Interviews with Our Guests
Natalie Dessay and Jean-Francois Sivadier
Natalie Dessay's views on her role in Becoming Traviata 
"I don't try to understand the role , I try to embody it"[...]
Watch the Interview with Natalie Dessay Here.
We couldn't get enough of Natalie Dessay and her amazing availability, hindsight on the documentary Becoming Traviata and refreshing candor during the festival. Here we share with you our interview with Natalie, conducted by Lucy Yates who is an opera singer herself. The French star soprano talks about Violetta and Verdi, of course, but also about her approach. We also get a little behind the scenes information about her next production at the Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare by Haendel where she plays Cleopatra! Giulio Cesare starts at the Metropolitan Opera next Thursday, on April 4th. Click here for details.
Jean-Francois Sivadier, Stage Director
[...] "To watch Natalie Dessay question herself, work tirelessly with an obsession and immense joy, that alone can change totally how one see the world of opera and strip away the clichés on divas, directors and the prestige of it all."
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Share your love of Renoir
Opening this Friday in theaters close to you!
Yes, if you've seen Renoir at Focus on French Cinema, you were one of the very few lucky ones to see it first. It doesn't mean that you can't see it again, or recommend it to some friends! To make it even easier, we give you the locations of this Friday's release in suburban theaters: Don't miss the interview with Renoir director, Gilles Bourdos, in the Wall Street Journal : it complements what Gilles told us at Q&A and the Round Table during the festival. Click here to enjoy it... and share! is a Samuel Goldwyn film: it was released in NY theaters last week and will open April 5th in the following Theaters around NY:
- Madison Art Cinemas / Madison, CT
- Kew Gardens Cinemas / Kew Gardens, NY
- BAM Rose Cinemas / Brooklyn, NY
- Manhasset Cinemas 3 / Manhasset, NY
- Malverne Cinema 5 / Malverne, NY
- Cinema Arts Centre / Huntington, NY
- Cinema 100 Quad / White Plains, NY
- Jacob Burns Film Center / Pleasantville, NY
- Avon Twin Theater / Stamford, CT
- Clairidge Cinemas 6 / Montclair, NJ
- Red Bank Cinemas / Red Bank, NJ
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Complete our survey and enter to win posters!
Take home a piece of the festival.
Improving the festival experience also depends on you! Please answer our survey. Survey 2013
The first 12 answers before April 10th will be picked to win 24x36, professionally printed posters of this year's movies!
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