The Met: Live in HD - Florencia en El Amazonas at The Beacon Theatre
This performance in the co-presentation of Met Operas by the LDAC and The Beacon Theatre is Sunday, March 3rd at 1 p.m. sharp at The Beacon Theatre. The featured broadcast is Florencia en El Amazonas.
Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez, Mexican composer Daniel Cat谩n鈥檚 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of an opera diva who returns to her native South America to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus. She is also searching for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle.
The performance stars soprano Ailyn P茅rez as Florencia Grimaldi, conducted by Music Director Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin. A new production by Mary Zimmerman brings the mysterious realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. Distinguished artists portray the diva鈥檚 fellow travelers on the river boat to Manaus.
They include soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship鈥檚 captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain鈥檚 nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and 脕lvaro.
For more information about the Met Opera broadcast coming up in early March, click on this link:
https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2023-24-season/florencia-en-el-amazonas/
Look for LDAC鈥檚 advertisements in the Lakes District News. All tickets for the Met opera broadcasts are $12, and are available at the door starting at 12:30 pm the day of the performance on Sunday, March 3.
66th Annual Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts
The Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts dates for 2024 are from March 4-16. The festival will welcome competitors in piano, instrumental, speech arts and vocal categories.
The Gala Honours Concert will take place Saturday evening, March 16 at the Island Gospel Fellowship Hall. Watch for the Festival advertisement in an upcoming issue of the Lakes District 亚洲天堂.
