Des Moines Metro Opera, in partnership with Des Moines Film, will present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Gordon Getty’s opera reimagined for film, as an add-on for their festival season audiences. The screenings will be held in the beautifully restored Varsity Cinema in Des Moines on July 12 and July 18, both at 1:00 PM.
Getty’s fourth opera, based on the 1934 novella Goodbye, Mr. Chips and other stories by James Hilton, was originally planned as a fully-staged, live opera performance, but after COVID-19 cancellations, the team reimagined the work as a film.
Directed by Brian Staufenbiel and conducted by Nicolle Paiement, the film features tenor Nathan Granner in the titular role of Mr. Chips, soprano Marnie Breckenridge singing Kathie, baritone Lester Lynch as Dr. Merrivale, and bass-baritone Kevin Short as Ralston and Rivers, as well as members of The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (Francisco J. Núñez, Founder and Artistic Director) representing the boarding school’s students.
View the “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” Trailer here.
Reserve tickets: varsitydesmoines.com or 515-259-0167