Film:
Opera in Cinema: La Boheme from the Royal Opera House, London
Showtimes:
Sunday Jan 27 01:00 PM
Sunday Jan 27 06:00 PM
Location:
Doris Duke Theatre
Price:
Museum members: $20.00
General Admission: $25.00
About the Film:
165 mins including two intermissions | Performed Jan 19, 2013
Teeming with period detail, John Copley’s definitive production is traditional opera atits best. From a shabby garret to the bustling Café Momus to a snowy courtyard at dawn, this minutely observed panorama of 1830s Parisian life, beautifully designed by Julia Trevelyan Oman, conjures emotions and atmosphere ranging from joy to tragedy, in large-scale crowd scenes and intimate tableaux. Opera star Rolando Villazón, alongside Maija Kovalevska, Stefania Dovhan, and Audun Iversen, bring top-tier vocal artistry.
Enjoy a pre-screening introduction at both showings by Steven Prieto of Hawaii Opera Theatre.
Steven Prieto was born and raised in San Francisco. He served as a health educator in the Peace Corps, first in Tunisia and then in The Yemen Arab Republic where he continued after his volunteer service as associate Peace Corps Director. In Washington D.C. Steve worked as the Peace Corps Regional Training Officer and then South Pacific Desk Officer. He then joined the U.S. Department of State as a Senior Program Officer in the International Visitor and Academic Specialist Exchange Programs. In D.C. where he resided for 28 years he volunteered at the Whitman-Walker Clinic, and Joseph’s House, a shelter for the indigent terminally ill. Steve also taught ceramics for 25 years at the Hinckley Pottery Studio. He moved to Hawaii in 2008 and has had a lifelong interest in international travel, Opera and Asian art. He is currently volunteering with the Hawaiian Humane Society, Lyon Arboretum and Hawaii Opera Theatre special events.
Special thanks to presenting sponsor Louis Vuitton
