Met Live in HD
Carmen
DATE Saturday, January 27
- 12:55 pm
- $20.00 (Student)
- $24.00 (Senior)
- $26.00 (Adult)
EVENT INFO
Composer: Georges Bizet
Runtime: 4 hours with an intermission after Act 2 (Approximate)
Language: Sung in French
Cast: Angel Blue as "Micaëla", Aigul Akhmetshina as "Carmen", Piotr Beczała as "Don José", Kyle Ketelsen as "Escamillo"
Subscription Pricing (Reserved Seats for all performances):
$144.00 Student, $198.00 Senior, $207.00 Adult
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Pre-Opera Lecturer: Dr. Leanne Clement, General Director of Charlottesville Opera. Previously, General Director of Opera Louisiane in Baton Rouge, LA. Mezzo-soprano specializing in the works of Verdi and Wagner.
The Met begins the New Year with a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works. Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.
About the Met Live in HD
In December 2006, The Metropolitan Opera launched The Met Live in HD, a series of performance transmissions shown live in high definition in movie theaters around the world. The series expanded from an initial six transmissions to ten in the 2014-15 season and today reaches more than 2,000 venues in 73 countries across six continents. The Live in HD performances are later also shown on public television, and a number of them have been released on DVD. In partnership with the New York City Department of Education and the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the Met has developed a nationwide program for students to attend Live in HD transmissions for free in their schools. The Paramount began broadcasting during the 2008-09 season and is pleased to continue to present this series for the community.
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