(Above: Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna in rehearsal earlier this week @ Brooklyn's Prospect Park for tonight's outdoor concert. Source:Sara Krulwich/The New York Times.)
~*opera stars*~ Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna are getting ready to mic-up and serenade you under the serenity of Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Tonight at 8:00 pm, you and a projected audience of 150K onlookers can find the two pop(era)tarts in a free concert at the park's Long Meadow baseball fields. Six jumbo video screens will be erected around the field to accommodate late-comers (and shorties).
Conducted by Ion Marin with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Gheorgalgna will sing top 40 arias and duets by Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, and Massenet.
So, who's going? Who's staying in? For those of you homebound (or those outside of NYC...or those not fans of the Ralagnas), the performance will be broadcast live on WQXR-FM (96.3 FM), and streamed live on the Met’s website via RealPlaya.