This Moment in Opera

'City Opera dramaturg Cori Ellison sits down with astrologer and opera enthusiast Sheila Roher to discuss the significance of the stars in this season's L'Étoile, a charming operetta about the intertwining destinies of a king, his court clairvoyant, and the lowly peasant boy who would unite them all.

 

    

 

 

New York City Opera is busy preparing for the 2009-2010 season.  In this episode, Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with  new General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel and Music Director George Manahan about the upcoming season, which includes Mozart's Don Giovanni, Esther by Hugo Weisgall, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, L'Étoile by Chabrier, and Handel's Partenope.