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Broadcast 6 pm June 14, 1998
Minnesota Public Radio
Classical music stations
With host Brandi Parisi
It
received 20 curtain calls at its 1930 premiere in Frankfurt, Germany,
but after that single performance it disappeared from public view
for nearly 70 years. On April 18, 1998 the Minnesota Opera in
conjunction with the New York Opera Company gave George Antheil's
Transatlantic its American debut.
Dizzying in its rapid-fire scene changes - almost 30 in Act 3
alone - this production presented Antheil's vision of a pre-Depression
America swept up in the excitement and intrigue of presidential
politics.
Internationally
acclaimed opera star Sherrill Milnes appeared as Ajax.
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The
Story
Scenes from the Minnesota Opera production.
Act One | Act Two
| Act Three
Insider
Perspective
MPR's Brandi Parisi interviews baritone Sherrill Milnes and stage
director James Robinson.
(RealAudio 2.0 14.4 kbps)
Milnes on interpreting
his role in Transatlantic.
Milnes on performance
forms and styles.
Milnes on being
a "prizefighter" in the world of opera.
Robinson on bringing
Transatlantic to life on stage
Artists
and Credits
Cast, crew, production notes and underwriters
Link
Coming
Sept. 1998
Opera performance comes to the Web
when Tosca goes online.
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