The Met Opera at the Ramsdell
Manistee, MI, Sep. 30, 19 – The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts (RRCA) maintains they are the only northwest Michigan theatre to show the Met Opera 2019-2020 season. A change in programming at Traverse City’s State Theatre resulted in them not being able to run the Met Opera season. Viewers who frequented the State Theatre in Traverse City are welcome to experience the Met Opera at the historic Ramsdell theatre. “We have offered this program for the past 4 or 5 years now, since before my appointment as Executive Director. It’s a fine program and showcases the best Opera this nation has to offer,” said Xavier Verna, Executive Director of the RRCA.
The 2019-2020 Live in HD season launches Saturday, October 12, 2019, at 1pm with Turandot, by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. Franco Zeffirelli’s spectacular production returns to cinemas, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducting his first Puccini opera with the company. Powerhouse soprano Christine Goerke takes on the icy title princess, alongside tenor Roberto Aronica as the unknown prince vying for her love.
The RRCA is also launching Family Opera Days in conjunction with the Met Opera season. “We were looking for ways we could engage families and kids with high-quality performances such as the Met Opera. In this way, we can get them creating art, exposed to different cultures, and watching some of the opera,” Verna said. The launch of this program is also on Saturday, October 12.
The 2019-2020 Live in HD season consists of 10 shows: “Turandot,” “Manon,” “Madama Butterfly,” “Akhnaten,” “Wozzeck,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Agrippina,” “Der Fliegende Holländer,” “Tosca” and “Maria Stuarda.” Tickets to the Met Opera and Family Opera Days can be purchased at the Ramsdell during business hours on 1st street, at the box office an hour before the show, or by calling 231-398-9770. Visit www.RamsdellTheatre.org for more info.
