For Immediate Release
February 27, 2023
CLARK ART INSTITUTE AIRS THE MET: LIVE IN HD PRODUCTION OF LOHENGRIN AND PRESENTS A POP-UP EXHIBITION INSPIRED BY THE PEFORMANCE
(Williamstown, Massachusetts)— The Metropolitan Opera’s broadcast production of Lohengrin airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, March 18 at 12 pm in the latest installment of the 2022–23 season of The Met: Live in HD. The award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
Richard Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after seventeen years. In a sequel to his revelatory production of Parsifal, director François Girard unveils an atmospheric staging that once again weds his striking visual style and keen dramatic insight to Wagner’s breathtaking music. Conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the production features tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role of the mysterious swan knight, soprano Tamara Wilson as the virtuous duchess Elsa, soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud, bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as Ortrud’s husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck as King Heinrich.
In conjunction with the broadcast, the Clark’s Manton Study Center for Works on Paper hosts a special pop-up exhibition themed to the broadcast. The exhibition includes a sampling of images from theater interiors, inspired by Lohengrin. The pop-up exhibition is free and on view from 11 am to 1 pm on March 18.
Tickets are $25 ($22 for members, $18 for students with valid ID, and $7 for children 10 and under). To purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call the box office at 413 458 0524. Advance reservations are strongly suggested. No refunds.
The next Met: Live in HD performance is Falstaff, airing Saturday, April 1 at 12:30 pm.
ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.
The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.
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