Swiss Railway Station Turns into an Opera Set - Live Streaming on swissinfo.ch

Swiss Railway Station Turns into an Opera Set - Live Streaming on swissinfo.ch

BERN, Switzerland, September 23/PRNewswire/ -- On 30 September 2008 the main railway station in Zurich will become the
setting for a melodious cultural experience which commuters, onlookers and
television audiences at home will all be able to enjoy. The opera "La
Traviata" will be broadcast live on SF 1, TSI, HD suisse and Arte
simultaneously, starting at 20.05 (18.05 UTC/GMT). Swissinfo and SF will be
streaming this major event over the internet.

An opera performance amid throngs of commuters at Zurich's main station:
"La Traviata at Zurich main railway station" is an innovative arts project
being produced by Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) in cooperation with the
Franco-German culture channel Arte, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and
Zurich Opera House.

This production presents a major challenge both artistically and
technically, since SF is staging the opera live in various parts of the
railway station, including the main concourse, cafés and the platform area.
It is only when they reach the screen that the individual scenes will merge
together into a single performance. Television audiences at home will have
front-row seats.

The ensemble, choir and orchestra of the Zurich Opera House are providing
the music, directed by Paolo Carignani. Eva Mei sings the leading role of
Violetta, Vittorio Grigolo plays Alfredo and Angelo Veccia appears as Giorgio
Germont.

Link to live streaming of "La Traviata at Zurich main railway station,
Switzerland": http://www.swissinfo.ch

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Corporation). Its role is to inform Swiss living abroad about events in their
homeland and to raise awareness of Switzerland in other countries. swissinfo
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platform: http://www.swissinfo.ch/.

Contact:

Johanna Estermann,
Communication,
Tel.: +41-31-350-95-61,
E-Mail: johanna.estermann@swissinfo.ch

Source: swissinfo

Contact: Johanna Estermann, Communication, Tel.: +41-31-350-95-61, E-Mail: johanna.estermann@swissinfo.ch .

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