Screenings

by Giacomo Puccini Opera Screening Sung in Italian with English Subtitles Estimated Run Time: 3 hours and 12 minutes An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera (New York) Presentation Turandot was the final work of Puccini, who died before it was completed. Turandot is a love story set in China. Within the walls of the great violet city of Peking, an announcement is made that Princess Turandot will marry only a suitor of royal blood who will answer three riddles set by her. Suitors […]

by Adolphe Adam Ballet Screening (150 mins) An NCPA-Pathé Live (Paris) Presentation Le Corsaire (The Pirate) is a ballet in three acts, with a libretto based on the poem ‘The Corsair’ by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by balletmaster Joseph Mazilier to the music of Adolphe Adam, the ballet has many celebrated passages like the scene Le Jardin Animé, the Pas d’Esclave, and the Grand Pas de Trois des Odalisques. The most celebrated is the Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, which is […]