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Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala in HD

Sep 22
Mon 5:30 PM
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Estimated attendance:  4  people attended.
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$24.00 per person

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So, I think if you'd been honest with yourself, you would have seen this coming, although the precipitating event really was Ann Patchett (Taft, Run, Bel Canto, Magician's Assistant) writing an essay about the series in the Wall Street Journal.

We're going to go to the opera at the movies! Does anything sound stellar-er? Well, Okeedo, there's not much to know. I'm a portly, middle-aged gentleman who looks like my photo. I'll have the "NYC Film Lovers Meetup" sign Beth laminated for me, and will be hanging out on 2nd Avenue in front of the theater, unless it's somehow unpleasant outside, in which case I'll be hanging out up the ramp.

The performance starts at 6:00. Now, this is the opening gala. It's more of a mish mash than an opera. It's the second act of La Traviata, The third (of five acts) act of Manon, and the final scene of Capriccio. So, it might seem like after publicly announcing her love for the count, and running off with the abbe, our heroine is still struggling to choose between them. But, I don't expect it to come through as a very coherent narrative, seeing as we spend two acts in early 18th Century Paris and are then rocket about 50 years forward. But, we'll see.

We'll stumble over to the Cafe de Ville after and see if we can make sense of it all. Here's the blurb from the official page:

Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
La Traviata (Act II) ? Verdi
Manon (Act III) ? Massenet
Capriccio (Final Scene) ? Richard Strauss

Monday, September 22, 2008 (6:00 pm ET) - North America only

For the season-opening gala starring Renée Fleming, Music Director James Levine and Marco Armiliato conduct fully staged performances of the second act of Verdi?s La Traviata, the third act of Massenet?s Manon, and the final scene from Richard Strauss?s Capriccio. Tenor Ramón Vargas and baritones Thomas Hampson and Dwayne Croft join the soprano.

Conductors: James Levine and Marco Armiliato; Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, Thomas Hampson, Dwayne Croft

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  • Ion
    Posted Sep 15, 2008 3:34 PM
    Ion
    Organizer
    They're now saying the show itself starts at 6 PM. http://www.metoperafamily.o...
  • Erica
    Posted Sep 13, 2008 10:32 AM
    Erica
    Hi, I just got my ticket and realized it says the film starts a 6pm. Did I make a mistake? There was no 6:30 time listed...
  • Ion
    Posted Sep 12, 2008 11:21 AM
    Ion
    Organizer
    Mel, was the ticket buying process as simple as you'd hoped?
  • Posted Sep 8, 2008 2:33 PM
    Mel
    Looking forward to this event. I'm attempting to purchase my ticket now on-line. Hopefully it's a simple process. Looking forward to meeting you all. :)
  • Posted Jul 5, 2008 8:09 PM
    Patricia H
    What do we do about tickets? I don't think they are on sale yet, but if they are, how do we get them. If they're not, when and how do we get them? Thank you! Violetta (cough, cough, cough)

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