Garde starts World Live Cinema Series
The Garde Arts Center in New London has announced a new World Live Cinema Series consisting of six high definition digital cinema presentations of live opera, theater and ballet performances by international companies at celebrated stages throughout Europe and Canada. All are at 2 p.m. on Sundays.
The series opens on Sept. 16, with Mozart's “Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)” presented by Teatro alla Scala of Milan, Italy. The production is the first time La Scala has cast an opera with orchestra, chorus, soloists, costumers and stagehands from the Academia Teatro alla Scala, its educational training institution.
On Sept. 23, the series continues with Georges Bizet's “Carmen,” featuring Vesselina Kasarova in one of the greatest mezzo roles in the operatic repertoire, and acclaimed young tenor Jonas Kaufmann, recorded live at the Zurich (Switzerland) Opera House under the direction of Matthias Hartmann.
Oct. 28 will feature the Festival Euro Mediterraneo production of Puccini's “La Boheme,” which was filmed live on the outdoor stage of the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina in southern Italy. It's directed by Enrico Castiglione.
On Nov. 4, Canada's Stratford Theater Festival's production of “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Scott Wentworth, is captured live on stage with a full audience using seven cameras and 128 tracks of sound to create a high-definition, surround-sound production.
The ballet company of the Paris Opera will present Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake” on Jan. 6, with choreography by Rudolf Nureyev.
The series concludes Jan. 13 with a pair of operas, Pietro Mascagni's “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Ruggero Leoncavallo's “Pagliacci,” performed live at Austria's Salzburg Easter Festival, featuring Jonas Kaufmann.
Tickets are $18 for orchestra and front balcony sections, $14 for the rear balcony and $24 for the loge. Call (860) 444-7373, ext. 1, or visit gardearts.org.