So, this is interesting. The Royal Opera House in London has signed a deal with Arts Alliance Media and DigiScreen Corp to make video recordings of its operas and ballets - and performances in other major European opera houses - available to watch in cinemas across Europe. The partnership is with the ROH's own DVD-production arm, and will look to screen the performances in high-definition video with 5.1 surround-sound audio. The ROH production of Mozart's 'The Marriage Of Figaro' will be first, with Pietro Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana' from Madrid's Teatro Real to follow. Thirteen Odeon cinemas and those in the arthouse Picturehouse chain will screen the initial recordings from the venture, beginning later this month.
Apr 7, 2008
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Royal Opera House partners on cinema screening project
The Royal Opera House has signed a deal with Arts Alliance Media and DigiScreen Corp to screen its opera and ballet recordings in European cinemas.