2009-2010 The Met: Live in HD Series
- When: Saturday, January 16, 2010, time TBA
- Where: various locations--see long description
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
- Categories: Community, Music (other), Theater
New York and Centennial, Colo. – The Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy® and Peabody award-winning The Met: Live in HD series returns to movie theaters for a fourth season this fall, featuring nine LIVE operas beginning with a new production of Giacomo Puccini’s Toscastarring soprano Karita Mattila on October 10th. The critically-acclaimed series will be transmitted live, in high definition, expanding by more than 50 new theaters to nearly 500 movie theaters and performing arts centers in the United States through a renewed agreement with National CineMedia (NCM), the operator of the largest digital in-theater network for cinema advertising and alternative entertainment and events in North America. Each live performance will take place on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / Noon Central / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 10:00 a.m. Pacific followed by an evening pre-recorded encore presentation the third Wednesday after the live performance.
Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations, please visit the web site (theaters and participants are subject to change). Ticket prices vary by location.
“We are pleased that the success of The Met: Live in HD series continues to grow and that more people than ever can now enjoy the transmissions,” said Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb.
The Metropolitan Opera and Fathom, NCM’s alternative entertainment and events division, present the 2009-10 season of The Met: Live in HD featuring live transmissions of four new productions, including the aforementioned Tosca, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Hamletand the Met premiere of Armida, in addition to opera favorites Aida, Turandot, Der Rosenkavalier, Carmen and Simon Boccanegra.
The Met: Live in HD series participating theaters include select AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Company, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as independent theaters including Arena Theatre, The Arlington Theatre, Carolina Theatre, El Raton Theatre, The Grand Theatre, Ocean Reef Cultural Center, Palace 9 Cinema, Penn Cinema, Rose Theatre, The Society of the Four Arts Theatre, Strand Theatre, State Theatre (State College, PA) and the State Theatre (Traverse City, MI).
The Met: Live in HD series was honored with a prestigious Peabody Award for its “vividly designed, smartly annotated productions ofHansel and Gretel, Doctor Atomic, Peter Grimes and other operas, ”and the use of “state-of-the-art digital technology to reinvent the presentation of a classic art form.” In addition, the Met won a special Emmy® Award in January 2009 for “advancing technology through ongoing, live, global transmission of high-definition programming to movie theaters.”
The Met: Live in HD is expanding the appeal and reach of opera around the world and has been met with both critical and popular acclaim. Using robotic cameras and state-of-the-art technology, The Met: Live in HD captures the onstage action from striking angles and heightens attention to the narrative elements of both performance and production. The series offers behind-the-scenes features, live interviews with cast and crew, insightful short documentaries, and bird’s-eye views of the productions, offering an unprecedented look at what goes into the staging of an opera. The Met: Live in HD is made possible by a generous grant from the Neubauer Family Foundation. Bloomberg L.P. is the global corporate sponsor of The Met: Live in HD.
“Fathom continues to transform movie theaters into community centers by offering various and diverse forms of entertainment – from the more informative, inspirational and cultural to comedic, light hearted and serious,” said Shelly Maxwell, senior vice president of NCM Fathom. “The Met: Live in HD series has proven to be a tremendous success and we are excited to continue our exclusive U.S.partnership with the Met, bringing an amazing fourth season to local movie theaters in hundreds of communities.”
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 – 6:30 p.m. local time
Encore presentation of LES CONTES D’HOFFMAN
(Available in select theaters only.)
Saturday, January 9, 2010 DER ROSENKAVALIER – James Levine conducts a stellar cast including Renée Fleming as the Marschallin and Susan Graham as Octavian. Eric Cutler as the Italian Singer, Kristinn Sigmundsson sings the role of Baron Ochs, and Christine Schäfer is Sophie.
Wednesday, January 27 – 6:30 p.m. local time
Encore presentation of DER ROSENKAVALIER
(Available in select theaters only.)
Saturday, January 16, 2010 CARMEN – The new Carmen, starring Elīna Garanča, who sang the title role of La Cenerentola at the Met last spring to great acclaim; will also feature the debuts of director Richard Eyre and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Roberto Alagna is the soldier Don José, Barbara Frittoli is Micaëla, and Mariusz Kwiecien is the bullfighter Escamillo. NEW PRODUCTION.
Live performances available at:
Tinseltown Benton
17314 INTERSTATE 30
BENTON, AR 72019
501-776-2282
Breckenridge Village
1200 BRECKENRIDGE DR
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205
501-224-0992
The Razorback Cinema
3956 N STEELE BLVD
FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703
479-521-4080
Encore performances available at:
Tinseltown Benton
17314 INTERSTATE 30
BENTON, AR 72019
501-776-2282
Breckenridge Village
1200 BRECKENRIDGE DR
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205
501-224-0992
