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The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts (RRCA) is proud to present the 2022 – 2023 Met Opera Live in HD season. This will mark the 10th year showing the Met Opera to local and visiting Opera patrons. This year, in particular, there were unexpected increases in costs to upgrade equipment due to repositioning the dish to a new satellite. This news came from The Met just days before the first ticket sale announcement. However, regardless of these set backs, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to move ahead with the series to benefit our community. In efforts to support another ten years of the Opera, please consider a donation. Click the button below to view the options.
THE 2022 – 2023 MET OPERA LIVE IN HD SEASON
October 22, 2022 at 1pm
MEDEA (Cherubini)
New Production/Met Premiere
Runtime: 190 minutes
Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece is tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s Argonaut husband, Giasone; soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, Glauce; bass Michele Pertusi as her father, Creonte, the King of Corinth; and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea’s confidante, Neris. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
November 12, 2022 at 1pm
Due to scheduling conflicts, the RRCA will record LA TRAVIATA (scheduled live date is November 5, 2022) and present it on November 12.
LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
Runtime: 195 minutes
Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her self- centered lover Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father, and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
January 7, 2023 at 1pm
Due to scheduling conflicts, the RRCA will record THE HOURS (scheduled live date is December 10, 2022) and present it on January 7, 2023.
THE HOURS (Kevin Puts) – LIBRETTO BY GREG PIERCE
New Production/Met Premier!
Runtime: 195 minutes
January 14, 2023 at 1pm
FEDORA (Giordano)
Runtime: 165 minutes
March 4, 2023 at 1pm
FEDORA (Giordano) ENCORE!
Runtime: 165 minutes
March 18, 2023 at 12pm (note start time)
LOHENGRIN (Wagner)
New Production!
Runtime: 295 minutes
April 1, 2023 at 12:30pm (note start time)
FALSTAFF (Verdi)
Runtime: 180 minutes
April 15, 2023 at 12pm (note start time)
DER ROSENKAVALIER (Strauss)
Runtime: 285 minutes
April 29, 2023 at 1pm
CHAMPION (Terence Blanchard) – Libretto by Michael Cristofer
New Production/Met Premiere
Runtime: 210 minutes
May 20, 2023 at 1pm
DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)
New Production!
Runtime: 195 minutes
June 3, 2023 at 1pm
DIE ZAUBERFLOTE (Mozart)
New Production!
Runtime: 210 minutes