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	<title>Great Performances &#124; PBS &#187; Roberto Alagna</title>
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		<title>GP at the Met: La Rondine: Preview of La Rondine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>colin fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opera’s golden couple, Angela Gheorghiu and husband Roberto Alagna, offer viewers a rare chance to experience Giacomo Puccini’s attempt to meld Italianate opera with the bittersweet Viennese operetta formula Saturday, April 25 at noon (ET) on Great Performances at the Met on PBS HD (check local listings). Last seen at the Met in 1936, La [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Opera’s golden couple, Angela Gheorghiu and husband Roberto Alagna, offer viewers a rare chance to experience Giacomo Puccini’s attempt to meld Italianate opera with the bittersweet Viennese operetta formula Saturday, April 25 at noon (ET) on Great Performances at the Met on PBS HD (<a href="/wnet/gperf/schedule-met/">check local listings</a>). Last seen at the Met in 1936, <em>La Rondine</em> (The Swallow) is the tale of an unhappy kept woman who opts for one last fling with an idealistic young man, then returns – like the swallow – to her rich benefactor, sadder and more worldly wiser.</p>
<p><strong>Watch a preview below</strong>:</p>
<br /><img src="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/wp-content/blogs.dir/12/files/larondine.jpg" alt="media"><br />

<p>Soprano Gheorghiu and tenor Alagna (“singing with ravishing, tender voices and onstage intimacy,” wrote AP) are the lovers Magda and Ruggero, with tenor Marius Brenciu as Magda’s friend Prunier and veteran Met bass Samuel Ramey as her keeper, the banker Rambaldo.  Marco Armiliato conducts.</p>
<p>The glittering new Art Deco production is by Nicolas Joël, with sets by Ezio Frigerio, costumes by Franca Squarciapino and lighting by Duane Schuler. “A beguiling production,” raved <em>The New York Times</em>, “sophisticated, charming and poignant.”</p>
<p>Great Performances at the Met: <em>La Rondine</em>, the seventh of 11 productions airing this season, is sung in Italian with English surtitles; Giuseppe Adami wrote the libretto, after A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert. The production was transmitted onstage as part of The Met: Live in HD January 10, 2009, and recorded for this telecast. Brian Large directs, with series favorite Renée Fleming as host. Jay Saks is audio producer.</p>
<p>The world’s most popular (and arguably slowest) opera composer, Giacomo Puccini oversaw <em>La Rondine</em>’s premiere in Monte Carlo in 1917. It followed La Fanciulla del West (Girl of the Golden West)) by seven years and preceded <em>Il Trittico</em> by one.</p>
<p>Great Performances is funded by the Irene Diamond Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public television viewers, and PBS. Corporate support for Great Performances at the Met is provided by Toll Brothers. Special funding for this telecast is provided by the Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund.</p>
<p>Visit Great Performances Online at pbs.org/gperf for additional information on this and other Great Performances programs.</p>
<p>For the Met, Mia Bongiovanni and Elena Park are Supervising Producers, and Louisa Briccetti and Victoria Warivonchik are Producers. Peter Gelb is Executive Producer. For Great Performances, Bill O’Donnell is Series Producer; David Horn is Executive Producer.</p>
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		<title>GP at The Met: Roméo et Juliette: Production Credits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel ross</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="yellowtext"><strong>Web Credits</strong></p>
<p></span> <span class="bodytext"> Producer: Anu Krishnan<br />
Designer: Lenny Drozner<br />
Graphic Art: Ying Zhou-Hudson, Emily Nonouchi<br />
Technical Director: Brian Lee<br />
Production Assistant: Diana Cofresí-Terrero<br />
Copy Editor: Leslie Kriesel<br />
HTML Implementation: Brian Santalone</p>
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<p><span class="yellowtext"><strong>Television Credits </strong></p>
<p></span> GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: &#8220;Roméo et Juliette&#8221;</p>
<p>Directed By<br />
Gary Halvorson</p>
<p>Conductor<br />
Plácido Domingo</p>
<p>Production<br />
Guy Joosten</p>
<p>Set Designer<br />
Johannes Leiacker</p>
<p>Costume Designer<br />
Jorge Jara</p>
<p>Lighting Designer<br />
David Cunningham</p>
<p>Choreographer<br />
Sean Curran</p>
<p>Cast In Order Of Vocal Appearance</p>
<p>Tybalt<br />
Marc Heller</p>
<p>Pâris<br />
Luis Otey</p>
<p>Capulet<br />
Charles Taylor</p>
<p>Juliette<br />
Anna Netrebko</p>
<p>Mercurio<br />
Nathan Gunn</p>
<p>Roméo<br />
Roberto Alagna</p>
<p>Gertrude<br />
Jane Bunnell</p>
<p>Grégorio<br />
David Won</p>
<p>Frère Laurent<br />
Robert Lloyd</p>
<p>Stéphano<br />
Isabel Leonard</p>
<p>Benvolio<br />
Tony Stevenson</p>
<p>The Duke Of Verona<br />
Dean Peterson</p>
<p>Chorus Master<br />
Donald Palumbo</p>
<p>Musical Preparation<br />
Joan Dornemann<br />
Paul Nadler<br />
Denise Massé<br />
Derrick Inouye<br />
Lydia Brown</p>
<p>Assistant Stage Directors<br />
Valerie Kuinka<br />
Gina Lapinski</p>
<p>Fight Director<br />
Dale Anthony Girard</p>
<p>Dramaturg<br />
Paul Cremo</p>
<p>Prompter<br />
Joan Dornemann</p>
<p>Met Titles<br />
Cori Ellison</p>
<p>Assistant To The Set Designer<br />
Michael Bachmann</p>
<p>Masks By<br />
Barneys Fx Makeup, Berlin, Germany<br />
Arndt Von Diepenbroik, Berlin, Germany</p>
<p>A Metropolitan Opera High-Definition Production</p>
<p>Supervising Producers<br />
Mia Bongiovanni<br />
Elena Park</p>
<p>Producers<br />
Louisa Briccetti<br />
Victoria Warivonchik</p>
<p>Audio Producer<br />
Jay David Saks</p>
<p>Associate Director<br />
Christine Clark Bradley</p>
<p>Engineer-In-Charge<br />
Mark Schubin</p>
<p>Technical Supervisor<br />
Ron Washburn</p>
<p>Technical Director<br />
Emmett Loughran</p>
<p>Production Mixer<br />
Tom Holmes</p>
<p>Audio Supervisor<br />
Bill King</p>
<p>Television Lighting<br />
Wayne Chouinard</p>
<p>Writers<br />
Matt Dobkin<br />
Ellen Keel</p>
<p>Camera<br />
Miguel Armstrong<br />
Manny Gutierrez<br />
Charlie Huntley<br />
John Kosmaczewski<br />
Bob Long<br />
Jay Millard<br />
Lyn Noland<br />
Alain Onesto<br />
David Smith<br />
Ron Washburn<br />
Mark Whitman</p>
<p>Robotic Camera Technicians<br />
Rick Compeau<br />
Ron Travisano<br />
Ted Erne<br />
Shawn Harkins</p>
<p>Video<br />
Billy Steinberg<br />
Paul Ranieri<br />
Matty Randazzo</p>
<p>Audio<br />
Mel Becker<br />
Chris Callus<br />
Paul Cohen<br />
Louise De La Fuente<br />
Skip Kent<br />
John Kerswell<br />
Steve Lamphere<br />
Blake Norton<br />
Michael Shoskes</p>
<p>Videotape<br />
Alan Buchner<br />
Steven Joyce</p>
<p>Television Stage Managers<br />
Terence Benson<br />
Electa Brown<br />
Phyllis Digilio</p>
<p>English Subtitles Adapted By<br />
Sonya Friedman</p>
<p>Broadcast Graphics<br />
Deborah Cavanaugh</p>
<p>Score Reader<br />
Ben Sosland</p>
<p>Make-Up For<br />
Ms. Netrebko<br />
Matiki Anoff<br />
Media Librarian/Archivist<br />
Michael Griebel</p>
<p>Production Associates<br />
Marisa Biaggi<br />
Yolanda S. Williams</p>
<p>Backstage Camera<br />
Larry Solomon<br />
Tim Quigley</p>
<p>Steadicam<br />
Claus Stuhlweissenburg</p>
<p>Assistant Camera<br />
Kevin Murphy</p>
<p>Utilities<br />
Tom Carroll<br />
James Washburn</p>
<p>Title Sequence Edited By<br />
Sakae Ishikawa</p>
<p>Production Assistants<br />
Alexandra Eastman<br />
Lisa Hampton<br />
Alyse Horn<br />
Enzo E. Martinez<br />
Harriet Snyder</p>
<p>Video Editor<br />
Gary Bradley</p>
<p>Hd Nitris Editor<br />
Laura Young</p>
<p>Audio Editor<br />
John Bowen</p>
<p>Post-Production Audio Mix<br />
Ken Hahn</p>
<p>Metropolitan Opera Association</p>
<p>General Manager<br />
Peter Gelb</p>
<p>Music Director<br />
James Levine</p>
<p>Assistant Managers<br />
Artistic<br />
Sarah Billinghurst</p>
<p>Technical<br />
Joseph Clark</p>
<p>Editorial &amp; Creative Content<br />
Elena Park</p>
<p>Operations<br />
Stewart Pearce</p>
<p>Finance<br />
Bill Thomas</p>
<p>Development<br />
Coralie Toevs</p>
<p>Director Of Media &amp; Presentations<br />
Mia Bongiovanni</p>
<p>Director Of Worldwide Hd Distribution<br />
Julie Borchard-Young</p>
<p>Artistic Administrator<br />
Jonathan Friend</p>
<p>General Counsel<br />
Sharon E. Grubin</p>
<p>Director Of Development<br />
Elizabeth Hurley</p>
<p>Director Of Marketing<br />
Karen Karp</p>
<p>Senior Artistic Advisor<br />
Eva Wagner-Pasquier</p>
<p>Director Of Human Resources  &amp; Labor Relations<br />
Ann Marie Hackett</p>
<p>Director Of Music Administration<br />
Craig Rutenberg</p>
<p>House Manager<br />
James Naples</p>
<p>Press Director<br />
Sommer Hixson</p>
<p>Director New Business Development<br />
Laura Mitgang</p>
<p>Metropolitan Opera Orchestra<br />
Orchestra Manager<br />
Robert Sirinek</p>
<p>Concertmaster<br />
David Chan</p>
<p>Librarian<br />
Robert Sutherland</p>
<p>Metropolitan Opera Chorus</p>
<p>Metropolitan Opera Ballet</p>
<p>Ballet Mistress<br />
Diana Levy</p>
<p>Stage Managers<br />
Margo Maier<br />
Raymond Menard<br />
Jonathan Waterfield<br />
Scott Moon</p>
<p>Local 1 Iatse</p>
<p>Stage Operations</p>
<p>Master Carpenter<br />
Stephen A. Diaz</p>
<p>Master Electrician<br />
Paul Donahue</p>
<p>Properties Master<br />
James R. Blumenfeld</p>
<p>Wig And Hair Stylist<br />
Tom Watson</p>
<p>Make-Up Artist<br />
Victor Callegari</p>
<p>Wardrobe Supervisor<br />
William Malloy</p>
<p>Costume Shop Head<br />
Lesley Weston</p>
<p>Resident Costume Designer<br />
Sylvia Nolan</p>
<p>Production Facilities<br />
All Mobile Video Inc.</p>
<p>Atlantic Cine Equipment (Ace)<br />
Dolby Laboratories<br />
Remote Recording</p>
<p>Media Counsel<br />
Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell &amp; Vasallo, P.C.</p>
<p>This Stage Production Of Roméo Et Juliette Made Possible By The</p>
<p>Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa</p>
<p>And The Annenberg Foundation</p>
<p>Additional Stage Production Funding Provided By</p>
<p>Mr. And Mrs. Sid R. Bass</p>
<p>Hermione Foundation</p>
<p>Karen And Kevin Kennedy</p>
<p>Mr. And Mrs. William R. Miller</p>
<p>Bill Rollnick And Nancy Ellison Rollnick</p>
<p>And</p>
<p>Mr. And Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha</p>
<p>For Great Performances</p>
<p>Director, Program Development<br />
Bill O’donnell</p>
<p>Series Producer<br />
David Horn</p>
<p>A Metropolitan Opera Production</p>
<p>In Association With Pbs And Thirteen/Wnet New York</p>
<p>Executive Producer<br />
Peter Gelb</p>
<p>©2008 The Metropolitan Opera</p>
<p><span class="credittext">The contents of these GREAT                PERFORMANCES Web pages are copyrighted under United States and other                copyright laws. You may not download, reproduce, transmit, display,                distribute or make derivative works from the contents of the GREAT                PERFORMANCES Web pages other than for personal use without the advance                written permission of the copyright owner. Any unauthorized use                of any of the contents of the GREAT PERFORMANCES Online Web pages                may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution.</span></span></p>
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		<title>GP at The Met: Roméo et Juliette: Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel ross</dc:creator>
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Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Composer: Charles Gounod

Librettists: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré

Production: Guy Joosten

Conductor: Plácido Domingo

Performers: Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Roberto Alagna (Roméo), Marc Heller (Tybalt), Louis Otey (Paris), Charles Taylor (Capulet), Jane Bunnell (Gertrude), David Won (Grégorio), Tony Stevenson (Benvolio), Dean Peterson (Duke of Verona)

Synopsis:
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<p><strong>Composer</strong>: Charles Gounod</p>
<p><strong>Librettists</strong>: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré</p>
<p><strong>Production</strong>: Guy Joosten</p>
<p><strong>Conductor</strong>: Plácido Domingo</p>
<p><strong>Performers</strong>: Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Roberto Alagna (Roméo), Marc Heller (Tybalt), Louis Otey (Paris), Charles Taylor (Capulet), Jane Bunnell (Gertrude), David Won (Grégorio), Tony Stevenson (Benvolio), Dean Peterson (Duke of Verona)</p>
<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>:<br />
Soprano <strong>Anna Netrebko</strong> teams up with tenor <strong>Roberto Alagna</strong> in <strong>Charles Gounod’s</strong> sensual interpretation of <strong>Shakespeare’s</strong> timeless love story. Originally premiered in 1867, Gounod’s opera was a triumph in its time, and is still praised today for its remarkable musical take on Shakespeare. <strong>Plácido Domingo</strong> presides on the conductor’s podium for this tour-de-force presentation.</p>
<p><span class="credittext">Opera synopsis courtesy of the <a class="credittext" href="http://www.metopera.org/" target="_new">Metropolitan Opera</a></span></p>
<p>Funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: &#8220;Roméo et Juliette&#8221; has been provided by <a href="http://www.tollbrothers.com/homesearch/servlet/HomeSearch?BAC-13WNETMetOpera" target="_new">Toll Brothers</a>, the Irene Diamond Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass, and PBS.</p>
<p><strong>Related Web Sites</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.annanetrebko.com/" target="_new">Anna Netrebko, Soprano</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/bio26074.htm" target="_new">About Composer Charles Gounod<br />
</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.placidodomingo.com/196/intro.php" target="_new">Plácido Domingo, Conductor</a></li>
</ul>
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