Opera Maine is excited to once again partner with OceanView at Falmouth to present a special series of famous opera performances from around the world. Let’s come together as a community to enjoy and discuss opera.
The Girl of The Golden West by Giacomo Puccini
Saturday, April 6, 1:00 p.m.
Single Ticket April 6
$15.00Add to cart
Placido Domingo
Mara Zampieri
Juan Pons
Sergio Bertocchi
Luigi Roni
Teatro all Scala 1991
142 minutes
Sung in Italian with English captions
Saturday, June 1, 1:00 p.m. We will welcome you beginning at 12:30 p.m.
$15.00Add to cart
Total run time: 118 minutes
1 intermission
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Samuel Ramey (Attila); Giorgio Zancanaro (Ezio); Cheryl Studer (Odabella);
Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala
Riccardo Muti conducts a fine cast in the powerful and atmospheric 1991 production of Verdi’s ninth opera, whose story of the heroic tussle between Ezio, a Roman general, and Attila, the Nordic invader was written for the 1846 Teatro la Fenice season and premiered there to huge acclaim.
The screenings will take place at Lunt Auditorium on the campus of OceanView at Falmouth
74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth, Me. We will welcome you beginning at 12:30 p.m.
OceanView will provide light snacks and beverages (pending COVID protocols these may be take home treats).
There will be an intermission during each of the operas.
Purchase your tickets for the complete 2023/2024 series for $50
or select individual tickets for $15 each
Residents and Priority Waiting List members of OceanView at Falmouth and Cumberland Crossing by OceanView attend for free, and should reserve their seats in advance through OceanView.
For more information, please contact Opera Maine at (207) 879-7678 or [email protected]
Fall 2023 and 2024 Opera Film Series Subscription (December 2, January 13, February 10, April 6, June 1)
$50.00Add to cart
Saturday, February 10, 1:00 p.m.
The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
$15.00Add to cart
Franz Lehar’s delightful Viennese operetta sparkles in this 2001 production directed by the late General Director of San Francisco Opera, Lotfi Mansouri. The radiant Yvonne Kenny is joined by Bo Skovhus and Angelika Kirchschlager in a musical romp through Art Deco Paris which includes a third act ballet created for this production. Erich Kunzel conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra.
Sung in English (without subtitles)
188 minutes
Filmed in High Definition.
Reviews
“It would be hard to imagine a more extravagant production of The Merry Widow than Lofti Mansouri’s for the San Francisco Opera, recorded live on this DVD in December 2001…Yvonne Kenny as the heroine not only sings beautifully but is both vivacious and provocative. Bo Skovhus makes a handsome Danilo, determined not to be putty in her hands, and their final reconciliation to the Merry Widow Waltz could not be more moving.” (The Penguin Guide)
“Rarely does the opera stage fill the small screen so lavishly.” (Philadelphia Enquirer)
“…visually beautiful, highly energetic…unforgettable music” (Dallas Morning News)
“Michael Yeargan’s glamorous and beautifully-wrought designs and Thierry Bosquet’s extravagant costumes. We see all too little of this kind of splendour in these cash-strapped days.” (Opera)
“Recorded live in San Fransisco in December 2001, this is about as lavish a production of Franz Lehár’s adorable operetta as you are ever likely to see…soprano Yvonne Kenny is perfectly cast in the title role.” (Classic FM)
Saturday, December 2, 2023 1:00 p.m.
L’italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) by Gioachino Rossini. Libretto by Angelo Anelli
Single Ticket December 2
$15.00Add to cart
Mustafa – Gunther von Kannen
Elvira – Nuccia Focile
Zulima – Susan McLean
Ali – Rudolf A. Hartmann
Lindoro – Robert Gambill
Isabella – Doris Soffel
Taddeo – Enric Serra
From the Schwetzinger Festspiele, 1987
148 minutes
Sung in Italian with English captions
Rescheduled to Saturday, January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m.
Carmen by Georges Bizet
If you made a reservation for the October 13 showing of Carmen that was rescheduled, we have held your reservation for January 13, unless you previously requested a refund.
Single Ticket Carmen January 13
$15.00Add to cart
Carmen – Anna Caterina Antonacci
Don Jose – Jonas Kaufmann
Escamillo – Ildebrando D’Arcangelo
Micaela – Norah Amsellen
Director – Francesca Zambello
Filmed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden December 2006
2 hours and 32 minutes
Sung in French with English captions
2023/2024 MET HD Performance Schedule
Opera Maine is continuing to communicate with The Metropolitan Opera to advocate for an additional theater in Southern Maine. We will send a notice out to all of our subscribers if we learn of additional cinemas that will host the live in HD performances.
All live performances are on Saturdays. Note varying start times of performances.
All Wednesday encore shows will play at Portsmouth at 6:30 p.m.*
Rockland Strand Theater, Rockland Maine
The Music Hall, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
MET HD:
Following each Live in HD transmission, select cinemas may present additional encore (rebroadcast) screenings. Dates may vary.
U.S. Encore Schedule*
*Dates may vary at independent venues. Please check your local cinema listings for more information.