Monthly Archives: January 2013

January 19

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: MARIA STUARDA

GAETANO DONIZETTI 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 19, 2013 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 15 MIN David McVicar, who directed last season’s Met premiere of Anna Bolena, directs the company premiere of the second opera in Donizetti’s famous trilogy of operas about Tudor history. “Donizetti’s three Tudor operas are very different in tone, mood, and […]

January 10

CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: GLENN LIGON

JANUARY 10, 2013 @ 7 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA Glenn Ligon is known for his resonant works that explore issues of race, sexuality, representation, and language. Both as a source of imagery and a means of addressing the politics of representation, he frequently incorporates evocative quotations from culturally charged and historically relevant […]

January 05

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LES TROYENS

HECTOR BERLIOZ 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 5, 2013 @ 12:00 PM RUN TIME: 5 HRS 30 MIN Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed 2003 production of Berlioz’s Trojan War epic returns to the Met for its first revival. Fabio Luisi conducts a cast led by Marcello Giordani in the central role of Aeneas, the hero who flees the […]