edita’s ballet and opera programme
The MOPEI TRIPLETS LIVE in concert The celebrated Moipei triplets need little introduction. They started performing at the age of nine and have been musical sensations ever since, singing all types of music from opera to Jazz without disdaining the occasional pop song. After studying Music in the US their promising career was put on hold by the COVID-19 lock down, but since the recent reopening of theatres, they have reprised their dazzling success with an invitation to perform at the Lincoln Centre, together with a handful of well-established stars, in New York. The triplets will be home on a brief family visit for Christmas and to delight their fans in Kenya with their new exciting repertoire.
The Moipei Sisters will be performing live on Thursday 6 January 2022 in the Ballroom at 6.30pm.
Ballet Night - Romeo & Juliet I am thrilled to have come across, purely by chance, a marvelous version of Romeo & Juliet choreographed by John Neumeier. Ida Praetorius as Juliet and Andreas Kaas as Romeo are completely entrancing. They are not only stellar dances but also incredible actors. Ida plays the role of a fifteen-year-old by seeming not to know how to behave in every situation, and her youthful, slightly crazy love, for Romeo is clear throughout, and Andreas as Romeo, can scarcely hold back his longing for her. Perhaps it is not Neumeier’s choreography that makes this ballet so special, but the two interpreters. Andreas and Ida are a partnership made in heaven.
‘Romeo & Juliet’ will be screened on Thursday 27 January in the Ballroom at 6.30pm.
Opera Night - Rigoletto Verdi’s stage directions are so faithfully followed in this Rigoletto that the performance took place over two days and was filmed live on location in Mantua. Each Act unfolds at the correct time of day, in the places indicated in the libretto. This is the real Palazzo Ducale di Mantova, real Renaissance staircases and hallways and real frescoes painted by 15th century masters like Correggio and Mantegna. Placido Domingo, the most famous tenor in the world for over 50 years, is now in his 70s, taking on the baritone title role of Rigoletto. In spite of his years, his masterful performance is the most moving Rigoletto ever seen on any stage.
‘Rigoletto’ will be screened on Thursday 17 February in the Ballroom at 6.30pm.
Film - Impromptu Impromptu is based on the true story of the tempestuous love affair between brazen, controversial 19th century feminist George Sand and the shy, well-mannered composer Frederic Chopin. Sand is setting Paris ablaze by taking a man’s name, wearing men’s clothes and taking a long line of lovers. But when she hears the heavenly music of Chopin, she vows to stop at nothing to capture the heart of the fragile shy musician. Set in the 19th century Paris, Impromptu also brings to light, in a subplot, Franz Liszt’s scandalous love affair with a married Comtesse. The film’s soundtrack is made up of Chopin and Liszt’s glorious piano sonatas.
‘Impromptu’ will be screened on Thursday 17 March in the Ballroom at 6.30pm. 20
Muthaiga Country Club December 2021 - February 2022
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