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Opera HD Casts in January

Janos Gereben on January 7, 2014
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien in <em>Eugene Onegin</em>
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien in Eugene Onegin

Calling attention to just three of the many upcoming opera videos this month:

* The Met Eugene Onegin will be telecast on PBS Great Performances, Jan. 19 and 20 on KQED-TV — with Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Piotr Beczala; conducted by Valery Gergiev, and directed by directed by Fiona Shaw. See the "Letter Aria," sung by Netrebko, and Lenski's aria with Beczala.

* Gounod's Romeo and Juliet from Verona is showing on Jan. 26 and 28 in Camera 3, San José. Fabio Mastrangelo is conductor, Francesco Micheli is the stage director; in the cast: Stefano Secco and Nino Machaidze, with Ketevan Kemoklidze, Cristina Melis, Artur Rucinski, and Jean-François Borras.

* In the San Francisco Opera Cinema Series, upcoming at the Sundance Kabuki Theaters on Jan. 27, Samson and Delilah. Patrick Summers conducted the Nicolas Joël production; Clifton Forbis and Olga Borodina sang the title roles.