The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD! 2009 - 2010 Season

Back for its 3rd year at The State Theatre!
As part of its efforts to reinvigorate opera and reach out to a broader public, the Metropolitan Opera launched a groundbreaking program in December of 2006 -The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High-Definition, a series of opera performances transmitted live in HD to movie theaters around the world.
From its inaugural season, the series enjoyed critical acclaim and global box office success, attracting an audience of more than 325,000 attendees for six live and six encore events in seven countries. In the second season, the number of performances increased to eight live and eight encore events, seen in 17 countries, with audience numbers nearly tripling to more than 935,000.
The Met: Live in HD returns this fall, with 9 transmissions scheduled during the 2009-10 season. All performances take place on Saturdays at 1:00pm and are transmitted live. We have seen growing numbers of attendees here at the theatre. We have even created a group of State Theatre Opera Buffs with pre-opera discussions and luncheons. See what you've been missing!
The Met Opera: 2009-10 Live in HD Season
Saturday, October 10 at 1:00pm
Tosca - Giacomo Puccini
Approximate Running Time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Helen Manfull, Professor Emerita of Penn State School of Theatre
Saturday, October 24 at 1:00pm
Aida - Giuseppe Verdi
Approximate Running Time 4 hours / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Bill Schroder, Professor of MFA Costume Design and MFA Scenic Design at Penn State
Saturday, November 7 at 1:00pm
Turandot - Giacomo Puccini
Approximate Running Time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Ted Christopher, Assistant Professor of Voice, Artistic Director of PSU Opera Theatre
Saturday, December 19 at 1:00pm
Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach
Approximate Running Time 3 hours / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Jennifer Trost, Assistant Professor of Voice; soprano with a 9-year career singing with the Bavarian State Opera, Munich and Richard Gidez, former Professor of English at PSU and opera enthusiast
Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 1:00pm
Der Rosenkavalier - Richard Strauss
Approximate Running Time 3 hours / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Susan Boardman, Associate Professor Emerita of voice, retired Director of the Penn State Opera Theatre
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 1:00pm
Carmen - Georges Bizet
Approximate Running Time 4 hours / 2 intermissions
*11:30am Luncheon with Eugenia Wacker-Hoeflin, Former ballet dancer with the Metropolitan Opera, 1968-1980
No Pre-Opera Discussion
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 1:00pm
Simon Boccanegra - Giuseppe Verdi
Approximate Running Time 3 hours 40 minutes / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Douglas Meyer, Music Director of the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 1:00pm
Hamlet - Ambroise Thomas
Approximate Running Time 3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission
*11:30am Luncheon with John Moore, Associate Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at PSU
No Pre-Opera Discussion
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1:00pm
Armida - Gioachino Rossini
Approximate Running Time 4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions
*12:00pm Discussion with Marica Tacconi, Professor of Musicology at Penn State, and a Baroque scholar
Programs and casting subject to change