Renee Fleming Takes You to Paris and Venice

IMAX and Fathom Events have put together a couple of documentaries that will be shown once each in theaters around the United States. In them, soprano Renee Fleming and friends show you around Paris and Venice, two cities with storied musical histories. From the press release:

Renée Fleming’s Cities that Sing: Paris, comes to theatres one-day-only on August 26. Step onto the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet alongside superstar soprano Renée Fleming. Tenor Piotr Beczała and performers Axelle Fanyo and Alexandre Duhamel join an exquisite cinematic journey into the sights, sounds, and history of the City of Lights.

Renée Fleming’s Cities that Sing: Venice, the second of two immersive opera experiences Filmed for IMAX in theatres one-day-only on September 16. A journey through the music and culture of Venice, follow   the American Soprano on a guided tour of Venice as seen through the lens of opera history, with musical performances at the legendary Teatro La Fenice by Fleming, Francesco Meli, Mattia Olivieri, Paola Gardina, with Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice conducted by Riccardo Frizza. 

IMAX announces the release of Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing: Paris for one-day-only on August 26.  The second installment of the series, Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing: Venice releases one-day-only on September 16. The full-length films feature American soprano Renée Fleming as she explores Paris and Venice through the lens of opera. Presented by IMAX and Stage Access, directed by Francois-René Martin and produced by Tripp Hornick and Elmar Kruse, Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing was filmed using IMAX-certified cameras. Both films will be screened in select IMAX and Fathom theatres throughout the U.S. This is the first collaboration between IMAX and Fathom Events which will allow moviegoers to see this series at a Fathom location if they do not live in close proximity to an IMAX theatre.  

Tickets for both Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing: Paris and Veniceare on sale now at Imax.com/ReneeFleming  .