Metropolitan Opera Field Trip

METROPOLITAN OPERA SIMULCASTS IN HD.

The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City transmits nine of their most popular operas each season to participating theatres 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, is a participating theatre.

Clinton Community College will provide transportation to two of the remaining simulcasts during the Spring 2010 semester. There will be 10 seats available in the van for each date. 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

Sunday, February 28, “Carmen,” by Georges Bizet is on the schedule in a new production.
One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking.” Elina Garanca plays the seductive gypsy of the title, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José.
4 hours; 2 intermissions

Saturday, May 1, is “Armida” by Rossini, with Renee Fleming singing the main role. This is a new production of this opera for the Met, and new productions are always exciting.
This story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers. Renée Fleming stars in Rossini’s version of this fanciful and magical tale, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman describes this new production as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.”
4 hours, 20 minutes; 2 intermissions

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.