The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will host a live broadcast of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” at 11:30 a.m. Feb 14. An encore performance is at 12:30 p.m., Feb 15. The performance is part of “The Met: Live in HD” series of live broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera.
On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale, “Iolanta,” followed by an erotic psychological thriller, “Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.” Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for the first time in “Iolanta,” while Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas are directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s. Iolanta also stars Piotr Beczala, and Valery Gergiev conducts both operas. Approximate running time 3 hours, 40 minutes
Tickets are $24 general admission, $22 senior citizens, $17 for Friends of the Ross, $16 students and children, $6 Nebraska Wesleyan Students (with a valid student ID), and $5 for UNL students (with a valid NCard).
For more information, go to http://www.theross.org.
