Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Film Metropolitan Opera beams into local theaters in HD this summer
Posted by Andrew Alexander @AndrewAWriter on Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:05 AM
The unexpected runaway success of the Metropolitan Opera's broadcasts to local movie theaters continues with a series of summer repeats on Wednesdays throughout June and July.
Since the first transmission in 2006, the Met's series of live opera performances transmitted in high definition via satellite has enjoyed enormous popularity, selling out popular performances, quickly increasing the number of screens and theaters, expanding into international markets, and inspiring a host of imitators. For those that have been missing out, the summer encores are a great way to catch up, beat the heat and check out some opera for a fraction of what it would cost to visit the Met in New York. The series showcases Met stars such as Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Juan Diego Florez, and Joyce DiDonato. Participating Atlanta area theaters include Hollywood 24 at North I-85, Perimeter Pointe 10, and North Point 8.
For more information, other locations or to buy tickets visit the Met. See a full schedule of the broadcasts after the jump.
All showtimes are at 6:30 pm
June 13. Donizetti, "Anna Bolena." Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Ildar Abdrazakov. Original broadcast, Oct. 15, 2011.
June 20. Rossini, "Le Comte Ory." Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato. Original broadcast, April 9, 2011.
June 27. Mozart, "Don Giovanni." Mariusz Kwiecien, Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli. Original broadcast, Oct. 29, 2011.
July 11. Offenbach, "Les Contes d'Hoffmann." Joseph Calleja, Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova. Original broadcast, Dec. 19, 2009.
July 18. Donizetti, "Lucia di Lammermoor." Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien, Piotr Beczala. Original broadcast, Feb. 7, 2009.
July 25. Strauss, "Der Rosenkavalier." Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Kristin Sigmundsson, Christine Schafer. Original broadcast, Jan. 9, 2010.
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