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World’s Finest Performances at Highlands PAC
Written By: Mary Adair Trumbly - Highlands PAC | Issue: 2018/04 - April
Four more satellite transmissions for the Live via Satellite Series remain for the 2017-2018 season for the MET Opera and the National Theatre of London.
On April 14, The MET Opera presents Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” at 12:30 P.M. This stars Sonya Yoncheva as peasant girl Luisa opposite Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo in Verdi’s tragedy about a young woman who sacrifices her own happiness to save her father’s life. The cast also stars Plácido Domingo as Luisa’s father. Beverly Wichman will lead a pre-opera discussion beginning at noon.
Join us at 1:00 P.M. April 21 when The National Theatre of London presents Shakespeare’s classic “Julius Caesar” at 1:00 P.M. Ben Whishaw and Michelle Fairley play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder plays Caesar, and David Morrissey is Mark Antony. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated elite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital. This is a Nicholas Hytner’s production.
On April 28, The MET Opera’s production of Massenet’s “Cendrillon” will be transmitted beginning at 12:55 P.M. Based on “Cinderella,” and directed by Laurent Pelly, Joyce DiDonato adds another role to her Met repertory as the title character, a role she has sung to acclaim at the Grand Teatre del Liceu, Santa Fe Opera, and Royal Opera, Covent Garden. The pre-opera discussion led by Beverly Wichman will begin at 12:30 P.M.
The National Theatre of London will present another one of Shakespeare’s classics, “Macbeth,” at 1:00 P.M. May 12. Amidst the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, this is directed by Rufus Norris. Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Tickets are available online at highlandspac.org, at the door, or by calling (828) 526-9047. Highlands Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street.
