EUROPE’S GRAND OPERAS COMING TO
SOUTHSIDE WORKS CINEMA
The Southside Works Cinema proudly presents
five HD operas on the big screen.
Emerging Pictures has selected the Southside Works Cinema as the exclusive Western Pennsylvania partner for its digital cinema presentations of five of the world’s best operas from the Salzburg Festival, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and Teatro La Fenice.
The series will begin with two performances recorded in the spring of 2008 at two of Italy’s most prestigious opera houses. The beautiful Teatro La Fenice production of Il Barberiere di Siviglia kicks off the series followed by the equally stunning Norma from Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
The remaining operas in the series are from the world-renowned Salzburg Festival recorded in August of 2008. The Salzburg Festival is a true destination for music and theatre lovers. Now, thanks to glorious HD technology, opera fans here in Pittsburgh will be able to experience some of the festival’s most impressive productions.
The operas included in the series are:
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Teatro la Fenice)
By Gioacchino Rossini
Saturday, October 11, 2008 1:00 PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:00 PM
NORMA (Teatro Comunale di Bologna)
By Vincenzo Bellini
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 1, 2008 1:00 PM
OTELLO (Salzburg Festival)
By Giuseppe Verdi
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:00 PM
ROMEO ET JULIETTE (Salzburg Festival)
By Charles Gounod
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:00 PM
DON GIOVANNI (Salzburg Festival)
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:00 PM
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:00 PM
"Pittsburgh Opera congratulates Emerging Pictures for selecting Southside Works Cinema for the screening of some of the world's greatest opera. In its 70th year, Pittsburgh Opera is one of America's most prestigious companies. We are delighted that our patrons can now combine their love of live opera performance with these hi-definition recordings emanating from Europe's grand opera houses," says Christopher Hahn, General Director of Pittsburgh Opera.
Regular series subscriptions are available for $90 and include one general admission ticket to each performance. VIP series subscriptions are available for $100 and include one reserved seating admission ticket to each performance. Subscriptions are available online only at www.sswcinema.com. Subscriptions must be ordered by Thursday, October 2, 2008. Individual general admission tickets to each performance will be $20 and will go on sale starting Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Southside Works Cinema box office or online at sswcinema.com.
Europe’s Grand Operas are presented with the support of WQED 89.3 FM and the cooperation of Pittsburgh Opera (www.pittsbughopera.org).
SouthSide Works Cinema
425 Cinema Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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