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MET OPERA: LIVE IN HD SERIES 2009-2010

“The Metropolitan Opera’s experiment of merging film with LIVE performance has created a new art form,” said the Los Angeles Times of the groundbreaking series of live, high-definition performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world. To meet increasing global demand, The Met: Live in HD expands in its 4th season to present nine transmissions in 2009-10. Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and Iowa Public Radio continue the tradition of partnership with the Metropolitan Opera in the promotion of The Met: Live in HD broadcasts. Don’t miss the chance to experience the Met LIVE at one of the following participating movie theatres:

Ames: Movies 12 (1317 Buckeye Avenue)
Cedar Falls: College Square 12 (1065 College Square Mall)
Dubuque: Star Cinema 14 (2835 NW Arterial)
Iowa City: Sycamore 12 (1602 Sycamore Street)
West Des Moines: Jordan Creek 20 (101 Jordan Creek Parkway)

Iowa Public Radio is offering a limited number of discounted ticket vouchers for each opera in the HD series to IPR classical listeners for $15 each. To purchase discounted vouchers, call: 800-861-8000.

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES
(Programs & Casting subject to change. Running times are approximate.)

The Met: Live in HD 2009-2010 Series

Tosca (Puccini) – Saturday October 10, 2009 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday October 28 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 3 hours 30 minutes/2 intermissions

James Levine; Karita Mattila, Marcelo Alvarez, Paul Plishka, Juha Uusitalo

Aida (Verdi) – Saturday October 24, 2009 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday November 11 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 4 hours/2 intermissions

Daniele Gatti; Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocan

Turandot (Puccini) – Saturday November 7, 2009 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday November 18 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 3 hours 30 minutes/2 intermissions

Andris Nelson; Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey

Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) – Saturday December 19, 2009 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday January 6, 2010 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 3 hours/2 intermissions

James Levine; Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held

Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss) – Saturday January 9, 2010 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday January 27 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 4 hours 45 minutes/2 intermissions

James Levine; Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schafer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson

Carmen (Bizet) – Saturday January 16, 2010 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday February 3 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 4 hours/2 intermissions

Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Barbara Frittoli, Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien

Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) – Saturday February 6, 2010 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday February 24 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 3 hours 40 minutes/2 intermissions

James Levine; Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, Placido Domingo, James Morris

Hamlet (Thomas) – Saturday March 27, 2010 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday April 14 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 3 hours 45 minutes/1 intermission

Louis Langree; Natalie Dessay, Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris

Armida (Rossini) – Saturday May 1, 2010 @ noon

Encore: Wednesday May 19 @ 6:30pm

Running Time: 4 hours 20 minutes/2 intermissions

Riccardo Frizza; Renee Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, Jose Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie van Rensburg

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