The Metropolitan Opera Goes To The Movies

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[mykdsmom]

Experience the excitement of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinees-LIVE in HD on the big screen! Six performances will be broadcast straight from the stage of one of the world's greatest opera houses into select movie theaters equipped with high definition screens and surround sound. These are one day only events, and seating is limited, so purchase your tickets now. Don't miss the chance to enjoy world-class opera from the comfort of your neighborhood theater. Tickets on sale now for 12/30 and 1/6 performances. Tickets $18 adult/$15 child.

All HD broadcasts are live at: 1:30 pm EST (12:30 pm CST, 11:30 am MST, 10:30 am PST) 6:30 pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

The Magic Flute, December 30, 2006
I Puritani, January 6, 2007
The First Emperor, January 13, 2007
Eugene Onegin, February 24, 2007
The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), March 24, 2007
Il Trittico, April 28, 2007

[mykdsmom]

See the website for descriptions and further info on what theaters are participating. Not as good as being at the real thing I'm sure but MUCH more affordable and you don't even have to dress up.

I'm looking forward to these and have even convinced the hubby and possibly the boys to go to the Magic Flute with me. They could definately use some culture and refinement. God knows I've tried but being the only female in a household of males it's not easy.

[mykdsmom]

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[sitetest]

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[SunTzuWu]

Thanks for the ping sitetest and Merry Christmas!

[Silly]

This is a wonderful idea. I hope it is successful.

[Silly]

Theatre Address On Sale Date
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 18 - HUNTSVILLE 3312 South Memorial Parkway , Huntsville, AL 35801-5310 11/17/2006
DESERT RIDGE 18 21001 N TATUM BLVD STE 32 , PHOENIX, AZ 85050 12/4/2006
BURBANK 16 125 EAST PALM AVE , BURBANK, CA 91502 12/4/2006
HACIENDA CROSSINGS STADIUM 20 PLUS 5000 Dublin Blvd , Dublin, CA 94568 11/17/2006
FRESNO STADIUM 22 7750 North Blackstone Avenue , Fresno, CA 93720-4304 11/17/2006
IRVINE SPECTRUM 20 PLUS IMAX 65 Fortune Drive , Irvine, CA 92618 11/17/2006
MISSION VALLEY 20 1640 CAMINO DEL RIO N , SAN DIEGO, CA 92108 12/4/2006
MIRA MESA STADIUM 18 10733 Westview Parkway , San Diego, CA 92126-2963 11/17/2006
TINSELTOWN 1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. , Colorado Springs, CO 80906 11/17/2006
BELLTOWER STADIUM 20 13499 Belltower Drive , Ft Myers, FL 33907 11/17/2006
TINSELTOWN USA 4535 Southside Blvd. , Jacksonville, FL 32216 11/17/2006
SOUTH BEACH STADIUM 18 1120 Lincoln Road Mall , Miami Beach, FL 33139 11/17/2006
WATERFORD LAKES STADIUM 20 541 North Alafaya Trail , Orlando, FL 32828 11/17/2006 ROYAL PALM BEACH STADIUM 18 1003 State Road 7 , Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 11/17/2006
CITRUS PARK STADIUM 20 7999 Citrus Park Town Center Mall , Tampa, FL 33625 11/17/2006
AUGUSTA EXCHANGE STADIUM 20 1144 Agerton Lane , Augusta, GA 30909 11/17/2006
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 24 @ NORTH I-85 3265 N.E. Expressway Access , Chamblee, GA 30341 11/17/2006
DISCOVER MALL 18 5900 SUGARLOAF PKWY STE 415 , LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 12/4/2006
BOISE STADIUM 21 7701 W Overland Road , Boise, ID 83709-1628 11/17/2006
LINCOLNSHIRE STADIUM 20 PLUS IMAX 300 Parkway Drive , Lincolnshire, IL 60069 11/17/2006 CINEMARK WOODRIDGE W/ IMAX 6500 Route 53 , Woodridge, IL 60517 11/17/2006
CINEMARK 20 5500 Antioch , Merriam, KS 66202 11/17/2006
STUDIO 30 OLATHE STATION 12075 S. Strang Line RD. , Olathe, KS 66062 12/4/2006
TINSELTOWN LOUISVILLE 4400 Towne Center Drive , Louisville, KY 40241 11/17/2006
TINSELTOWN 8400 Millicent Way , Shreveport, LA 71105 11/17/2006
FRAMINGHAM 15 22 FLUTIE PASS , FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701 12/4/2006
WOODLAND MALL 14 3195 28th Street SE , Grand Rapids, MI 49512 11/17/2006
LIVONIA 20 19500 Haggerty Rd , Livonia, MI 48152 12/4/2006
BROOKLYN CENTER STADIUM 20 6420 Camden Avenue North , MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55430 11/17/2006
ST LOUIS MILLS STADIUM 18 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. Suite 525, Hazelwood, MO 63042 11/17/2006
KANSAS CITY STADIUM 18 CINEMAS 3200 Ameristar Drive , Kansas City, MO 64161 11/17/2006
TINSELTOWN JACKSON 411 Riverwind Drive , Pearl, MS 39208 11/17/2006
STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN STADIUM 22 7824 Rea Road , Charlotte, NC 28277 11/17/2006
COMMERCE CENTER STADIUM 18 2399 Route 1 South , North Brunswick, NJ 08902 11/17/2006v VILLAGE SQUARE STADIUM 18 9400 W Sahara Ave , Las Vegas, NV 89117 11/17/2006
CROSSGATES STADIUM 18 120 B Washington Avenue Extension , Albany, NY 12203 11/17/2006
NEW ROC CITY STADIUM 18 PLUS IMAX 33 Le Count Place , New Rochelle, NY 10801 11/17/2006
TRANSIT CENTER STADIUM 18 PLUS IMAX 6707 Transit Road , Williamsville, NY 14221-7224 11/17/2006
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20 @ FAIRFIELD CO 2651 Fairfield Commons , Beavercreek, OH 45431 11/17/2006
CINEMARK TULSA 10802 E. 71st Street South , Tulsa, OK 74133 11/17/2006
CINEMARK 17 (SPRINGFIELD) 2900 Gateway , Springfield, OR 97477 11/17/2006
NESHAMINY 24 3900 ROCKHILL DR NESHAMINY MALL 660 , BENSALEM, PA 19020 12/4/2006
CINEMARK 20 MOOSIC 40 Glenmurra National Blvd. , Moosic, PA 18507 11/17/2006
CINEMARK 17 PITTSBURGH MILLS 425 Pittsburgh Mills Circle , Tarentum, PA 15084 11/17/2006
WARRINGTON CROSSING STADIUM 22 104 Easton Rd., Bldg F , Warrington, PA 18976 11/17/2006
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20 - GREENVILLE 1025 Woodruff Road , Greenville, SC 29607 11/17/2006
OPRY MILLS STADIUM 20 PLUS IMAX 570 Opry Mills Drive , Nashville, TN 37214 11/17/2006
WILLOWBROOK 24 17145 TOMBALL PKWY , HOUSTON, TX 77064 12/4/2006
HOUSTON MARQ*E STADIUM 23 7600 Katy Freeway , Houston, TX 77024 11/17/2006
TINSELTOWN USA PLANO 3800 Dallas Parkway , Plano, TX 75093 11/17/2006
CIELO VISTA STADIUM 18 2828 Cinema Ridge , San Antonio, TX 78238 11/17/2006
CINEMARK 24 W. JORDAN 7301 South Jordan Landing , West Jordan, UT 84088 11/17/2006
HOFFMAN CENTER 22 206 SWAMP FOX RD , ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 12/4/2006
VIRGINIA CENTER STADIUM 20 10091 Jeb Stuart Parkway , Glen Allen, VA 23060 11/17/2006
MACARTHUR CENTER STADIUM 18 300 Monticello Avenue Suite 330, Norfolk, VA 23510 11/17/2006
TINSELTOWN KENOSHA 7101 70th Court , Kenosha, WI 53142 11/17/2006

[Silly]

Your hubby should like the Magic Flute. It's a popular one with guys. You may want to find a short book or two for the kids on the plot, and some musical selcections they can listen to. Kids respond well to Mozart.

Although the Met is here in NYC, I was surprised and disappointed to see no NYC theatres on the list I found -- only upstate New York ones.

[HoosierHawk]

Thanks for the ping.

[onedoug]

Bookmarked.

I gotta get tix for at least a few of these.

[Rane _H]

No Wagner. How sad. :^) Good post though, thanks. I'll have to catch some of those.

[jocon307]

"I was surprised and disappointed to see no NYC theatres on the list I found"

And none in NJ either!

[Silly]

We should write the Met and let them know we'd like this. I know they have their reasons, and the Met is "local" here, but this would be a perfect city for this.

[jocon307]

It would be a great offering for the Loew's in JC. They do a bunch of off-beat stuff there, and I think you could get folks in from Hoboken, etc. for it. It would definately work in NYC at any number of venues. Maybe it's like a football game, if it's not sold out no local air time. Which I always thought was ridiculous.

Hubby has recently been listening to the Met channel on Sirius because, get this - he heard Patti Smith say it is all she listens to at home!

[aristotleman]

This is very exciting, and innovative. However, abridged versions of masterpieces are appalling. What do you think?

[mykdsmom]

Well, I'm pretty new to opera so I don't really have any experience to draw on here. IMO, something is better than nothing and I would be thrilled to see any or all of these.

After reviewing the locations though it appears that even though I saw it advertised at our local Regal cinema last night, or I would have never known about it otherwise, that there is only 1 city in my state that will have them and it's a 3 hour drive from me. I'm SO disappointed.

[mykdsmom]

I thought for sure that we would have this here since I saw it advertised during the pre-views while waiting to see a movie last night. After seeing your list I'm SO disappointed.

The only site listed in my state is a 3 hour drive from me. I tried to access the list of theaters on my own but that link doesn't seem to work for me from that site. I may just stop by the theater box office tomorrow and ask them what the deal is.

[aristotleman]

If you are new to opera, then this is very exciting, you should go, it'll be a great experience. I think it's worth the drive.

But if you knew the works very well already, you would feel they butchered them and would be mad.

[good old days]

"I was surprised and disappointed to see no NYC theatres on the list I found"

And none in NJ either!

It seems that the first two operas aren't in NYC or NJ but the rest will be shown there. Other areas have similar situations. My city is not having The Magic Flute, but is having the rest of the operas. Maybe there were scheduling issues.