NCM Fathom and The Metropolitan Opera Present “Il Barbiere di
Siviglia” on July 29th and “The
Magic Flute” on August 5th in 275
Select Movie Theaters
The Metropolitan Opera and NCM Fathom will present two special summer
encores pre-recorded from the first season of the Peabody Award-winning The
Met: Live in HD series including Rossini’s Il
Barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville) on Wednesday,
July 29th followed by Mozart’s The
Magic Flute on Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m.
local time in 275 select movie theaters nationwide.
Tickets for The Met: Live in HD summer encores are now available
at www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. More information about the
summer encores is available at http://www.metoperafamily.org/hdlive.
One of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time, Il
Barbiere di Siviglia was an instant audience favorite at
its first showing as part of The Met: Live in HD series in March
2007. Returning to select theaters on Wednesday, July 29th, Il
Barbiere di Siviglia cast includes Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez
as Count Almaviva, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Rosina and
Swedish baritone Peter Mattei in the title role of the swaggering
barber. Il Barbiere di Siviglia is directed by Tony Award
winner Bartlett Sher and conducted by Maurizio Benini.
Mozart’s masterpiece The
Magic Flute is presented on August 5th in an
abridged, English-language version created especially for families. The
production takes audiences to a magical world of dancing bears, giant
birds, and colorful adventure in Mozart’s ever-popular masterpiece on
August 5th. This performance was originally presented in
December 2006 as the inaugural transmission of The Met: Live
in HD series.
