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FilmBar and Arizona Opera Team Up to Screen Live Opera

Phoenix New Times

Katie Johnson

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This fall, FilmBar and Arizona Opera are teaming up to bring movie-goers and opera-lovers a cinematic series that really hits the high notes, by screening live recordings of some of the most notable works in opera.

The three-part series begins Friday, October 17, with a 7:30 p.m. screening of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, recorded live at the Opera de Paris. Then on Friday, December 19, FilmBar will host a 7:30 p.m. screening of Gioachino Rossini's Cenerentola, recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. The live opera series will conclude on Friday, January 16, with a 7:30 p.m screening of Gioacchino Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Opera de Paris.