Popcorn Opera » HD Live http://popcornopera.com Opera for everyone! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sexy Salome http://popcornopera.com/2008/10/sexy-salome/ http://popcornopera.com/2008/10/sexy-salome/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:10:22 +0000 Ann Adair http://popcornopera.com/?p=46 The Metropolitan Opera’s increasingly popular HD Live Series kicks off Saturday with Richard Strauss’ Salome. The live event on Saturday is about $22/ticket, and the encore performance is about $15. If the cost is keeping you from attending, consider the encore performance. Also, you might find it interesting to know that half of the ticket price goes directly to the Metropolitan Opera. These events are very expensive to produce. I’m very pleased to know that a substantial portion of the proceeds goes back to them. I always buy my tickets ahead of time on Fandango.com to avoid the lines at the theater and also to make sure I get a ticket, in case of a sell-out.

LIVE on Saturday, October 11, 2008 (1:00 pm ET)
ENCORE on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (7pm in all time zones)

Karita Mattila caused a sensation when she sang Salome at the Met for the first time in 2004. She reprises her stunning interpretation of the part, including her unforgettable Dance of the Seven Veils. Read a Q & A with Karita Mattila about her role in Salome.

Conductor: Patrick Summers; Production: Jürgen Flimm; Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Juha Uusitalo, Kim Begley, Joseph Kaiser. Download the cast sheet and synopsis.

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Bypass theater ticket lines. Buy opera tickets in advance at Fandango.com. Read reviews and find showtimes for any movie in the U.S.

]]> http://popcornopera.com/2008/10/sexy-salome/feed/ 0 Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala http://popcornopera.com/2008/09/opening-night-gala-many-options-to-attend-even-a-few-free/ http://popcornopera.com/2008/09/opening-night-gala-many-options-to-attend-even-a-few-free/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:40:58 +0000 Ann Adair http://popcornopera.com/?p=21 Monday, September 22, 2008, the new season opens with an exciting gala featuring Metropolitan Opera icon Renée Fleming in fully staged excerpts from Verdi’s La Traviata, Massenet’s Manon, and Strauss’s Capriccio.

Although the New York City event is sold out, you can still get tickets for your local movie theater’s simulcast. Unlike the rest of the HD Live season, the gala will be broadcast to North and South America only.

If you’re short on cash, there are a few free options!

  • In Times Square, there will be free seating for 2,000 people at 5pm. Before the seating opens, an audience queue will be located on Broadway, between 42nd and 43rd Streets. Get there early!
  • Fordham University’s North Meadow, one block south of Lincoln Center, will host the plazacast. This event is free, but tickets are required. You can pick up a maximum of 2 tickets/person this Sunday at noon, at the Met’s box office.
  • On the web, you can listen free on Sirius Radio Channel 78, or streaming live from the Met’s website.
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