TDF Stages Archive

The Royal Opera House: Faust At 2 p.m. ET, London’s Royal Opera House shares a recording of David McVicar ‘s eye-popping 2019 mounting of Faust , Gounod’s adaptation of the first part of Goethe’s epic poem about a philosopher who makes a deal with the devil. Michael Fabiano sings the title role, with Erwin Schrott as Méphistophélès and Irina Lungu as Faust’s lady love. Watch for free until Wednesd

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National Theatre: Amadeus At 2 p.m. ET, London’s National Theatre presents Amadeus , Peter Shaffer’s award-winning play about the rivalry between 18th composers Salieri and Mozart. Michael Longhurst directed this critically acclaimed production, which was filmed in 2017 and features live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia . Lucian Msamati portrays the more successful in life Salieri, w

The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute At 5 p.m. ET, ever since the shutdown began, the Metropolitan Opera has been sharing productions from its Live in HD series nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET. But it also presents weekly student streams that debut on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. ET. These productions have been specially selected for families, and Zoom education sessions leading up to the screening teach schoo

OSL: Bach at Home 2020 At noon ET, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s wraps up its month-long celebration of Bach today. The final lineup includes a world-premiere dance piece choreographed by Doug Varone set to the sarabande from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 5, a performance by the Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s string players and a series of brand-new compositions inspired by the Baroque great. Watch for free

Food for Thought Productions: Bob Dishy and Louise Lasser At 1:30 p.m. ET, a first for NYC: a hybrid live in-person/digital theatre event! Food for Thought Productions presents a staged reading of short pieces about memory loss starring Tony nominee Bob Dishy and Louise Lasser at The Coffee House Club in Midtown Manhattan. A small audience will be in attendance, but you can also watch online. The

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HERE Arts Center: A Series of Landscapes At 1 p.m. ET, HERE Arts Center presents the world premiere of A Series of Landscapes , an avant-garde opera-theatre piece created for digital consumption by thingNY . Enter into a Zoom call where seven performers sing about the intense mixed emotions of this moment. Tickets start at $5 .

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