THE DATES FOR THE NEXT HD SEASON SCREENINGS


DER ROSENKAVALIER
JANUARY 23-28, 2010 Approximate running time 4 hours 45 minutes with 2 intermissions.
Composer - Richard Strauss
Conductor - James Levine
Marschallin Renée Fleming
Octavian Susan Graham

CARMEN
FEBRUARY 6-11, 2010 Approximate running time 4 hours with 2 intermissions.
Composer - Georges Bizet
Conductor - Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Micaëla Barbara Frittoli
Carmen Angela Gheorghiu
Don José Roberto Alagna

SIMON BOCCANEGRA
FEBRUARY 20-25, 2010 Approximate running time 3 hours 40 minutes with 2 intermissions.
Composer - Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor - James Levine
Amelia Adrianne Pieczonka
Gabriele adorno Marcello Giordani
Simon Boccanegra Plácido Domingo

HAMLET
APRIL 17-22, 2010 Approximate running time 3 hours 45 minutes with 1 intermission.
Composer - Ambroise Thomas
Conductor - Louis Langrée
Ophélie Natalie Dessay
Gertrude Jennifer Larmore
Laërte Toby Spence
Hamlet Simon Keenlyside
Claudius James Morris

ARMIDA
MAY 15-20, 2010 Approximate running time 4 hours 20 minutes with 2 intermissions.
Composer - Gioachino Rossini
Conductor - Riccardo Frizza
Armida Renée Fleming
Rinaldo Lawrence Brownlee

Direct from the National Theatre in London and its London premiere filmed in high definition comes a new initiative of bringing four plays to cinema screens. The first stars Helen Mirren in Phedre by Jean Racine and we will screen in Australia on July 11/12 Only two performances each play are permitted at this time.