'The Tempest' to air at area theaters

'The Tempest' to air at area theaters

Story - Jun 12 2012 - 12:41am
Anna Netrebko stars in "Anna Bolena” as the ill-fated queen.

'Anna Bolena'

part of opera series "The Met: Live in HD Summer 2012 Encores," starring Anna Netrebko as ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn.
6:30 p.m. June 13.
Newgate Tinseltown
3651 Wall Ave.
Ogden
Also plays at Layton Tinseltown, 720 W. 1500 North; Cinemark Farmington, 900 W. Clark Lane; Cinemark Bountiful 8, 206 S. 625 West. $6-$14; $4-$13/students and seniors, $4-$12/children.
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An operatic story of Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” are featured broadcasts in Top of Utah movie theaters during the next few days.

• “Anna Bolena” stars soprano Anna Netrebko as the ill-fated queen and plays at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. The event is part of a summer encore of productions presented during the past year in The Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” series.

Other operas to be shown again are “Le Comte Ory” on June 20, “Don Giovanni” on June 27, “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” on July 11, “Lucia di Lammermoor” on July 18 and “Der Rosenkavalier” on July 25.

Tickets are $6 to $14 for adults, $4 to $13 for students and seniors, and $4 to $12 for children, depending on the theater.

• Christopher Plummer headlines as Prospero in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of “The Tempest” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14.

“The Tempest” was recorded live over two days at the 2010 Canadian festival. The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the Academy Award-winning actor and director Des McAnuff. The two will discuss the challenges of capturing theatrical productions for cinema and whether Plummer, who starred in the movie version of “The Sound of Music,” will ever sing on screen again.

Admission is $13 to $14 for adults, $12 to $13 for students and seniors, and $11 to $12 for children.

Both events will be screened at the Newgate Tinseltown, 3651 Wall Ave., Ogden; Layton Tinseltown, 720 W. 1500 North; Cinemark Farmington, 900 W. Clark Lane; and Cinemark Bountiful 8, 206 S. 625 West.

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