WELCOME TO FILMFEST 2012!
Rhodes University's International Office and School of Languages take great pleasure in presenting an annual series of exciting films from around the world, free of charge. The films we show vary from fascinating documentaries about topical issues to classic as well as contemporary movies by internationally renowned directors. You can also expect a fair dose of offbeat and experimental fare.
Filmfest's aim is to promote an awareness of the weird and wonderful, sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, world we live in and the diverse cultures that populate it. Each term's programme is compiled by a member of the Rhodes community and focuses on a particular theme or genre.
In the fourth term, all screenings take place on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm in either the Eden Grove Red or the Eden Grove Blue Lecture Theatre -- please check the programme for the venue.
Enjoy the movies - and please tell your friends about Filmfest!
CURRENT PROGRAMME: A FESTIVAL OF OPERA
Worldwide, opera has a huge following which has resulted in a spate of splendid performances on DVD. As opera is one of the most expensive art forms today this makes top performances and productions accessible to opera lovers everywhere.
For this series, Tim Huisamen of the School of Languages has chosen five of the most popular operas ever. The productions are by top companies at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the Cologne City Opera, the Opera National of Lyon and the San Francisco Opera. Conductors include Sir Georg Solti and James Levine and to top it off the singers include tenors Roberto Alagna, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti and sopranos Agnes Baltsa, Cecilia Bartoli, Mirela Freni and Angela Gheorghiu.
Thursday, 20 September @ 7.00 pm in Eden Grove Blue
Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Angela Gheorghiu and Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
1994
135 min
Thursday, 27 September @ 7.00 pm in Eden Grove Blue
Gaetano Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore
L’Opera National de Lyon, with Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu.
1996
125 min
Thursday, 4 October @ 7.00 pm in Eden Grove Red
Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème
San Francisco Opera, with Mirela Freni and Luciano Pavarotti.
1989
116 min
Thursday, 11 October @ 7.00 pm in Eden Grove Blue
Gioacchino Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Cologne City Opera, with Cecilia Bartoli.
1988
157 min
Thursday, 18 October @ 7.00 pm in Eden Grove Red
Georges Bizet, Carmen
The Metropolitan Opera, New York, with Agnes Baltsa and José Carreras, James Levine, conductor.
1988
172 min
