The Met: Live in HD
les contes d'hoffman (offenbach)

RESCHEDULED to:
Saturday, January 23, 2010
1 pm

(The Encore rebroadcast performance scheduled for Sunday, December 20th was POSTPONED due to loss of transmission signal because of the inclement weather)

Libretto by Jules Barbier

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production, returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HDin the 2006-07 season). Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met Music Director James Levine conducts Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role, with Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia, Elina Garanca as the ambiguous Nicklausse, and Alan Held as the demonic four villains.

Click here for a New York Times review!

For a feature on the lead singer click here

NOTE: The stage production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann contains partial nudity and may not be appropriate for young children. The partial nudity will not be shown in the Live in HD transmission of the opera.

Click here to download the synopsis for this broadcast.  These will also be distributed at the event.

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

Cast, repertory, and schedule subject to change.

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.

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

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