Grinnell College Will Host Metropolitan Opera "Live in HD" Season; Tickets Available in Mid-August
News Releases 2013-08-08
Summary:
Grinnell College will welcome back New York City's Metropolitan Opera for the 2013-14 season.
The fall semester will include four "Live in HD" performances at the Harris Center Cinema on the Grinnell campus. Shows start Saturdays at noon. Half an hour before each performance, at 11:30 a.m., a Grinnell College faculty or staff member will introduce that day's opera and give a talk about an interesting aspect of the work. At intermission, gourmet desserts and snacks will be served.
The Met Live screenings are open to all, and tickets are required. (See "Ticket Information," below.)
This fall's "Live in HD" series will feature: • October 5: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin -- an acclaimed new production of the great romantic tragedy • October 26: Shostakovich's The Nose – a shocking, unconventional opera about a beleaguered Russian official and his runaway nose • November 9: Puccini's Tosca—a sweeping tale of murder, lust and political intrigue • December 14: Verdi's Falstaff – an eye-catching production of the composer's brilliant final masterpiece
Synopses of the shows are available at http://bit.ly/13SiTEj.
Information about the spring 2014 Live in HD season will be announced at a later date.
Ticket Information Starting August 16 for Met Opera members and August 21 for the general public, tickets will be available for purchase at the Pioneer Bookshop in downtown Grinnell and the Grinnell College Bookstore. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students. Tickets will also be available at the Harris Center on the day of the show.
Tickets for Grinnell College faculty, staff and students have been generously funded by the Office of the President and are available at no cost at all ticket locations.
About the Harris Center Cinema at Grinnell College Harris Center is located at 1114 10th Ave., with available parking east of the center on 10th Ave. Grinnell welcomes the participation of people with disabilities. Information on parking and accessibility is available at www.grinnell.edu. Accommodation requests may be made to Conference Operations at 641-269-3235 or calendar@grinnell.edu.
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