LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY (January 3, 2012) – On Saturday, January 21 at 12:55 pm, SUNY Sullivan will present an HD simulcast “The Enchanted Island” as it is performed live at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York’s Lincoln Center.
The broadcast – part of the college’s The Met: Live In HD Series – is open to the public, and will be shown in the college’s Seelig Theatre.
Tickets are $20.00 each for general admission and $10.00 for students.
In this extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare.
In “The Enchanted Island,” the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of “The Tempest.”
Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others, and a new libretto devised and written by Jeremy Sams.
Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125th anniversary gala).
The simulcast will be preceded by a one-hour discussion. Please arrive early to take part in this informative pre-show presentation. Light refreshments will be available during intermission in the DeHoyos Gallery, adjacent to the theatre.
For more information on The Met: Live In HD Series, visit www.sunysullivan.edu/metopera. For tickets to this and other inspiring cultural events presented to the public by SUNY Sullivan, call the college box office at 845-434-5750, extension 4472, weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
