PLACIDO DOMINGO, Danielle de Niese, Lisette Oropesa, and Joyce DiDonato will star in The Enchanted Island, which will be screened at The Eye Cinema in Wellpark this weekend.
The opera will be screened live via satellite from The Metropolitan Opera, New York, to The Eye on Saturday at 6pm.
In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, with a new libretto by Jeremy Sams.
Early booking and arrival is advised for all the opera performances. For more information see www.eyecinema.ie or call 091 - 780078.
