Metropolitan Opera Field Trip

METROPOLITAN OPERA SIMULCASTS IN HD.

Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ~Robert Benchley

The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City will transmit eleven of their most exciting and popular operas each season to participating theaters around the world. These transmission are simulcasts, happening on the screen at the same time they are being performed in New York.

The Roxy Theatre in Potsdam, NY, and the Lake Placid Center for the Performing Arts are participating theaters.

Clinton Community College provides transportation to one simulcast each semester. Transportation in an 11-passenger is provided by the Humanities Department. Students in MUS101 will have the first opportunity to take part in this event.

Tickets for the opera are $12 for students. There is no cost to the student for transportation.
This is NOT a required field trip for MUS101, however, students who attend may use the experience as the basis for their concert report.
Interested students should notify their instructor at class or by email: Saundra K. Stortz

DATES AND INFORMATION FOR OPERA TRIPS

For the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semester, students were treated to
Das Rheingold - by Richard Wagner, and
Die Walkure, the second opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle.

James Levine conductor; Starring Bryn Terfel
New production by Robert Lepage

Another of the ring cycle, Siegfried, will be presented November 5, 2011. Plans are in the works for students to see this opera.
Fans of Lord of the Rings will enjoy this one.

More information will be provided about this Metropolitan Opera field trip as it becomes available.
You can view the 2010-2011 Met season program at this website.

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a95fa72f#/a95fa72f/1

Trailer for the Live in HD 2011-2012 season
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_template.aspx?id=15114

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MET OPERA SIMULCASTS IN HD

The Met’s award-winning series of live performance transmissions to movie theaters continues to captivate audiences around the world. The fourth season of The Met: Live in HD will feature nine of the most popular operas ever composed and include five new productions in startling high definition and digital surround sound.

Robotic cameras, strategically placed around and behind the stage, capture the beauty and power of live performance from striking angles, and heighten attention to both performance and production.

Intermission features bring the back-stage world to life with short documentaries, tours, and intimate behind-the-scenes interviews of cast and crew. English subtitles allow the stories to come to life. Experience the depth and raw energy of world-class opera while getting an unprecedented look at the creation of great art.