Metropolitan Opera broadcasts in Kansas City
Date: December 14, 2007
Author: Kauffman Center
Last year the Metropolitan Opera broadcast six live performances via satellite to movie theaters around the world. Sell-out crowds enjoyed their innovative “Live in High Definition” series, which reached 350,000 people in North America, Europe, and Japan. An encore was soon in the making.
This year the Met invited the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and Kansas City’s Lyric Opera to partner on the 2007-2008 HD series. From December 15 through April, opera fans in Kansas City don’t have to go any farther than their local movie house to see eight live Met performances, ranging from to Hansel and Gretel to MacBeth.
Tickets are on sale now for the December 15 performance of Roméo et Juliette that will be shown at Cinemark 14 on the Plaza; Cinemark 20 in Merriam; Studio 29, Olathe* and KC Stadium 18 at Ameristar* (see ticket purchase info at bottom). At the two theaters with stars above, Kauffman Center and Lyric staff will greet opera-goers and talk about local opportunities to enjoy great opera and theater.
Roméo et Juliette – Gounod
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Hansel and Gretel (new production) – Humperdinck
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Macbeth (new production) – Verdi
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Manon Lescaut – Puccini
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Peter Grimes (new production) – Britten
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Tristan und Isolde – Wagner
Saturday, March 22, 2008
La Bohème – Puccini
Saturday, April 5, 2008
La Fille du Régiment (new production) – Donizetti
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Tickets for the The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition series, can be purchased at participating theatre box offices, online at www.metopera.org/hd or by calling 1-800-Met-Opera (1-800-638-6737). Movie theatre ticket prices are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for children (prices may vary by location for independent performing arts centers and cinemas, so please check with your local theatre for specific ticket prices).
