Monthly Archives: November 2014

November 22

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

GIACHINO ROSSINI 2014-2015 HD OPERA SEASON NOVEMBER 22 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 25 MIN The Met’s effervescent production of Rossini’s classic comedy—featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera—stars Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosina, Lawrence Brownlee as her conspiring flame, and Christopher Maltman as the endlessly resourceful […]

November 16

LIVE ATLANTA OPERA- MADAMA BUTTERFLY

GIACOMO PUCCINI 2014-2015 ATLANTA OPERA SEASON NOVEMBER 16 @ 3:00 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS For more than a century, audiences have been moved by Puccini’s haunting story of passion, honor, and sacrifice. The tragic tale of lovely Butterfly touches us all, as she experiences a metamorphosis from trusting girl in love to grown woman faced […]

November 13

THE HIGH: NAVIGATING THE AVANT-GARDE- JEWISH ARTISTS IN PARIS 1905-1945

Dr. Kenneth Silver, New York University professor, Adjunct Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum, and author of The Circle of Montparnasse:Jewish Artists in Paris 1905–1945, will discuss the rich and complex history of Jewish artists in Paris during the first half of the twentieth century. POSSE PHOTOS:  

November 07

THE HIGH: CEZANNE- MASTERPIECES OF EUROPEAN ART FROM THE PEARLMAN COLLECTION

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW In the mid-twentieth century, businessman Henry Pearlman, the founder of Eastern Cold Storage Company, assembled an extraordinary collection of European modern art. He was particularly drawn to the work of Paul Cézanne, one of the most pivotal figures in the development of modernism. Pearlman acquired some twenty-four of Cézanne’s paintings, including one of […]

November 06

Cézanne: A Curatorial Perspective

Join us for a special evening with David Brenneman, the High’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Frances B. Bunzl Family Curator of European Art; Stephanie Heydt, Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art; and Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, as they discuss Cézanne, his legacy, and his impact […]

November 01

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: CARMEN

GEORGES BIZET 2014-2015 HD OPERA SEASON NOVEMBER 1 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 40 MIN Richard Eyre’s mesmerizing production of Bizet’s steamy melodrama returns with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili singing her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress. Aleksandrs Antonenko plays her desperate lover, the soldier Don José, and Ildar Abdrazakov is the swaggering bullfighter, […]