OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA

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.

Join us as we expand that partnership to include a series of films specifically related to each of the operas we present this season.

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.

Stay tuned for more information on how you can purchase tickets, but mark your calendar today and join us at BMFI for screenings of these films:

OCP Film Series:

Film	Screening Date	Time
M. Butterfly (1993) David Cronenberg's award-winning film based on David Henry Hwang's play stars Jeremy Irons	September 30, 2009	7:30 PM
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) The phenomenal film by Ang Lee which features an Oscar-winning and Grammy-winning score by Tea composer Tan Dun.	February 10, 2010	7:30 PM
Cleopatra (1963) The multi Oscar-winning film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison.	March 10, 2010	7:30 PM
Camille (1936) Greta Garbo stars in this legendary film based on the same story that inspired Verdi's La traviata.	April 28, 2010	7:30 PM
Black Orpheus (1959) This Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film sets the Orpheus myth in the midst of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival festivities.	June 16, 2010	7:30 PM

dates and times subject to change

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 30 minute talks at each Sunday film screening, beginning in September, 2009. The operas to be shown beginning in the fall include:

Opera	Screening Date	Time
Bizet's Carmen LIVE Opening Night broadcast from La Scala with Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott	December 7, 2009 one screening only	7:30pm
Verdi's Il Trovatore LIVE from the Liceu in Barcelona, Spain with Fiorenza Cedolins, Marco Berti and Marco Armiliato	December 22, 2009 one screening only	7:30pm
Mozart's Così fan tutte Starring Miah Persson and Isabel Leonard from the 2009 Salzburg Festival	January 13, 2010 January 24, 2010	7:00pm 1:00pm
Monteverdi's Orfeo This new production from La Scala by Robert Wilson stars Sarah Mingardo	February 3, 2010 February 7, 2010	7:00pm 1:00pm

dates and times subject to change

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