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The Paramount Theatre
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Event categories: Musical Performance
Event tags: KFS , Met Opera
The Met: Live in HD season kicks off with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love, one of the composer’s most sublime creations. Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s, sets the uproarious story at a boardwalk amusement park, where the two pairs of lovers at the heart of the tale find themselves on one emotional—and literal—thrill ride after another. Soprano Federica Lombardi and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sing Fiordiligi and Dorabella, opposite tenor Duke Kim and baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Ferrando and Guglielmo. Bass-baritone Gerald Finley reprises his portrayal of the cynical Don Alfonso, with soprano Ana María Martínez as the witty maid Despina. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
The Paramount Theatre
The Paramount Theatre in Downtown Kamloops began operations in 1955 with Theatre 1. In 1979, Theatre 2 was added. Theatre 1 seats approximately 450 patrons and Theatre 2 seats 260.
The theatre is current operated by the Kamloops Film Society.