The Royal Ballet’s exquisite SWAN LAKE in Cinemas this January!

“What a terrific performance! Stupendous!” - swan-lake1The Telegraph

In cinemas Saturday January 23rd, dance fans will experience the thrill of seeing The Royal Ballet’s stupendous production of SWAN LAKE from Royal Opera House Covent Garden. SWAN LAKE will be presented at select Landmark Cinemas locations and other select theatres in Canada this winter. Distributed worldwide by DigiScreen, the highly acclaimed production appears on select Canadian screens as part of an ongoing cinema series from the world’s great stages presented by The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte.

It’s a sumptuous treat for audiences - The Royal Ballet’s revival of Anthony Dowell’s romantic production of SWAN LAKE whose designs were inspired by Imperial Russia of 1895, when the ballet was first performed. The legendary production is quite simply ballet’s most famous work with some of its best loved music.

SWAN LAKE is the classic story of love and betrayal. It is Siegfried’s birthday and his mother gives him a crossbow and an ultimatum to get married! An evil magician keeps beautiful women as swans on the lake - but by night they can resume human form. Siegfried falls in love with one of the Swans, Odette, who is actually a Princess. The spell can only be broken by someone who’ll love her truly forever.

The production at Covent Garden recreates closely the choreography of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Argentine prima ballerina Marianela Nuñez is on stunning form as Odette, superbly partnered by the gifted Thiago Soares as the Prince. Wondrous choreography, unforgettable moonlit images of ethereal swans, palace balls. breath-taking dancing and Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, under the expert baton of Boris Gruzin, make for an extraordinary evening of inspiration and romance.

SWAN LAKE was captured before a live audience at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in October 2008

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver and Waterloo please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.princesscinemas.com.

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Handel’s Messiah enthralls from King’s College, Cambridge IN CINEMAS THIS DECEMBER!

“I would happily sit in King’s College Chapel messiah-spotlistening to this choir sing for the rest of my days.” - The Times

This December, select Canadian cinema audiences will enjoy an uplifting and glorious experience: the most popular of all oratorios Handel’s Messiah is sung by the world’s greatest choir (Choir of King’s College Cambridge) in Britain’s most iconic chapel (Chapel of King’s College).  The special 75-minute performance is sure to enthrall audiences during the Christmas season.

Under the direction of Stephen Cleobury, the Choir’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah was the centerpiece of King’s College’s 10-day Easter celebration of 2009.  Internationally recognized as the pre-eminent representative of the great British church music tradition, the Choir owes its existence to King Henry VI who envisaged the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel. To this day, this remains the Choir’s raison d’être. Today’s Choir has millions of music fans worldwide thanks to its special radio broadcasts, many acclaimed recordings and its international touring programme.

Messiah is performed by The Choir of King’s College at the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, one of the most important medieval buildings in Britain.  The architectural majesty of the Chapel has lent its acoustical magic to the much admired and loved Choir for the last five centuries. The performance was captured live at the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge in High Definition and Full Surround Sound on April 5, 2009

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver, Bracebridge and Waterloo please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.norwoodtheatre.com, www.princesscinemas.com.

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THE ROYAL BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER IN CINEMAS THIS DECEMBER!

“Easily the most fabulous-looking Nutcracker!nutcracker-poster Exquisite! Magic!” - The Guardian

Starting Saturday December 4th, select cinemas will present the Christmas season family favourite from The Royal Ballet at Royal Opera House Covent Garden - THE NUTCRACKER in High Definition. Never before seen on screens outside of London, The Royal Ballet’s exquisite THE NUTCRACKER composed by Tchaikovsky and staging by Sir Peter Wright will be presented at select Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas locations as well as other select independent theatres in Canada this December. Distributed worldwide by DigiScreen, the highly acclaimed production appears on over 100 select Canadian screens as part of an ongoing cinema series from the world’s great stages presented by The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte.

A magician with secrets, an enchanted gift, a battle with the Mouse King, a guiding angel and a visit through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets: it must be the seasonal favourite, The Nutcracker. The ballet draws on all the imagination and fantasy of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story of Christmas eve, when young Clara creeps downstairs for one of her presents, but finds herself instead at the start of a night of magical adventures. The designs for this now classic production create the real world of the 19th-century - even when the Christmas tree magically grows and the toy soldiers come to life to fight the Mouse King! The beautifully coloured imaginings of the fantasy Sugar Garden and its celebratory dances make a fabulous contrast - the Sugar Plum Fairy is just one of the delights you might discover here - and Peter Wright’s production tells the story clearly from its mysterious start to its happy conclusion. Tchaikovsky’s music is some of the most instantly memorable of all ballet, with a wealth of famous melodies. This is classical ballet at its most approachable and visually entrancing, with something for everyone to enjoy, from the youngest in the family to the oldest. It’s a present to unwrap yourself this Christmas for that bit of extra magic.

THE NUTCRACKER was captured before a live audience at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in Dec 2008.

Tickets will be available at family pricing: child $9.25, seniors $11.50 and general admission $12.50.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For participating Theater chains across Canada visit the following links: www.cineplex.com/events and www.landmarkcinemas.com.

For independent theatres in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and the NorthWest Teritories, please visit www.digiscreen.ca

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DigiScreen partners with Digima to distribute HD operas, ballets, concerts for Italian Cinemas

Milan, 11th November 2009

DIGISCREEN is proud to announce the partnership with DIGIMA for the distribution of alternative content in digital cinemas in Italy. digima

A multi-year agreement was signed today for exclusive distribution throughout Italy. Digima will book screening events from DIGISCREEN’s prestigious catalogue of operas, ballets, concerts and theatre by major world class opera houses, orchestras, choirs and theatres. Presentations include the masterpieces of William Shakespeare from the Globe Theatre in London; major productions from the stages of  Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Teatro Real Madrid, and Gran Teatre del Liceu; and concerts from King’s College Cambridge. New content will be screened in all Italian cinemas equipped with Digima’s digital technology.
The 2009-1010 season includes a total of 20 new special events from DigiScreen’s international catalogue of more than 60 productions from the world’s great stages. The series will launch in December 2009 with the Christmas atmosphere of the ballet The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky from The Royal Ballet from The Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, followed by The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake; L’Elisir d’Amore by Donizetti from Glyndebourne Festival Opera; La Bohème from The Royal Opera in London, Manon from Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona; Tchaikovsky’s The Tsarina’s Slippers from The Royal Opera House and many others.

DIGIMA is currently the leading company in Italy for technical innovation in the field of cinema, thanks to long experience in computing and telecommunications services. It offers exhibitors and distributors the delivery of digital systems, kits, automation room, maintenance, 24×7 phone support and management of the supply chain of the film product (acquisition of audiovisual content and file conversion, production and delivery of digital copies in the room via broadband or satellite).

DIGISCREEN is one of the largest companies worldwide for the management and distribution rights of operas, ballets and entertainment events recorded at the most prestigious theatres and auditoriums in the world. DigiScreen’s catalog is continuously updated and is constantly expanding: more than 400 theatres around the world screen presentations from DIGISCREEN, including major U.S. Canadian, British and European film circuits.


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Audiences in raptures about ROMEO & JULIET:

London’s SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATE in Cinemas!

romeo-and-julietIn cinemas Saturday November 28th, theatre fans will be treated to their first opportunity of experiencing passionate West End productions in High Definition from the most spectacular of London’s theatre venues, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on the Thames. ROMEO AND JULIET is the first of three exciting Globe Theatre productions that will be presented at select Landmark Cinemas locations and other select theatres in Canada this fall and winter. Distributed worldwide by DigiScreen, the highly acclaimed production appears on select Canadian screens as part of an ongoing cinema series from the world’s great stages presented by The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte.

From the historic Globe Theatre, comes the acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by artistic director Dominic Dromgoole. A violent street brawl between their rival families is the prelude to Romeo’s (Adetomiwa Edun) first encounter with Juliet (Ellie Kendrick). Despite this, and the fact that Juliet has been promised to another man in marriage, they fall in

love. Renewed violence between their two families threatens to drive them apart and a hidden tragedy begins to unfold. Rising young West End star Adetomiwa Edun shines as a cheeky, athletic Romeo with magnetism to spare. 18-year-old Ellie Kendrick, who received great acclaim for her recent performance as Anne Frank in the BBC dramatisation of The Diary of Anne Frank, is a revelation as the vivacious Juliet. Friar Laurence is played by Maori actor Rawiri Paratene - one of New Zealand’s best known actors, who is recognised internationally for his endearing performance in the Oscar nominated film, The Whale Rider.

With its wonderful combination of lyricism, suspense and dramatic changes of mood, Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale is one of the greatest of all love stories. On the banks of the Thames, in London’s famous West End theatre district, ROMEO AND JULIET shone as one of the hits of the Globe’s summer season. The Globe theatre, a stunning reproduction of the original Globe theatre built a mere 200 yards from the original site, is a destination for Shakespeare lovers from around the world.

“The audience were rapt!” - Observer

“Powerfully conveys the play’s spirit of reckless vitality! The performances shine!” - The Mail on Sunday

ROMEO AND JULIET was captured before a live audience at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in August 2009

In early 2010, audiences can look forward to two more great productions from the Globe Theatre, Shakespeare favourites AS YOU LIKE IT and LOVE’S LABOURS LOST.

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver, Bracebridge and Waterloo please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.norwoodtheatre.com, www.princesscinemas.com.

About Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

www.shakespeares-globe.org

The project to rebuild Shakespeare’s Globe was initiated by the American actor, director and producer Sam Wanamaker after his first visit to London in 1949. Twenty-one years later he founded what was to become the Shakespeare Globe Trust, dedicated to the reconstruction of the theatre and the creation of an education centre and permanent exhibition. After 23 years spent tirelessly fundraising, advancing research into the appearance of the original Globe and planning the reconstruction with the Trust’s architect Theo Crosby, Sam Wanamaker died, the site having been secured, the exhibition undercroft structurally complete and a few timber bays of the theatre in place. Three and a half years later the theatre was completed. Based on printed panoramas, written accounts, building contracts, a sketch, suggestive descriptions included in the plays themselves and the archaeological excavation of the Rose Theatre and The Globe Theatre in 1989, the new Globe is a product of painstaking reconstruction. The new 20-sided theatre was constructed using authentic 16th-century building practices where feasible and the roof is made of water reed thatch, based on samples found during the excavation.

The first Theatre was built in Shoreditch in 1576 by actor-manager James Burbage, the first purpose-built playhouse in London. Shakespeare joined the resident troupe at the Theatre in the 1580s and the company (later known as the Chamberlain’s and then the King’s Men) flourished there for 20 years. The theatre was demolished in 1598 and its timbers carried over the river to relocate at a site near the Rose. Shakespeare was one of four actors who bought a share in the Globe to help finance its construction. By early 1599 the theatre was up and running and for 14 years it thrived, presenting many of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. In 1613, the Globe burned down during a performance of Henry VIII and was re-built again, It remained the home for Shakespeare’s old company until the closure of all the theatres under England’s Puritan administration in 1642. No longer of use, it was demolished to make room for tenements in 1644. The Shakespeare Globe Trust’s reconstruction is as faithful to the original as modern scholarship and traditional craftsmanship can make it. The Globe Theatre is a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare’s work and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of performance and education.

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IN CINEMAS FOR THE FIRST TIME: GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA - Its production of FALSTAFF is ‘quite simply wonderful’!

falstaff022This Fall, Opus Arte and DigiScreen offer cinema opera fans their first exciting chance to see the highlight productions from the world renowned Glyndebourne Festival Opera. On Saturday, November 14th, Glyndebourne’s acclaimed production of FALSTAFF lights up the screen when Verdi’s delightful portrait of one of Shakespeare’s best loved characters presents at select Landmark Cinemas locations and other select theatres in Canada. Distributed worldwide by DigiScreen, the highly acclaimed production appears on select Canadian screens as part of an ongoing cinema series from the world’s great stages presented by The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte.

Verdi’s astounding score takes on new life in Richard’s Jones’s darkly funny production of the much-loved masterpiece Falstaff. Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff is a mercurial, nimble-footed and profusely tuneful portrait of Shakespeare’s Fat Knight. The libretto combines three parts Merry Wives of Windsor to two parts Henry IV, with a sprinkling of fairy dust from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A witty farce, the opera follows Falstaff’s attempted seduction of two local ladies who then exact their wily revenge on him. In Jones’s hands, Shakespeare’s Windsor becomes a delightful half-timbered England complete with busty barmaids, Brownies and Eton schoolboys boating on the Thames.

A strongly international cast is led by the exciting British baritone Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role of the corpulent Falstaff, whose profligate presence both outrages and inspires the leaner, meaner citizens of Windsor. His Falstaff is an unforgettable, brilliantly original creation and the triumphant production is vintage Glyndebourne.

“Verdi’s score explodes with comic invention! Exceptional singing!” - Daily Express

“Quite simply wonderful!” - Musicalcriticism

FALSTAFF was captured before a live audience at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in June 2009. Since the 1930’s, the popular annual opera festival has flourished, residing in the grand English country house Glyndebourne near Lewes, in East Sussex.

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver and Waterloo please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.princesscinemas.com.

About Glyndebourne Festival Opera

www.glyndebourne.com

The curtain rose on the first performance of the Opera Festival at Glyndebourne on 28th May, 1934. It was the culmination of one man’s obsession with the idea of presenting ‘not the best we can do, but the best that can be done anywhere’. The words are John Christie’s, owner of the estate at Glyndebourne, which he had inherited in 1920. He ‘felt that it [opera] was almost non existent…in England, so we ought to begin to bring it here’. He designed the theatre to hold 300 people, a reasonable orchestra pit and a stage furnished with the most modern technical and lighting equipment. He eventually found the men that he wanted for his opera house - conductor Fritz Busch from Dresden and producer Carl Ebert from Berlin who had left Germany because they could not work under the Hitler regime. The first season lasted for two weeks, with six performances of Le nozze di Figaro and six of Così fan tutte. The first performance of Figaro was unlike anything that the audience had experienced before, and whatever their reason for coming, an audience which had certainly arrived in a mood of scepticism returned knowing that it had enjoyed a unique experience. It was not only that they had enjoyed a good dinner during the long interval and a walk in a garden surrounded by beautiful downland scenery, but they had witnessed the creation of an entirely new standard of operatic performance. It was a standard achieved by endless rehearsal and by attention to detail - in the orchestra, the singing, the acting, the scenery and costumes. There were no star names among the singers; the secret of the success of the first Glyndebourne performances was the quality of the ensemble, which was built on the principle of choosing the best singers for the parts, no matter where they came from. These remain the trademarks of Glyndebourne to this day.  Glyndebourne Festival Opera is a cherished international institution.

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STING STARS IN SPECIAL CINEMA PRESENTATION OF JOHN CAIRD’S CHAMBER PLAY TWIN SPIRITS FROM ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

twin-spirits-film-logo-small-with-text185On Saturday October 17th, theatre and classical music fans are in for a treat when DigiScreen presents a special HD presentation of John Caird’s exquisite chamber play TWIN SPIRITS starring Sting at select Landmark Cinemas locations and other select theatres in Canada. Distributed worldwide by DigiScreen, the highly acclaimed production appears on select Canadian screens as part of an ongoing cinema series from the world’s great stages presented by The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte.

Twin Spirits, an intimate chamber performance piece, is a beguiling blend of theatre and music from Les Misérables and Nicholas Nickleby director John Caird - featuring the life and music of Robert Schumann, the most popular Romantic composer of the 19th Century. Stage legend Derek Jacobi, renowned baritone Simon Keenlyside and rock star Sting lend their talents to a chamber ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, who portray the deeply poignant love affair between the composer, Robert Schumann, and his pianist wife, Clara Wieck.

After a bitter dispute erupted between Schumann and Clara’s father who was also Robert’s music teacher, the couple were forbidden to see one another. A long enforced separation ensued but, in secret, Robert and Clara strove to keep the courtship alive. The tumultuous four-year period, so formative an influence in their lives, is expressed poignantly in a series of letters and music.

Robert is played by a quartet of performers - his letters to Clara read by Sting, his songs sung by Simon Keenlyside, and the accompaniments and instrumental music played by pianist Iain Burnside and violinist Sergey Krilov. Clara is portrayed by actress Trudie Styler, soprano Rebecca Evans, cellist Natalie Clein and pianist Natasha Paremski. Derek Jacobi provides the narration that links the letters and lyrics.

Conceived and directed by John Caird, Twin Spirits was first performed in June 2005 at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, as a charity fund-raiser. It has since been experienced only at private performances, by small audiences of all ages and interests, leaving them deeply touched and inspired. The performance to be seen in cinemas was captured before a live audience at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden on a magical evening December 20, 2007.

“It is impossible not to be moved.” - Gramophone

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver, Waterloo and Bracebridge please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.princesscinemas.com, www.norwoodtheatre.com.

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WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MUSICAL EVENT

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WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES!


Recorded Live IN HD at Jazz at Lincoln Center…

In cinemas in HD and available on DVD and Blu-ray, this debut release features 15 soul-stirring performances and a special appearance by Norah Jones

IN CINEMAS OCTOBER 15 — IN STORES OCTOBER 20

NEW YORK, NY (September 23, 2009) - On one special evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center, two musical icons, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, along with the stunning songstress Norah Jones, collectively brought their unique musical perspective to 15 of  legendary Ray Charles’ hits such as “Hallelujah I Love Her So,” “Hit the Road Jack” and “Unchain My Heart.”  Recorded in High Definition by HDNet, WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES gives music lovers a front-row seat to the sold-out concert, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, interviews and photos.  WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES can be seen in select cinemas from October 15 and arrives in-stores on both Blu-Ray and DVD on October 20 from A&E Home Entertainment for $19.95 (SD) and $29.95 (BD).  The concert event, including a half-hour backstage, behind-the-scenes interview special, airs on HDNet in true high definition on October 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET and on SIRIUS XM’s Real Jazz channel, SIRIUS channel 72 and XM channel 70 on October 18 at 8:00 pm ET.  Blue Note Records will release a live album of the concert in Spring 2010.

Country music legend Willie Nelson and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis share more in common than their multiple GRAMMY® awards.  They also share great respect and admiration for the late musical pioneer Ray Charles.  In February 2009, Nelson and Marsalis joined musical forces for a two-night Jazz at Lincoln Center concert event at New York City’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.   Their set list explored the legacy of Charles, cleverly sequencing the songs to tell the story of a love affair from beginning to end and beyond.  This fine idea was made finer by the inclusion of fellow multiple GRAMMY® winner Norah Jones, whose style suggests a middle ground between Nelson and Marsalis.  The sold out performance was captured on video, and the resulting footage expertly edited for the brand new DVD, WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES.

In addition to 90 minutes of exemplary, soul stirring music, both the DVD and Blu-ray versions of WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES feature All Access, a new documentary comprised of interviews with Marsalis, Nelson and Jones as they share thoughts and anecdotes about the Jazz at Lincoln Center concert.  A musical photo gallery takes the viewer on a remarkable journey through the two-night event, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and set to the artists’ phenomenal rendition of Charles’ “What’d I Say.”

Prior to the DVD release, cinema audiences will have a chance to enjoy the concert on the big screen in High Defintion and full surround sound. DigiScreen will release WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES starting October 15th. at select cinemas in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.  Visit www.digiscreen.ca to find participating cinemas in your area.

SIRIUS XM’s Real Jazz channel, SIRIUS channel 72 and XM channel 70, broadcasts live each week from Jazz at Lincoln Center with its Live at Jazz At Lincoln Center and A Night at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola programs. SIRIUS XM is also home to Willie’s Place, SIRIUS channel 64 and XM channel 13, the SIRIUS XM channel devoted to authentic Texas honky-tonk and Western Swing music with special regular segments featuring Willie Nelson.wynton-willie-nora-2mb2

Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, a jazz hall of fame and concert series, weekly national radio programs, television broadcasts, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, jazz appreciation curriculum for students, music publishing, children’s concerts and classes, lectures, adult education courses, student and educator workshops and interactive websites. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chairman Lisa Schiff and Executive Director, Adrian Ellis, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce thousands of events each season in its home in New York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, and around the world.

An Exclusive Musical Photo Montage (SD: $19.95/BD: $29.95 SRP)

CONCERT AIRS IN HIGH DEFINITION ON HDNET SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
AT 8:00 P.M. ET

SIRIUS XM’S REAL JAZZ CHANNEL TO BROADCAST THE WILLIE NELSON, WYNTON MARSALIS AND NORAH JONES SPECIAL PERFORMANCE, OCTOBER 18

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IN CINEMAS: JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ STARS IN TEATRO REAL MADRID’S DAZZLING THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

barbero-3320On Saturday October 3rd, the fall heats up for cinema opera fans with a special presentation of Teatro Real Madrid’s dazzling THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at select Landmark Cinemas locations and other select theatres in Canada. Distributed worldwide by DigiScreen, the highly acclaimed production appears on select Canadian screens as part of an ongoing cinema series from the world’s great stages presented by The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte.

The sparkling production of Rossini’s delightful comedy is led by two of today’s greatest opera stars - María Bayo as the young ward Rosina and Juan Diego Flórez as her handsome suitor, Count Almaviva.  The wily Figaro (the Barber) is played by the wonderful lyric baritone Pietro Spagnoli, Bruno Practicò is the hapless guardian Don Bartolo, and the cunning singing teacher Basilio is the renowned Ruggero Raimondi. Beautifully staged by Emilio Sagi, the Teatro Real production is a visual delight, from its opening moments of silver and white elegance to its closing explosion of boisterous colour. The Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real Madrid, conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti, plays Rossini’s glittering score with flair and grace, while star performances from Bayo and Flórez lift the production into the breathtaking realm of the extraordinary.

Critics have lavished praise on the Teatro Real’s production. “Overflowing with a mischievous joy for life that is infectious! A dazzlingly colourful closing scene is a true masterstroke!” - Classical Net Review. The Sunday Times pronounced superstar Juan Diego Flórez “dazzlingly virtuosic“.

Montreal distributor DigiScreen, in association with Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte, releases 10-16 HD productions throughout the year. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE was captured in High Definition and Surround Sound before a live audience at Teatro Real Madrid in 2005.

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Canada visit www.digiscreen.ca. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver and Waterloo please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.princesscinemas.com.

About Teatro Real Madrid

www.teatro-real.com

From its inauguration in 1850 through to the present day, Teatro Real has occupied a prominent place on the European circuit, thanks to the succession of great performers who graced its stage. In 1863, Giuseppe Verdi himself arrived to complete the final preparations for the first performance of his opera La forza del destino with a cast that included Lagrange and Fraschini. Many architectural and structural changes have been made over the years and in 1997 the Teatro Real was re-inaugurated as the home of opera in Madrid. It features a world-class stage, whose 1,472 square metres and 18 articulated platforms provide the required space for complex scene changes and can be arranged in a large variety of ways to accommodate different requirements both on stage and in the orchestra pit. The auditorium retains exquisite historical details such as the drop curtain and exact reproductions of the decorated ceilings and boxes installed in 1850. Now a National Monument, Madrid’s Opera House dominates the Plaza de Oriente.

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RENÉE FLEMING’S TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCE IN ROYAL OPERA HOUSE’S LA TRAVIATA IN CINEMAS FOR TWO PRESENTATIONS

The most anticipated performance of the opera season, megastar Renée Fleming’s sumptuous Violettala-traviata-poster-art-all in La traviata at Royal Opera House Covent Garden, will be on screen in High Definition for two presentations Saturday August 29th and August July 30th at select Empire Theatres’ locations and other select cinema locations.

The acclaimed American soprano Renée Fleming took London by storm this June with her six sold-out performances as Violetta in The Royal Opera’s production of Verdi’s best-loved work LA TRAVIATA. The performance was given more ovations by sold-out audiences across Europe, when presented live in cinemas at the end of June.

Critics and audiences alike were spellbound.

“The soprano’s charisma on stage is truly magical!” - Dominic McHugh, Musical Criticism

“Renée Fleming wins all hearts with her breathtaking performance. She rightly brought the house down! Mesmerising!” - Keith Mc Donnell, Music OMH

“This is a world-class voice!” - Neil Fisher, The Times

“Nothing cautious about Ms. Fleming’s performance here! Tumultuous ovations!” - Anthony Tommasini, NY Times

Captured live by Opus Arte in London on June 30th, Canadian audiences  will see Renée Fleming’s performance replayed and experience the thrill of this true operatic event in select cinemas on Saturday August 29th and August 30th.

Richard Eyre’s 2009 production is a revival of his highly acclaimed 1994 staging which dazzled audiences with its striking visual feast. Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and American baritone Thomas Hampson co-star in the Royal Opera House’s La traviata. Music Director Antonio Pappano, now in his seventh Season with The Royal Opera, conducts La traviata for the first time at Covent Garden.

Based on La Dame aux Camélias, La traviata was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice in March 1853. A toast to the pleasures of life! Verdi’s masterpiece features some of the most poignantly tuneful music in all of opera.

Montreal distributor DigiScreen Corporation, in partnership with Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte releases 10-16 HD productions throughout the year. For more information or to find a participating theatre near you, please visit www.digiscreen.ca.

Tickets will be available at $19.95 + tax per adult, $16.95 + tax per senior and $9.95 + tax per child.  For cinema locations and to purchase advance tickets throughout Ontario and the Western provinces visit www.empiretheatres.com/opusarte. For Landmark Cinemas in Alberta and BC, go to www.landmarkcinemas.com. For independent theatres in Vancouver and Waterloo, please visit www.festivalcinemas.ca, www.princesscinemas.com

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Posted on August 13, 2009 at 10:33 am by Blair Haynes under Upcoming Show. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,