Screenings

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 […]

by Philip Glass Opera Screening Sung in mixed languages with English subtitles Estimated Run Time: 3 hours and 41 minutes Akhnaten begins at Year 1 with the funeral of Amenhotep III, leading to the coronation of Akhnaten. At the Window of Appearances, the Pharaoh reveals his intentions to form a monotheistic religion. Akhnaten and Queen Tye begin to make the changes that he has promised. In Year 17, Akhnaten and Nefertiti dwell in an insular world of their own creation with […]

by Alexander Glazunov Ballet screening An NCPA-Pathé Live (Paris) Presentation Approximate Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes including two intermissions Raymonda is a grand ballet in two acts based on a medieval chivalrous legend with detective plots including dreams, kidnappings and joyous releases. There’s a complex and varied ballerina role as well as a conflict between the male roles. This ballet is famous for its Grand Pas Classique known as the Grand Pas Classique Hongrois or Raymonda Pas de Dix […]

Wozzeck by Alban Berg Opera Screening Sung in German with English subtitles Estimated Run Time: 1 hour and 42 minutes A dark story of madness and murder, Wozzeck is an adaptation of Büchner’s ground-breaking and highly influential work. Conceived in 1914, Wozzeck’s composition was halted by World War I, in which Berg served. The music was then completed between 1921 to 1923. The story depicts the life of soldiers and the townspeople of a rural German-speaking town. In three acts […]