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New York, NY — April 6, 2023 — The 92nd Street Y, New York (92Ny), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Simone Porter, violin & Rohan De Silva, piano, play Strauss and more, on May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm Et. Tickets start at $25 and are available at 92ny.org/event/simone-porter-violin.

Young violinist Simone Porter makes her 92Ny debut in the newly renovated Buttenwieser Hall, showcasing the talent that has been making both audiences and critics take notice. Her solo set includes the New York premiere of Drishti – a work written for her by Indian American composer Reena Esmail, and named for a focus concept in yoga – and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Pierrot Lunaire-inspired Lachen Verlernt, a piece that has become a contemporary touchstone of the solo violin repertoire. Porter and De Silva close the program with Strauss’s lyrical E-flat Major Sonata.

Program:

Andrew Norman, Sabina

Biber, Passacaglia

Reena Ismail, Drishti (द्र...

After the sumptuous promise of the rousing La Traviata (The Strayed Woman) operatic music filling the senses, the second thought that springs to mind when beginning to watch this docu-opera is, why is Pierre from Channel 4’s creepy The Returned taking time out from harbouring zombies to masquerading as a theatre/opera director? It throws you just for a second; is it actually a fictional recreation on offer?

The truth is, French actor Jean-François Sivadier has more strings to his bow, and film director Philippe Béziat’s intriguing (but equally frustrating) behind-the-scenes look at getting a production of Verdi’s famous opera off the ground is in fact directed by Sivadier who has a list of theatre credits as a ‘metteur en scène’ (stage director) for at least three other operas.

The story of La Traviata (in three acts) – originally named Violetta after the lead character (played by Met...

If you’re an opera fan, you might really get a kick out of documentary “Becoming Traviata.” The trailer for the film has been released, and from what I can tell about the documentary, it seems like it’ll give fans an up-close look at what it takes to put on a magnificent performance of one of Verdi’s great works. Check it out below the post! “Becoming Traviata,” distributed by Distrib Films, is directed by Philippe Béziat and stars Natalie Dessay, Jean-Francois Sivadier, Louis Langrée. The film will premiere at Film Forum in New York May 15 and in Los Angeles May 24. Go to Distrib Film’s page on “Becoming Traviata” and [ Read More ]

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Microcinema will release a special DVD boxed set of the music-filled documentary films In Search Of Mozart and In Search Of Beethoven on May 31.

The Mozart/Beethoven DVD package carries a list price of $64.95; the previously released In Search Of Mozart DVD and In Search Of Beethoven DVD are also still available individually for a list price of $39.99 each.

The orchestra plays on in In Search of Mozart.

The two film movies were directed by filmmaker Phil Grabsky and each take a comprehensive look at their respected composer’s life through his musical output. Grabsky documents each piece of music chronologically, placing it in context alongside the composer’s life and letters. Grabsky traveled around the world to interview eminent historians and musicians and then filmed performances by world-class artists.

Produced in association with the world’s leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians, In Search Of Mozart (2009) and In Search Of Beethoven...