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High-definition broadcast Dec. 15 at Regal Cinemas
By Elaine Guregian
Beacon Journal arts and culture writer
Published on Saturday, Oct 20, 2007
Opera lovers (including me) went crazy for last year's high-definition broadcasts beamed out live from the Metropolitan Opera to movie theaters around the world. Good news: The HD broadcasts will return this year. Regal Cinemas Montrose Stadium 12 will begin its broadcasts with Romeo et Juliette on Dec. 15.
Donors who give $125 or more to the Metropolitan Opera have first crack at buying tickets, now through Nov. 8. Tickets go on sale to the public Nov. 9 at the Regal Montrose box office, 4020 Medina Road, Copley Township, or the Fandango Web site, http://www.fandango.com. Adult tickets cost $22; seniors, $20; and children, $15.
Here's the schedule:
1-4:30 p.m. Dec. 15: Gounod's Romeo et Juliette with Anna Netrebko as Juliette and Placido Domingo conducting.
1-3:35 p.m. Jan. 1: Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, new English-language production with Alice Coote, Christine Schaefer and Philip Langridge.
1-4:50 p.m. Jan. 12: Verdi's Macbeth, with James Levine conducting and baritone Lado Ataneli in the title role.
1-4:41 p.m. Feb. 16: Puccini's Manon Lescaut, starring Karita Mattila and Marcello Giordani. James Levine conducts.
12:30-6:05 p.m. March 22: Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, with James Levine conducting Deborah Voigt, Michelle DeYoung, Ben Heppner, Eike Wilm Schulte and Matti Salminen.
1:30-4:50 p.m. April 5: Puccini's La Boheme, Franco Zeffirelli's production. Angela Gheorghiu and Ramon Vargas star as Mimi and Rudolfo.
1:30-4:40 p.m. April 26: Donizetti's Le Fille du Regiment, in a new production starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Florez.
For information from the Metropolitan Opera, call 800-638-6737.
Elaine Guregian is the Beacon Journal's music critic. She can be reached at 330-996-3574 or eguregian@thebeaconjournal.com.
Opera lovers (including me) went crazy for last year's high-definition broadcasts beamed out live from the Metropolitan Opera to movie theaters around the world. Good news: The HD broadcasts will return this year. Regal Cinemas Montrose Stadium 12 will begin its broadcasts with Romeo et Juliette on Dec. 15.
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