Tuesday, August 24, 2010

das rheingold @ the heights tonight

The Heights will be showing La Scala's May 22nd performance of Das Rheingold, the 18th Century Wagner opera that's the first in the four part opera series, Der Ring Des Nibelungen.  I know very little about operas, but what better way to familiarize yourself with the art form than to take one in at your local movie theater (that is of course assuming you know just as little as I do about operas, which might be a tad presumptuous... prove me wrong, folks)?  Here's a brief description of this particular performance via emergingpictures.com (full post can be read here):

Dresden-born RenĂ© Pape, “the world’s most charismatic bass” (Opera News), makes his role debut as Wotan, the king of the gods. The artistic team behind the new production is headed by two all-stars: Belgian director Guy Cassiers has dazzled Europe with innovative new productions, and renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim is considered the perfect interpreter of Wagner’s lush music.


The screening is at 7:15.  On a side note, either heightstheater.com is the wrong page or the theater's website appears to be down.  Can anyone out there shed some light on this mystery for me?

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