As the exclusive Sonoma County venue for The Met Live in HD we are thrilled to continue to bring this award-winning series of thrilling world-class opera to both opera lovers and opera novices alike. The Met Opera season traditionally runs from October of each year through May of the subsequent year. Each summer we participate in the Met Opera’s series of encore presentations at discounted prices.
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
MOZART
The Magic Flute – Special Holiday Encore
Saturday, December 2 • 10am
Wednesday, December 6 • 1pm
Not Rated
100 mins
Opera
The Met made history in December 2006 when it presented its first Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide: the abridged English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Julie Taymor’s whimsical production features a winning ensemble, including tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Nathan Gunn, and bass René Pape… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
CATÁN
Florencia en el Amazonas
Saturday, December 9 • 10am
Wednesday, December 13 • 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
155 mins
Opera
Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera focuses on an opera diva, Florencia Grimaldi, who returns to her native Brazil to perform and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
VERDI
Nabucco
Saturday, January 6 • 10am
Wednesday, January 10 • 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
170 mins
Opera
Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
BIZET
Carmen
Saturday, January 27 • 10am
Wednesday, January 31 • 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
224 mins
Opera
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the touchstone role of the irresistible femme fatale… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
VERDI
La Forza del Destino
Saturday, March 9 • 9am
Wednesday, March 13 • 12 & 6pm
Not Rated
262 mins
Opera
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen, following a string of recent Met triumphs, in her role debut as the noble Leonora. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
GOUNOD
Roméo et Juliette
Saturday, March 23 • 10am
Wednesday, March 27 • 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
211 mins
Opera
Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
PUCCINI
La Rondine
Saturday, April 20 • 10am
Wednesday, April 24 • 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
262 mins
Opera
Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the sophisticated French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his company debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess… MORE INFO
Met Opera Live in HD 23-24 Season
PUCCINI
Madama Butterfly
Saturday, May 11 • 10am
Wednesday, May 15 • 1 & 7pm
Not Rated
180 mins
Opera
In her Met debut, Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the trusting geisha at the heart of Puccini’s tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman is the callous American naval officer Pinkerton whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong is the steadfast maid Suzuki… MORE INFO