The Met: Live in HD
Armida (Rossini)

Saturday, May 1, 2010
1 pm

Libretto by Giovanni Schmidt

This story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvorak. Renee Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award® winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.” The fanciful and magical tale, Zimmerman says, “has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.”

Cast, repertory, and schedule subject to change.

Expected Running time: 4 hours, 19 minutes, 2 intermissions

The Metropolitan Opera, now celebrating its 126th anniversary season, has selected Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater as a broadcast venue for the fourth series of The Met: Live in HD.

Tickets on sale NOW!

Prices:
Regular tickets:
Adult: $23
Senior: $21
Student: $17

Season pass:
Adult: $193
Seniors: $177
Students: $145