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Claus Guth directs a tormented, harrowing new Salome at the Met
★★★★★
This may be the finest work I’ve heard from conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Strauss’ 100+ piece orchestra must play with grace and ooze charm in some passages, particularly near the opera’s start. But it is there to shock as well and the grand explosions were remarkable. As the evening went on, Nézet-Séguin emphasized more and more Strauss’ ghastly dissonances, becoming more and more degenerate; the final chords were punishing, signs of both Salome’s orgasm and death. The roar that came from the audience at the finale was almost the same.
- from Bachtrack
Read MoreBrenda Scofield
FAMA Vice-Chairman
Joana Mallwitz makes a radiant Met debut leading a vigorous Figaro revival
Rob Howell’s period costumes – graceful gowns and stylishly tailored suits for the upper classes, playful uniforms for the household staff – look as attractive as ever. Paule Constable’s imaginative lighting designs provide stunningly dramatic effects at key moments.
On the opening night of this run the German conductor Joana Mallwitz, making her house debut, drew a radiant, highly transparent reading from the magnificent Met orchestra, with richly textured sounds from the strings, played with graceful portamento, and polished tone from the woodwinds and brass. Together with the splendid soloists and chorus, the ensemble created a lively, totally engaging performance.
- from Bachtrack
Read MoreBrenda Scofield
FAMA Vice-Chairman
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2024-2025 Season Calendar
July 2025
12/07/2025, 3:20pm
Beethoven’s Fidelio
貝多芬《費黛里奧》
Emperor Cinemas (Entertainment Building)
英皇戲院(中環娛樂行)
September 2025
October 2025
25/10/2025, 4:15pm
Strauss’s Salome
史特勞斯《莎樂美》
Emperor Cinemas (Entertainment Building)
英皇戲院(中環娛樂行)
26/10/2025, 3:25pm
Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
羅西尼《塞維利亞的理髮師》
MOViE MOViE Pacific Place
November 2025
23/11/2025, 2:00pm
Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
羅西尼《塞維利亞的理髮師》
Emperor Cinemas Plus (+) (THE SOUTHSIDE)
英皇戲院（黃竹坑 THE SOUTHSIDE）
December 2025
14/12/2025, 2:30pm
Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro
莫札特《費加羅的婚禮》
Emperor Cinemas (Entertainment Building)
英皇戲院(中環娛樂行)
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