Met Opera Live in HD sets schedule
Puccini’s opera “Turandot’ opens Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD broadcasts for the 2019-2020 season Oct. 12 at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
Handel’s opera “Agrippina” premiers Feb. 29 during the 2019-2020 season of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD broadcasts at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
Alban Berg’s new production “Wozzeck” is slated to be screened Jan. 11 during the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD broadcasts for the 2019-2020 season.
The Metropolitan Live iin HD will screen George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess” Feb. 1 at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD broadcasts begin again in mid-October at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
This season, the Met has chosen a bold array of operas to broadcast in HD around the world. This season offers three well-known Puccini favorites (“Turandot,” “Madama Butterfly,” “Tosca”), but it also includes some lesser-known operas by famous composers (“Manon,” “Wozzeck,” “The Flying Dutchman,” “Maria Stuarda”).
The Met will also feature a modern opera (Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten”) in November, and in February it presents a Baroque opera set in modern times (Handel’s “Agrippina”). Probably the most popular broadcast of the upcoming season will be George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.”
The 2019-20 season at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center includes 10 operas broadcast from mid-October through early May, all shown at 10:55 a.m. Saturdays, all with English subtitles, and all including generous intermissions. Tickets at the Whitefish PAC remain at $20 adults/$5 students/$10 college students, cash or check, purchased at the door. A season ticket bundle (i.e., a single ticket for each of the 10 broadcasts) will be available for $180 (10 operas for the price of 9). Season ticket bundles are available for purchase at the door or contact Carol Atkinson in advance (406-862-7591 or rhcbatkinson@hotmail.com.
2019-2020 season
- Oct. 12: “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini (run time 3:12)
- Oct. 26: “Manon” by Jules Massenet (4:02)
- Nov. 9: “Madama Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini (3:22)
- Nov. 23: “Akhnaten” by Philip Glass (3:41) — New production/premiere
- Jan. 11: “Wozzeck” by Alban Berg (1:42) — New production
- Feb.1: “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin (3:25) — New production
- Feb. 29: “Agrippina” by George Frideric Handel (4:10) — New production/Met premiere
- March 14: “Der Fliegende Hollander” (“The Flying Dutchman”) by Richard Wagner (2:29) — New production
- May 2: “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini (3:07)
- May 9: “Maria Stuarda” by Gaetano Donizetti (2:56)