As of
January 2017, opera- and ballet aficionados in Israel will again be able to watch
performances live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (London) at three
venues – Cinema City Glilot, Cinema City in Jerusalem and at the Tikotin Museum
(Haifa). These venues will be among the some-1500 cinemas worldwide screening
these top-class productions. This season will offer a choice of twelve
different performances. The Royal Opera House, one of the world’s most
prestigious venues, has been an important cultural centre since the 18th
century. With Händel living in London, his operas
“Pastor Fido”, “Ariodante”, “Alcina and “Atalanta” were performed at Covent
Garden in the 1730s. In 1743, a royal performance of Händel’s “Messiah” took place there for George II, establishing
the custom of oratorio performances at Covent Garden every Lent. In 1808, a
fire destroyed the theatre. It was rebuilt and opened in 1809, now one of the
largest opera houses in Europe. The theatre was destroyed by fire in 1856 once
again, re-opening its doors in 1858. An evening at the opera cost the Victorian “men of fashion” about a pound.
A verse in Punch defined a pound's value at the time as:
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| Il Trovatore - Royal Opera House (photo:Clive Barda) |
"A pound dear father is
the sum
That clears the opera wicket:
Two lemon gloves, one lemon ice,
Libretto and your ticket."
That clears the opera wicket:
Two lemon gloves, one lemon ice,
Libretto and your ticket."
In Israel, however, attending
an ROH Live performance will cost a little more - NIS 170 at full price and NIS
130 for pensioners.
The following Royal Opera
performances, featuring some of today’s greatest singers and conductors, will
be shown this season. All performances will
have English subtitles
31.1,2017: Il Trovatore
(Verdi)
9.3.2017: Tales of Hoffmann
(Offenbach)
22.3.2017: Norma (Bellini)
30.3.2017: Madama Butterfly
(Puccini)
18.5.2017: Cosi fan Tutte
(Mozart)
28.6.2017: Otello (Verdi)
Royal Ballet performances:
8.2.2017: Woolf Works (Wayne
McGregor)
28.2.2017: The Sleeping Beauty
(Pepita, Ashton, Dowell, Wheeldon)
11.4.2017: Jewels (Balanchine)
7.6.2017: The Dream/Symphonic
Variations/Marguerite and Armand (Ashton)
5.7.2017: Anastasia (Kenneth
MacMillan)
Without having to contend with
inclement London weather or high ticket prices, audiences will enjoy opera and
ballet at their best, well filmed and in the comfort of modern cinemas close to
home. As a bonus, the camera just might take you down for a glimpse of the
orchestra pit or catch an interview with some of today’s greatest performers.
Tel: 03- 6172650
For more details: Miri Shamir;
052-2884981
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