eyre.
John Copley's enduring production of one of the most famously melodious and popular of all operas is a classic of the Royal Opera repertory. With historically accurate designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman and an excellent cast headed by Hibla Gerzmava and Teodor Ilincai, this 2009 revival, in which conductor Andris Nelsons makes a distinguished Royal Opera House debut, does full justice to Puccini's masterpiece. Recorded 2009.
The first revival of David Bösch’s new production for The Royal Opera, with two casts including Maria Agresta, Lianna Haroutounian and Anita Rachvelishvili.
The diversity of Wayne McGregor's astonishing talent is demonstrated through Chroma, Infra and Limen, each created for The Royal Ballet, for whom he is resident choreographer. Intimate yet universal, light yet dark, frenetic yet lyrical, McGregor pursues his passion for exploring the inner workings of the human body and mind, his many-layered and beautiful dances providing visual, sensual and kinaesthetic stimulus for the viewer. Works: Chroma (Talbot; White III); Infra (Richter); Limen (Saariaho).
Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’. With his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi set out to create ‘something out of the ordinary’. Their success is borne out in every bar of a score that sees Verdi at his most theatrical: it bristles with demonic energy.
EN DIRECTO EN CINES DE ESPAÑA Y ANDORRA EL MARTES 2 DE ABRIL DE 2019, 19:15H. CHRISTOF LOY DIRIGE A UN REPARTO DE CANTANTES PLAGADO DE ESTRELLAS, CON LA PRESENCIA DE ANNA NETREBKO, JONAS KAUFMANN Y LUDOVIC TÉZIER, EN LA ÉPICA ÓPERA DE VERDI, DIRIGIDA POR ANTONIO PAPPANO. Leonora se enamora de Don Álvaro, pero cuando su padre prohíbe su matrimonio, un fatal accidente desencadena un drama de obsesión, venganza y tragedia. Jonas Kaufmann y Anna Netrebko protagonizan la epopeya de Verdi La forza del destino , una ópera que exige el máximo de los cantantes para su poderosa música y el más rotundo tratamiento teatral para su relato de una amarga venganza que se lleva a cabo más allá de la distancia y el tiempo.
EN DIRECTO EN CINES EL MARTES 30 DE ABRIL DE DE 2019, 19:45H. VIVA LA DECADENCIA Y ELEGANCIA DEL PARÍS DE LA DÉCADA DE 1870 EN LA ESPECTACULAR PRODUCCIÓN DE DAVID MCVICAR DE LA ÓPERA MÁS AMADA DE GOUNOD. Hay muchas versiones de la historia de Fausto, que vende su alma al Diablo a cambio de juventud y poder, pero la ópera de Gounod sigue siendo una de las más constantemente arrebatadoras. Michael Fabiano protagoniza la obra como Fausto, con Diana Damrau como su amada Marguerite y Erwin Schrott como el diabólico Mefistófeles.
This ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Kosky’s highly physical production, originally created for Frankfurt Opera. The Australian director is one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors, whose Royal Opera debut with Shostakovich’s The Nose in 2016 was greeted with delight. For Carmen he has devised a far-from-traditional version, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character.
The Royal Ballet estrena ‘The Cellist’, una nueva producción de una de las coreógrafas punteras en la escena internacional: Cathy Martson, junto con el clásico del aclamado Jerome Robbins ‘Dances at a
Gathering’.
Cathy Marston fue artista asociada en la Royal Opera House y directora del Bern Ballet con una gran proyección internacional. Su primer trabajo en el escenario principal de The Royal Ballet está inspirado en un momento trascendental de la vida y carrera de la violonchelista Jacqueline du Pré.
La segunda parte del programa la ocupa el elegante y elegíaco clásico de Jerome Robbins. Este ejercicio de pura danza para cinco parejas, con la música de Chopin, es una obra maestra de la sutileza y el ingenio.
No soy lo mismo que David Bowie, Mick Jagger o Freddy Mercury. Ellos se mueven en el escenario. ¡Pero yo estoy atrapado en un maldito piano de cola!". Elton John se queja, aunque sus canciones son himnos para los británicos. Pero, ¿cuál es su favorita?
The dark world of Tchaikovsky’s penultimate operatic masterpiece Queen of Spades hinges on obsession, greed, and a secret in winning at cards… In 2005, the Opéra Bastille mounted a compelling production featuring Vladimir Galouzine as the mad lover Hermann, Hasmik Papian as the doomed Lisa, and Irina Bogatcheva as the mysterious Comtesse.
