La Scala Comes
to Bryn Mawr!
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Bryn Mawr Film Institute, in partnership with Emerging Pictures is the sole area exhibitor of operas from the current season at La Scala in Milan. Featuring 5.1 digital sound, and filmed live with innovative cinematography, the La Scala opera series at BMFI will include pre-opera talks and features by the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Academy of Vocal Arts.
We will offer a new opera every month, starting with Verdi’s Aida in January, designed and staged by Franco Zeffirelli. Five subsequent operas will follow—Verdi’s La Traviata in February, Donnizetti’s Maria Stuarda in March, Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino in April, and then the series will conclude with two operas by Puccini—Il Trittico in May and La Rondine in June. Each opera will screen on one Wednesday evening and one Sunday afternoon of each month, giving you two chances to see it. At the time of printing, some casts are not yet scheduled.
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Ticket Information:
Six Month Subscription Price:
BMFI Members: $108
General Public: $120
We regret that we cannot accept any more subscriptions to the winter 2008 series.
If you have already subscribed to the six-month series, you are entitled to attend either the Wednesday evening or Sunday afternoon screening of each opera, but not both.You do not have to decide ahead of time whether you would like to attend the Wednesday evening or Sunday afternoon screening—come to whichever best suits your schedule
for that month!
Single Tickets:
.......... BMFI members: $22.50 (Members may purchase tickets in advance at the box office.)
General Public: $25 (No advance ticket sales; tickets available at box office on the day of the performance)
Please note: Both subscription tickets and single tickets are transferable to another person, but neither subscription tickets nor single tickets are refundable.
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Opera Schedule:
Aida
Verdi, Conducted by Riccardo Chailly, with Violeta Armana, Roberto Alagna, and Ildiko Komlosi
Shown at La Scala as the premiere of their 2006-2007 season, this lavish production was designed and staged by Franco Zeffirelli, a luminary of both cinema and opera, and the costumes were designed by Maurizio Millenotti, who received two Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design for Zeffirelli’s film adaptations of Othello and Hamlet.
Wednesday, January 2 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 27 at 1:00 pm
Saturday, February 2 at 11:00 am
La Traviata
Verdi, Conducted by Lorin Maazel, with Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon Vargas, Jonas Kaufmann, and Massimo Giordano
Oscar Winner and longtime Martin Scorsese collaborator Dante Ferretti (The Aviator, Gangs of New York, The Age of Innocence) designed the sets for this production of Verdi’s immortal La Traviata. Famed soprano Angela Gheorghiu, who debuted at La Scala in 2006, is regarded with great anticipation in the role of Violetta.
Program length is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes including intermission.
Wednesday, February 20 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, February 24 at 1:00 pm
Maria Stuarda
Donizetti – Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, with Mariella Devia and Anna Caterina Antonacci
Italian opera director Pier Luigi Pizzi began his career by designing costumes for Georgio De Lullo’s 1967 production of Maria Stuarda. Forty years later, he returns to direct it. The roles of Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin, Elizabeth I, will be performed by sopranos Mariella Devia and Anna Caterina Antonacci.
Program length is approximately 2 hours 50 minutes including intermission.
Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 30 at 1:00 pm
La Forza Del Destino
Verdi – Conducted by Zubin Mehta at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Famed Indian conductor Zubin Mehta, former Musical Director of the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonic Orchestras, conducts the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale of Florence for this production of the Verdi favorite.
Program length is approximately 3 hours including intermission.
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, April 20 at 1:00 pm
Il Trittico
Puccini – Conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Italian for “The Triptych,” In Trittico is comprised of three one-act operas—Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi. This 2008 production, directed by Luco Ronconi and conducted by Riccardo Chailly, will be performed at La Scala to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Puccini’s birth.
Program length is approximately 3 hours 45 minutes including two 15 minute intermissions.
Wednesday, May 14 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 25 at 1:00 pm
La Rondine
Puccini – Conducted by Carlo Rizzi at Teatro La Fenice in Venice
La Rondine was first performed at the Theatre de l'Opera in Monte Carlo on March 27, 1917. Concerning the tragic love affairs of a kept woman and her maid servant, La Rondine has been likened to Verdi's La Traviata.
Wednesday, June 11 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 22 at 1:00 pm
Tristan und Isolde
Wagner – Conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Patrice Chereau
Programmed at your request! Daniel Barenboim, one of the greatest Wagnerian maestros, had been dreaming of staging Tristan with distinguished director Patrice Chereau for 25 years. Particularly worth noting in the cast are Ian Storey, Waltraud Meier, Michelle De Young, Gerd Grokowski, Matti Salminen, and Will Hartmann.
Wednesday, June 4 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 29 at 1:00 pm
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Ticket Information:
Six Month Subscription Price:
BMFI Members: $108
General Public: $120
We regret that we cannot accept any more subscriptions to the winter 2008 series.
If you have already subscribed to the six-month series, you are entitled to attend either the Wednesday evening or Sunday afternoon screening of each opera, but not both.You do not have to decide ahead of time whether you would like to attend the Wednesday evening or Sunday afternoon screening—come to whichever best suits your schedule
for that month!
Single Tickets:
.......... BMFI members: $22.50 (Members may purchase tickets in advance at the box office.)
General Public: $25 (No advance ticket sales; tickets available at box office on the day of the performance)