5 with a bang – in this case, Tchaikovsky’s “ Eugene Onegin” with superstar soprano Anna Netrebko (below right).Īnd there are a lot of other top-name singers and conductors who will be involved. He will conduct Mozart’s “ Cosi fan tutte,” Verdi’s “Falstaff” and Alban Berg’s “ Wozzeck.” Also, “Two Boys,” a new opera commissioned by the Met from composer Nico Muhly (below bottom), will be featured.Īs always, the season opens Oct. Maybe it just has to do with impressive new productions and only so much time to stage them in.Īlso to look forward to is the return of conductor and Met artistic director James Levine (below top) after a hiatus of two years due to ill health. So I am not sure why the program was cut back. There will be one a month except for two in October and April.Īlso, if I recall correctly, the whole program has been a great moneymaker for the Met. It is an impressive lineup for the series that, according to The Met, gets transmitted via satellite to 1,900 theaters in 64 countries and has sold more than 12 million tickets since it began in 2006.īut nobody is saying why the season has been cut back from 12 to 10 after two years of expanding, if I recall correctly.
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next season (2013-14) of “ Live From the Met in HD” broadcasts, which are shown in cinemas around the world, including at the Eastgate (below) and Point cinemas in Madison. Classical music: The Metropolitan Opera announces next season’s schedule “Met Live in HD” broadcasts – which cuts back from 12 to 10 productions.
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