Verdi's "Don Carlo" Live at the Met comes to Orcas Center
The Met: Live in HD 2011 Summer Encore Series ends Aug. 5
Enjoy the sixth and final opera of the Summer Encore series, Verdi’s Don Carlo, from the award-winning program The Met: Live in HD, on Friday, August 5th at 7: 30 pm.
“I think ‘Don Carlo’ is the quintessential Verdi opera,” says Director Nicholas Hytner, who made his Met debut with this production of the composer’s epic drama of love and politics.
“Right through it, there is, on the one hand, an implacable expression of impending doom and, on the other hand, a succession of the most gloriously open-throated arias, the most fantastically determined music.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Roberto Alagna in the title role, and Ferruccio Furlanetto, Marina Poplavskaya, Anna Smirnova, and Simon Keenlyside also star.
This performance of “Don Carlo” was originally transmitted live on December 11, 2010. Running Time: 3:36 hours (host and one interview)
Tickets for Don Carlo are $15 for adults and $11 for students. $2 off for Orcas Center members and may be purchased on the website or by calling 376-2281 ext 1 or visiting the Orcas Center box office during box office hours which are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon- 4 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2011 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.
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