OCP at the Movies

Since 2008 the Opera Company has partnered with the Bryn Mawr Film Institute to show opera-related films and to provide commentary before popular opera HD film screenings.

 

Bryn Mawr Film Institute shows the best in independent, documentary, art, and repertory films. Located on Lancaster Avenue in Bryn Mawr, the theater has ample parking and is easily accessible via the Septa R5 Paoli-Doylestown line. 
Click here for directions.

 

 

HD Opera Film Screenings from Europe
The Opera Company of Philadelphia's Community Programs Department partners with Bryn Mawr Film Institute to present the HD European Opera Series. The Opera Company will provide introductory remarks at each Sunday film screening.

 

Live-Delay Simulcast: Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte - Royal Opera Covent Garden Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock and directed by Jonathan Miller Starring Pavol Breslik, Stéphane Degout, Thomas Allen, and Maria Bengtsson 3 hr 30 min including one intermission – Two Acts – Sung in Italian with English subtitles - Friday, September 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Wagner's Gotterdammerung - Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain Conducted by Zubin Mehta and directed by Carlus Padrissa and La Fura dels Baus Starring Lance Ryan, Ralf Lukas, Jennifer Wilson, and Franz-Joseph Kapellmann 4 hr 40 min including two intermissions – Three acts – Sung in German with English subtitles - Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm - Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Puccini's Tosca - Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Italy Conducted by Marco Boemi and directed by Renzo Giacchieri  Starring Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Claudio Sgura, Nicolay Bikov, and Armando Gabba  2 hr with one intermission – Three Acts – Sung in Italian with English subtitles - Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at at 7:00 pm

Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades - Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain Conducted by Michael Boder and directed by Gilbert Deflo Starring Emily Magee, Misha Didyk, Ludovic Tézier, and Ewa Podleś 3 hr 12 min including intermission - Three Acts - Sung in Russian with English Supertitles - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at  7:00 pm - Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Verdi's Aida - Bregenz Festival in Bregenz, Austria Conducted by Carlo Rizzi and directed by Felix Breisach Starring Kevin Short, Iano Tamar, Tatiana Serjan, and Rubens Pelizzari  2 hr 21 min including one intermission - Four Acts - Sung in Italian with English subtitles - Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 7:00 pm - Sunday, December 12. 2010 at 1:00 pm

Live-Delay Simulcast: Wagner's Die Walküre - Teatro alla Scala Conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Guy Cassiers Starring Simon O'Neill, Nina Stemme, John Tomlinson, René Pape, and Waltraud Meier 5 hr 2 min including intermission - Sung in German with English subtitles - Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm

For information on the operas in the series visit the Bryn Mawr Film Institute website.