…to treat yourself with livestreaming opera. Beamed from Liège to the rest of the world.
Sit back, relax, get a free ticket and enjoy Rita and Il Campanello.
Tonight (May 11th, 2010) at 8:00pm GMT + 1. If you don’t have the time tonight you don’t have to miss it because it’s available on demand until June 11th.
Don’t know what to expect from an opera streaming? Here’s a sample from the previous online opera, Rigoletto.
Spoiler warning! With the curtains about to open for the entire world wide web to enjoy we like to give you a sneak peak on what is about to come your way.
Today is the big day: Rigoletto will be performed and broadcasted live via the internet on Opera Live. We hope you all have your tickets ready. (If not, get them here).
Here are just a couple of things to look forward to:
The art direction, by Philippe Sireuil:
The set, designed by Didier Payen :
The costumes, by Jorge Jara:
As mentioned in the previous post, for Rigoletto the Royal Opera of Liège commissioned a unique handcrafted artwork by designer Wouter de Winte. It depicts the entire opera in the different scenes.
We already showed you some photographs from the making of, but here is short video on how this artwork came to life:
Impressive!
The next broadcasted masterpiece for Opera Live will be Rigoletto, the famous opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi, featuring the well-known canzone ‘La donna è mobile’. This story of love, seduction and betrayal has been brought to life not only by the live online broadcast but also by the specially designed artwork, commissioned by the Royal Opera of Liège.
This handcrafted artwork is a unique piece and translates the opera we all know and love into a stunning visual. Let us sweep you of your feet by the music, story details and charachter description in this interactive storytelling experience.
For all info on broadcasting and tickets: click here.
