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SUNY SULLIVAN TO BROADCAST ENCORE PERFORMANCES OF THE MET: LIVE IN HD

 

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY (June 11, 2010) – Highlights from recent seasons of The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody Award-winning Live in HD series return to the big screen this summer as encore presentations at SUNY Sullivan.

All broadcasts for the summer Encore Series will be held on Wednesdays during June and July at 6:30 p.m. in Sullivan County Community College’s Seelig Theatre.

Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 for students. For more information and to purchase tickets, as well as to make arrangements for accessible seating services, call the campus box office weekdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 845-434-5750, ext.4477. Group rates are available. Tickets also will be available at the door.

Following is a schedule of the upcoming Encore Series of The Met: Live in HD performances at SUNY Sullivan:

• Aida , Verdi, June 16: Set in ancient Egypt, this Verdi classic is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life. Among the score’s highlights is the celebrated “Triumphal March.”
• Roméo et Juliette , Gounod, June 23: Gounod’s ultra-sensual interpretation of Shakespeare is an ideal vehicle for star soprano Anna Netrebko and the remarkable tenor Roberto Alagna, both of whom bring their incandescent appeal to the title roles. The irresistible Nathan Gunn is Mercutio and Plácido Domingo presides on the podium.
• Eugene Onegin , Tchaikovsky, July 7: Tchaikovsky’s setting of Pushkin’s masterpiece is one of the most romantic and lyrical works ever written for the stage. Valery Geriev conducts, and Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky star in this moving tale of ill-timed love.
• La Bohème , Puccini, July 14: A magnificent cast comes together for Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production of the Puccini favorite. The exciting young conductor Nicola Luisotti presides over a glorious vocal ensemble led by Angela Gheorghiu, opposite tenor Ramón Vargas as her lover.
• Turandot, Puccini, July 21: Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.”
• Carmen , Georges Bizet, July 28: Elīna Garanča sings the seductive gypsy opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José, in one of the most popular operas of all time.

Founded in 1962, SUNY Sullivan is a two-year community college and a unit of the State University of New York. It offers 40 associate degree and certificate programs, as well as a variety of continuing education and specialty courses, on its 405-acre campus, online and through its distance learning program. For more information, visit the “Your Community, Your College” website at www.sunysullivan.edu/index.php.