Screenings

By Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse on her sixteenth birthday, falling into a deep slumber of one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince can break the spell. A resplendent fairytale ballet performed by the Bolshoi, The Sleeping Beauty features scores of magical characters including fairies, Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and a beautiful young Princess Aurora performed by Olga Smirnova, a “truly extraordinary talent” (The Telegraph). This […]

By Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Screening (140 mins) An NCPA-Pathé Live (Paris) Presentation In the 1920s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the cabaret and realizes that she is the beautiful dancer “Mademoiselle Margot,” but also the love interest of the local gangster Yashka. With a jazzy score by Shostakovich and its music-hall atmosphere featuring beautiful tangos, The Golden Age is a refreshing and colourful dive into […]

By Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Screening (140 mins) An NCPA-Pathé Live (Paris) Presentation In the 1920s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the cabaret and realizes that she is the beautiful dancer “Mademoiselle Margot,” but also the love interest of the local gangster Yashka. With a jazzy score by Shostakovich and its music-hall atmosphere featuring beautiful tangos, The Golden Age is a refreshing and colourful dive into […]

Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet-Rodion Shchedrin: Impetuous Carmen seduces Don José in order to convince him to let her out of jail. Once outside, she thinks she’s finally free before realizing that she is, in fact, a prisoner of a love triangle. She wants to be with the famous Torero Escamillo, but she cannot make Don José go away. Carmen is as passionate and free-spirited as ever, but she finds herself caught in a conundrum. The passionate one-act ballet by […]

Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet-Rodion Shchedrin: Impetuous Carmen seduces Don José in order to convince him to let her out of jail. Once outside, she thinks she’s finally free before realizing that she is, in fact, a prisoner of a love triangle. She wants to be with the famous Torero Escamillo, but she cannot make Don José go away. Carmen is as passionate and free-spirited as ever, but she finds herself caught in a conundrum. The passionate one-act ballet by […]

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 […]

by Jules Massenet Opera Screening Sung in French with English Subtitles Estimated Run Time: 4 hours and 2 minutes An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera (New York) Presentation Manon is Massenet’s most popular opera – a tale of love, greed and betrayal. Young Manon is sent to a convent by her family but has an encounter with a young student, Chevalier des Grieux, on the way. The two of them quickly get acquainted, fall in love and elope to Paris. Manon […]

by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Ballet Screening (130 mins) An NCPA-Pathé Live (Paris) Presentation Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the story of a young girl’s journey to a magical land on Christmas Eve, is not only the composer’s most famous work but also one of the most famous ballets of all time. The Nutcracker is often performed around the Christmas season due to its content, and many families make it an annual tradition to attend a performance. From the Gift of the Nutcracker to the Attack of […]

by Giacomo Puccini Opera Screening (192 mins) Sung in Italian with English Subtitles An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera (New York) Presentation Madama Butterfly is a tragedy about the love between Pinkerton, a United Stated Navy lieutenant living in Japan, and the geisha Cio-Cio San. Cio-Cio-San, who is also known as Madama Butterfly, is in love with Pinkerton and is ready to marry him. Though Pinkerton is infatuated with Madama Butterfy, he has to return to the United States for three […]