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Meet the Met in March
Written By: Mary Adair Trumbly - Highlands PAC | Issue: 2017/03 - March
The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen two operas Live via Satellite from the MET Opera in March.
At 12:55 P.M. Saturday, March 11 “La Traviata” by Verdi will be performed. Sonya Yoncheva sings one of opera’s most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan Violetta, opposite Michael Fabiano as her lover, Alfredo.
Violetta Valery knows that she will die soon, exhausted by her restless life as a courtesan. At a party she is introduced to Alfredo Germont, who has been fascinated by her for a long time.
He celebrates true love, and Violetta responds in praise of free love. She is touched by his candid manner and honesty. Alfredo declares his love. There is no place for such feelings in her life and Violetta is torn by conflicting emotions. She doesn’t want to give up her way of life, but at the same time she feels that Alfredo has awakened her desire to be truly loved. Violetta has chosen a life with Alfredo, and they enjoy their love in the country, far from society. Ah, but it doesn’t last long − through twists, turns and interference their lives are changed.
On Saturday, March 25, at 12:55 P.M. the MET Opera will present “Idomeneo.” James Levine conducts a rare Met revival of Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” set in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece returns to the Met in the classic Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production.
In Crete, around 1200 BC Idomeneo, King of Crete, has been fighting on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War for several years. Prior to his victorious return home, he has sent ahead of him some Trojan captives, including Princess Ilia, daughter of the Trojan king, Priam. She has fallen in love with Idomeneo’s son, Idamante, who has ruled as regent in his father’s absence. Also in love with Idamante is Princess Elettra, the daughter of Agamemnon, commander of the Greeks during the war.
A pre-opera discussion led by Beverly Wichman will begin at 12:30 P.M. before each opera.
Tickets are available at highlandspac.org, at the door or by calling (828) 526-9047. Highlands Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street.
