Hitting opera's high notes in New York City
Whether you're an opera buff, or a curious novice, it's a good weekend to explore this classical music genre. Here are three productions:
LA CENERENTOLA
WHAT Rossini and Da Ponte's comic retelling of the Cinderella tale, with mezzo-soprano Frances Devine. "La Cenerentola" was the first Italian opera to be performed in America, and this Capitol Heights Lyric Opera production reproduces the original 1825 instrumentation and libretto.
WHEN | WHERE Tonight at 7:30 p.m., Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway
INFO $35 door, $30 advance, 212-864-5400, symphonyspace.org
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
WHAT Placido Domingo is famous as one of the Three Tenors - but he's switching gears to sing baritone in the title role of this Verdi opera of political intrigue in 14th century Genoa.
WHEN | WHERE Tonight at 8, Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center,
Broadway and 65th Street
INFO $70-$375, 212-362-6000,
metopera.org
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
WHAT There's more Rossini on the bill downtown, where the Bleecker Street Opera - a stepchild of the late, lamented Amato Opera - has extended its production of the composer's delightful comic opera of 1816. David Rosenmeyer conducts; Teresa K. Pond directs.
WHEN | WHERE Tomorrow at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m., 45 Bleecker St.
INFO $36.50-$46.50, 212-239-6200, bleeckerstreetopera.org
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
