{"id":5460,"date":"2017-11-06T17:07:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T15:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2017-11-06T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T15:07:11","slug":"ster-kinekor-cinema-nouveau-brings-opera-to-life-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/ster-kinekor-cinema-nouveau-brings-opera-to-life-this-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau Brings Opera To Life This November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Don\u2019t miss Norma and Die Zauberflote, productions that will feed your soul!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cThis season, we\u2019re replenishing our core repertoire with new productions of Cos\u00ec fan tutte, Norma, and Tosca, while stretching our horizons with The Exterminating Angel and Cendrillon,\u201d Met General Manager, Peter Gelb<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a season of repertory favourites and stimulating rarities, with something for neophytes and aficionados alike.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NouveauNovember2017.jpg?resize=500%2C181\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NouveauNovember2017.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NouveauNovember2017.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an opera enthusiast, then Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau has two mesmerising productions that will surely strike all the right chords. These operas, presented by Metropolitan Opera Live in HD are not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>From the exciting season, this month, opera lovers will have an opportunity to embrace Vincenzo Bellini\u2019s Norma, an evocative production set in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule. Following that on 18 November, is the launch of Mozart\u2019s Die Zauberfl\u00f6te, which tells a story set in a mythical land where a prince must rescue a princess being held captive by a High Priest.<\/p>\n<h2>Norma (Bellini)<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Norma2.jpg?resize=500%2C334\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Norma2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Norma2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Norma an opera by Vincenzo Bellini, a Sicilian composer whose greatest gift was his extraordinary understanding of the human voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe production of Bellini\u2019s bel canto (Italian singing) tragedy Norma stars Sondra Radvanovsky (the Druid priestess) in the title role. Joyce DiDonato co-stars as Norma\u2019s colleague and rival, Adalgisa, opposite Joseph Calleja as Pollione and Matthew Rose as Oroveso. Carlo Rizzi conducts and Sir David McVicar directs the opera.<\/p>\n<p>Norma is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre, and the soprano prayer Casta diva is memorable. The visual and sounds capture the mood of the characters and bring to life its setting in the Druid forest. The camera adds brightness to the dark scenes, and the close-ups bring shows McVicar\u2019s personal approach. The unfussy and focused directing of the film makes it a joy to immerse yourself in a story that has as much resonance today as it did with its first production in 1831.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Norma: Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V0lnFcBKMcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Die Zauberflote (Mozart)<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Zauberflote2.jpg?resize=500%2C334\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Zauberflote2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Zauberflote2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Met Music Director James Levine conducts Tony award-winner Julie Taymor\u2019s production of Mozart\u2019s masterpiece, Die Zauberfl\u00f6te (The Magic Flute).\u00a0 Golda Schultz stars Pamina with Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night. Levine leads a dynamic young cast in Mozart\u2019s Die Zauberfl\u00f6te (The Magic Flute).<\/p>\n<p>The opera in two acts by Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Singspiel is a perfect structure for moving seamlessly through moods of the production, ranging from sad to light-hearted.<\/p>\n<p>In the opera, the Queen of the Night persuades Prince Tamino played by Charles Castronovo, to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro played by Ren\u00e9 Pape; instead, he learns the high ideals of Sarastro\u2019s community and seeks to join it. Tamino and Pamina undergo severe trials of initiation, which end in triumph. While Die Zauberfl\u00f6te (The Magic Flute) is a fairy tale, the emotions it evokes is real and uncompromised.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Die Zauberflote at the Metropolitan Opera\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEuSZ5ZXOtc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>SCREENING DATES<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Norma will be screened on 4, 5, 7, 14 and 15 November<\/li>\n<li>Die Zauberfl\u00f6te (The Magic Flute) will be screened on 18, 19, 21, 28 and 29 November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All films will show at Cinema Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor sites: Rosebank Nouveau, Gateway Nouveau, Brooklyn Nouveau and V&amp;A Waterfront Nouveau. At Somerset and Blue Route Mall in Cape Town, Bedford Square in Johannesburg and Garden Route Mall in George.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017-18 Live in HD season will feature the series\u2019 first broadcast of Bellini\u2019s Norma starring Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role, the Met premiere of Thomas Ad\u00e8s\u2019s The Exterminating Angel; Rossini\u2019s Semiramide, which has not been staged at the Met in 25 years; Verdi\u2019s tragedy Luisa Miller starring Sonya Yoncheva and Pl\u00e1cido Domingo; and the Met premiere of Massenet\u2019s Cendrillon, starring Joyce DiDonato in the title role.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the productions new to Live in HD, audiences can see the Met\u2019s new stagings of Puccini\u2019s Tosca, starring Sonya Yoncheva and Vittorio Grigolo; Mozart\u2019s Cos\u00ec fan tutte set in the 1950s in Coney Island, with an ensemble cast including Tony Award winner Kelli O\u2019Hara. The season, as mentioned above, also features Mozart\u2019s full-length German opera Die Zauberfl\u00f6te conducted by Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine (the abridged version of The Magic Flute was the first Live in HD transmission in the series); Donizetti\u2019s L\u2019Elisir d\u2019Amore, starring South African born Pretty Yende in her first Met performances as the spirited Adina with Matthew Polenzani reprising Nemorino, and Puccini\u2019s La Boh\u00e8me featuring Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano as the young Parisian lovers, Mim\u00ec and Rodolfo.<\/p>\n<h6>Season at a Glance: The Met: Live in HD 2017-18<\/h6>\n<p>The Exterminating Angel (16 December 2017.)<br \/>\nTosca (24 February 2018)<br \/>\nL\u2019Elisir d\u2019Amore (10 March 2018)<br \/>\nLa Boh\u00e8me (24 March 2018)<br \/>\nSemiramide (07 April 2018)<br \/>\nCos\u00ec fan tutte (28 April 2018)<br \/>\nLuisa Miller (12 May 2018)<br \/>\nCendrillon (26 May 2018).<\/p>\n<p>Bookings are now open<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to make bookings feast your eyes on all three mesmerizing productions, visit the website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sterkinekor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sterkinekor.com<\/a> or download the SK App. You can also book at the box office. For news and updates, go to Facebook page: Ster-Kinekor and follow Ster-Kinekor on Twitter: @sterkinekor. For all queries, call Ticketline on 0861 Movies (668 437).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t miss Norma and Die Zauberflote, productions that will feed your soul! \u201cThis season, we\u2019re replenishing our core repertoire with new productions of Cos\u00ec fan tutte, Norma, and Tosca, while stretching our horizons with The Exterminating Angel and Cendrillon,\u201d Met General Manager, Peter Gelb \u201cIt\u2019s a season of repertory favourites and stimulating rarities, with something&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/ster-kinekor-cinema-nouveau-brings-opera-to-life-this-november\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau Brings Opera To Life This November<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-5460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cinema-nouveau","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}