NEW YORK, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Metropolitan Opera announced today the premiere of Yannick: An
Artist's Journey, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker
Susan Froemke, about the
inspiring path of Yannick Nézet-Séguin to becoming the Met's
Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director. The documentary will
screen in over 600 select U.S. cinemas via Fathom Events on
Wednesday, July 7. As movie theaters
reopen, the Met has also announced the schedule for its 2021 Summer
Encore series in the U.S., which will feature
rebroadcasts of popular operas from the company's acclaimed Live
in HD series of cinema presentations.
Yannick: An Artist's Journey follows Maestro Nézet-Séguin
on his journey from young conductor to being named the third music
director in Met history. The documentary features extraordinary,
vivid home movies, recorded by Nézet-Séguin's family while he was
growing up in Montreal, which
capture the artistic curiosity and sheer talent of a child who was
fascinated by art and religion, until an epiphany led him to devote
his life to music. In addition to interviews with family, mentors,
colleagues, and the maestro himself, the film also shows revealing
behind-the-scenes footage of Nézet-Séguin in rehearsals,
highlighting his musical homes in Montreal, Philadelphia, and New York. The cameras follow the energetic
artist as he prepares for a new production of Verdi's La
Traviata during the Met's 2018–19 season, which marked his
first performances as Met Music Director. The film is bookended by
the final weeks of that season, with Nézet-Séguin preparing and
leading a transcendent interpretation of Poulenc's Dialogues des
Carmélites. This production reflects Nézet-Séguin's musical
sensitivity, collaborative spirit, and religious background,
providing a stirring framework for a film that explores one's
artistic inspirations and ideals.
The film is directed by Susan
Froemke, whose documentaries include the Oscar-nominated
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton, as well as previous
collaborations with the Met such as The Audition,
Wagner's Dream, and The Opera House.
This film is made possible thanks to the generosity of Louise,
Sophie, and André Desmarais, in memory of their mother,
Jacqueline Desmarais, and to
underscore her love of music.
The release of Yannick: An Artist's Journey precedes the
Met's Summer Encores, which will feature popular
rebroadcasts from the company's groundbreaking Live in HD
series in select cinemas. The Summer Encore titles in
the United States are the
Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Bizet's Carmen, and
Puccini's Tosca. Screening dates in the U.S. are listed
below along with detailed cast and opera information.
Yannick: An Artist's Journey and the Summer
Encores will be shown in more than 600
cinemas nationwide. To find a theater and purchase tickets,
visit FathomEvents.com.
Please check your local cinema website for the most up-to-date
information about their health and safety measures.
2021 Summer Encore Cinema Schedule in
the United
States
Presented by Fathom Events
The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS:
July 14, 2021, 1pm and 6:30pm
local time
During the 2019–20 season, one of America's
greatest operas returned to the Met stage for the first time in 30
years, with the premiere of James
Robinson's vibrant new production. Bass-baritone
Eric Owens and soprano
Angel Blue starred in the
title roles, headlining a phenomenal ensemble cast. The HD
performance also features soprano Golda
Schultz and bass-baritone Donovan Singletary as Clara and Jake,
soprano Latonia Moore as
Serena, and tenor Frederick
Ballentine and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Sportin' Life and Crown.
And as the community matriarch Maria, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves delivers a scene-stealing
performance. David Robertson
conducts the Gershwins' beloved score, which includes a number of
melodies that have become classic American standards. Transmitted
live on February 1, 2020.
CARMEN: July 28, 2021, 1pm
and 6:30pm local
time
Richard Eyre's
stunning production of Bizet's opera stars mezzo-soprano Elīna
Garanča as the unforgettable gypsy of the title—a woman desired
by every man but determined to remain true to herself. Tenor
Roberto Alagna is Don José,
the soldier who falls under her spell and sacrifices everything for
her love, only to be cast aside when the toreador Escamillo
(bass-baritone Teddy Tahu
Rhodes) piques Carmen's interest. Conducted by Yannick
Nézet-Séguin, and with dances created by choreographer
Christopher Wheeldon, this
Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet's tale to thrilling
life. Transmitted live on January 16,
2010.
TOSCA: August 4,
2021, 1pm and 6:30pm local time
Sir David McVicar's bold staging of Puccini's
operatic thriller, set in Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences
in the 2018–19 season. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the
passionate title diva, opposite tenor Vittorio Grigolo as her lover, the
idealistic painter Mario Cavaradossi. Baritone Željko Lučić
is the menacing Baron Scarpia, the evil chief of police who employs
brutal tactics to ensnare both criminal and sexual conquests.
Emmanuel Villaume conducts
the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini's most
memorable melodies. Transmitted live on January 27, 2018.
The highly anticipated 2021–22 Live in HD season opens on
October 9, 2021 with
Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and continues
with Terence Blanchard's
Fire Shut Up in My
Bones (October 23,
2021), Matthew Aucoin's
Eurydice (December 4,
2021), Massenet's Cinderella (January 1, 2022), Verdi's
Rigoletto (January 29,
2022), Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos (March 12, 2022), Verdi's Don Carlos (March 26, 2022), Puccini's
Turandot (May 7,
2022), Donizetti's Lucia di
Lammermoor (May 21, 2022),
and Brett Dean's
Hamlet (June 4, 2022).
Ticketing on-sale dates for the 2021–22 Live in HD season
will be announced later this summer.
The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a
generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family
Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is
provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in
HD series is supported by Rolex. The HD broadcasts are
supported by Toll Brothers, America's luxury home
builder®.
For more information about Live in HD, visit
metopera.org/HDlive.
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