WELCOME TO THE OPERA REVOLUTION!
 

The 2009-10 Live in HD season commences in New Zealand cinemas from November 2009. The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues for its third season, featuring nine transmissions with many of the world’s greatest singers featured in brand new roles.

James Levine, Music Director at the Met said “This is a wonderful balance of repertory that includes four new works and a number of great operas that haven’t been performed for a long time”.

The popularity of the last two season’s productions has resulted in cinema audiences requesting another series. Sixteen cinemas nationwide have committed to the new series, and most cinemas have added extra sessions to accommodate the demand.

Tickets for the 2009-10 season series are on sale now and bookings are recommended to avoid disappointment. Don’t miss the chance to experience the Met live at your local cinema!

"The show is shot with a dozen cameras, some of which move, and the changes in perspective provide new dimensions to a stage picture usually seen from a single vantage point. . . Seeing the production in a high definition transmission was a different, though equally compelling experience."
Wall Street Journal

THE MET OPERA SEASON
2009/2010

TOSCA
AIDA
TURANDOT
LES CONTES D'HOFFMAN
DER ROSENKAVALIER
CARMEN
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
HAMLET
ARMIDA

Met Opera .pdf download

TO BOOK TICKETS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING CINEMAS BELOW:

Bridgeway Cinemas Northcote (09) 481 0040
Rialto Newmarket (09) 369 2417
Rialto Tauranga (07) 577 0445
Cinema Gold Palmerston North (06) 353 1902
Cinema Gold Havelock North (06) 877 9016
Penthouse Cinema Wellington (04) 384 3157
State Cinemas Nelson (03) 548 3885
Rialto Christchurch (03) 374 9404
Rialto Dunedin (03) 474 2200
Lido Cinema Hamilton (07) 838 9010
Metro Christchurch (03) 377 5705
Matakana Cinema (09) 422 9833
Dorothy Browns Arrowtown (03) 442 1964
Shoreline Waikanae (04) 902 8070
Toptown Blenheim (03) 577 8273
Embassy Wanganui (06) 345 0097
Odeon Gisborne (06) 867 3339
Regent Te Awamutu (07) 871 6678

TICKET PRICING:
 
All sessions:
Adult $30
Concessions $25* (Senior Citizens/Under 16 yrs)

TOSCA – Giacomo Puccini (3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions)

“Tosca combines Puccini’s glorious musical inspiration with the melodramatic vitality of one of the great Hitchcock films,” says Met Music Director James Levine, who conducts this new production. The opera tells the story of three people—a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter, and a sadistic chief of police—caught in a net of love and politics. Soprano Karita Mattila, recently seen in this season’s Live in HD presentation of Salome, sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland. Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theater and opera productions, directs. The cast also includes Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi and George Gagnidze as Scarpia.

Conductor - James Levine
Production - Luc Bondy
Set Designer - Richard Peduzzi
Costume Designer - Milena Canonero
Tosca - Karita Mattila
Cavaradossi - Marcelo Álvarez
Scarpia - George Gagnidze
Sacristan - Paul Plishka

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 7th Nov 7.30pm, Sun 8th Nov 1pm, Mon 9th Nov 1pm, Wed 11th Nov 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote Thu 5th Nov 1pm, Fri 6th Nov 2pm, Sat 7th Nov 10.30am, Sun 8th Nov 5pm, Mon 9th Nov 10.30am, Wed 11th Nov 2pm, Sun 15th Nov 10.30am, Tues 17th Nov 10am * extra sessions added!

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 7th Nov 10am, Sun 8th Nov 6pm, Mon 9th Nov 6pm, Wed 11th Nov 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 5th Nov 10.20am, Sun 8th Nov 5.30pm, Wed 11th Nov 1.30pm, Sun 15th Nov 11.20am* extra session added!

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 8th Nov 1pm, Wed 11th Nov 10am, Sat 5th Dec 12noon * extra session added!

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 8th Nov 2pm, Wed 11th Nov 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 14th Nov 2pm, Sat 21st Nov 1.45pm, Sun 22nd Nov 1.45pm * extra sessions added!

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 8th Nov 2pm, Wed 11th Nov 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 14th Nov 2pm, Sat 21st Nov 1.40pm, Sun 22nd Nov 1.40pm * extra sessions added!

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 7th Nov 1.30pm, Sun 8th Nov 4pm, Wed 11th Nov 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 21st Nov 10.30am, Sun 22nd Nov 1pm, Mon 23rd Nov 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 25th Nov 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 17th Jan 4pm, Mon 18th Jan 1pm, Wed 20th Jan 1pm * previously published incorrectly

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 8th Nov 6.15pm, Mon 9th Nov 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 8th Nov 4pm, Wed 11th Nov 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 8th Nov 4pm, Wed 11th Nov 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 8th Nov 5pm, Wed 11th Nov 1pm, Weds 25th Nov at 1pm * extra session added!

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 8th Nov 4pm, Mon 16th Nov 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 8th Nov 7pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema 29th Nov 4pm, Wed 2nd Dec 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Tue 2nd Feb 5.45pm

AIDA – Giuseppe Verdi (4 hours / 2 intermissions)

Set in ancient Egypt, Aida 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 on the Met stage (and on the HD screen). Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radamès, commander of the Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score’s highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March.

Conductor - Daniele Gatti
Production - Sonja Frisell
Set Designer - Gianni Quaranta
Costume Designer - Dada Saligeri
Lighting Designer - Gil Wechsler
Choreographer - Alexei Ratmansky
Aida - Violeta Urmana
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Radamès - Johan Botha
Amonasro - Carlo Guelfi
Ramfis - Roberto Scandiuzzi
The King - Stefan Kocán

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 28th Nov 7.30pm, Sun 29th Nov 1pm, Mon 30th Nov 1pm, Wed 2nd Dec 10am, Thu 3rd Dec 1pm, Sat 4th Dec 10.30am, Sun 5th Dec 1pm, Wed 16th Dec 6.30pm * extra sessions added!

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 26th Nov 1pm, Fri 27th Nov 2pm, Sat 28th Nov 10.30am, Sun 29th Nov 5pm, Mon 30th Nov 10.30am, Wed 2nd Dec 2pm, Sun 6th Dec 6pm, Mon 7th Dec 8pm, Wed 9th Dec 10am * extra sessions added!

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 28th Nov 10am, Sun 29th Nov 6pm, Mon 30th Nov 6pm, Wed 2nd Dec 10am, Thu 10th Dec 6.30pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 3rd Dec 10.20am, Sun 6th Dec 5.30pm, Wed 9th Dec 1.30pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 29th Nov 1pm, Wed 1st Dec 10am, Sun 6th Dec 12noon * extra session added!

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 29th Nov 2pm, Wed 2nd Dec 5.45pm, Thu 3rd Dec 11am, Sat 5th Dec 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 29th Nov 2pm, Wed 2nd Dec 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 5th Dec 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 28th Nov 1.30pm, Sun 29th Nov 4pm, Wed 2nd Dec 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 5th Dec 10.30am, Sun 6th Dec 1pm, Mon 7th Dec 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 9th Dec 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 7th Feb 4pm, Mon 8th Feb 1pm, Wed 10th Feb 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 29th Nov 6.15pm, Mon 30th Nov 1pm,

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 29th Nov 4pm, Wed 2nd Dec 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 29th Nov 4pm, Wed 2nd Dec 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline CinemaSun 29th Nov 5pm, Wed 2nd Dec 1pm, Wed 9th Dec 1pm * extra session added!

BLENHEIM: Toptown CinemaSun 29th Nov 4pm, Mon 6th Dec 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Thu 26th Nov 7pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 20th Dec 4pm & Wed 23rd Dec 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 15th Feb 5.45pm

TURANDOT – Giacomo Puccini (3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions)

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favourite 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.”

Conductor - Andris Nelsons
Production - Franco Zeffirelli
Set Designer - Franco Zeffirelli
Costume Designers - Anna Anni, Dada Saligeri
Lighting Designer - Gil Wechsler
Choreographer - Chiang Ching
Turandot - Maria Guleghina
Liù - Marina Poplavskaya
Calàf - Marcello Giordani
Timur - Samuel Ramey

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 19th Dec 7.30pm, Sun 20th Dec 1pm, Mon 21st Dec 1pm, Wed 23rd Dec 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 17th Dec 1pm, Fri 18th Dec 2pm, Sat 19th Dec 10.30am, Sun 20th Dec 5pm, Mon 21st Dec 10.30am, Wed 23rd Dec 2pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 19th Dec 10am, Sun 20th Dec 6pm, Mon 21st Dec 6pm, Wed 23rd Dec 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 17th Dec 10.20am, Sun 20th Dec 5.30pm, Wed 23rd Dec 1.30pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 20th Dec 1pm, Wed 23rd Dec 10am

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 20th Dec 2pm, Wed 23rd Dec 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 26th Dec 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 20th Dec 2pm, Wed 23rd Dec 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 26th Dec 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 19th Dec 1.30pm, Sun 20th Dec 4pm, Wed 23rd Dec 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 19th Dec 10.30am, Sun 20th Dec 1pm, Mon 21st Dec 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 23rd Dec 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 21st Feb 4pm, Mon 22nd Feb 1pm, Wed 24th Feb 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 20th Dec 6.15pm, Mon 21st Dec 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 20th Dec 4pm, Wed 23rd Dec 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 20th Dec 4pm, Wed 23rd Dec 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 20th Dec 5pm, Wed 23rd Dec 1pm

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 20th Dec 4pm, Mon 21st Dec 1pm & 6pm

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 20th Dec 7pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 17th Jan 4pm, Wed 20th Jan 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 1st March 5.45pm

THE TALES OF HOFFMAN – Jacques Offenbach (3 hours / 2 intermissions)

Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production, returning after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville (seen live in HD in the 2006–07 season). Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met Music Director James Levine conducts star tenor Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role, with Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia, Elīna Garanča as the ambiguous Nicklausse, and Alan Held as the demonic four villains.

Conductor - James Levine
Production - Bartlett Sher
Set Designer - Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer - Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer - James F. Ingalls
Choreographer - Dou Dou Huang
Olympia - Kathleen Kim
Antonia - Anna Netrebko
Giulietta - Ekaterina Gubanova
Nicklklausse/The Muse - Elına Garanca
Hoffmann - Joseph Calleja
Four Villllains - Alan Held

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 16th Jan 7.30pm, Sun 17th Jan 1pm, Mon 18th Jan 1pm, Wed 20th Jan 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 14th Jan 1pm, Fri 15th Jan 2pm, Sat 16th Jan 10.30am, Sun 17th Jan 5pm, Mon 18th Jan 10.30am, Wed 20th Jan 2pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 16th Jan 10am, Sun 17th Jan 6pm, Mon 18th Jan 6pm, Wed 20th Jan 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 14th Jan 10.20am, Sun 17th Jan 5pm, Wed 20th Jan 2.30pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 17th Jan 1pm, Wed 20th Jan 10am

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 17th Jan 2pm, Wed 20th Jan 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 23rd Jan 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 17th Jan 2pm, Wed 20th Jan 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 23rd Jan 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 16th Jan 1.30pm, Sun 17th Jan 4pm, Wed 20th Jan 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 16th Jan 10.30am, Sun 17th Jan 1pm, Mon 18th Jan 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 20th Jan 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 7th Mar 4pm, Mon 8th Mar 1pm, Wed 10th Mar 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 17th Jan 6.15pm, Mon 18th Jan 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 17th Jan 4pm, Wed 20th Jan 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 17th Jan 4pm, Wed 20th Jan 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 17th Jan 5pm, Wed 20th Jan 1pm

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 17th Jan 4pm, Mon 25th Jan 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 31st Jan 7pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 7th Feb 4pm, Wed 10th Feb 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 15th March 5.45pm

DER ROSENKAVALIER– Richard Strauss (4 hours 45 minutes / 2 intermissions)

Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Music Director James Levine conducts a cast that also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen.

Conductor - James Levine
Production - Nathaniel Merrill
Set & Costume Designer - Robert O’Hearn
Marschallin - Renée Fleming
Octavian - Susan Graham
Sophie - Christine Schäfer
Italian Singer - Eric Cutler
Faninal - Thomas Allen
Baronochs - Kristinn Sigmundsson

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 6th Feb 7.30pm, Sun 7th Feb 1pm, Mon 8th Feb 1pm, Wed 10th Feb 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 4th Feb 1pm, Fri 5th Feb 2pm, Sat 6th Feb 10.30am, Sun 7th Feb 5pm, Mon 8th Feb 10.30am, Wed 10th Feb 2pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 6th Feb 10am, Sun 7th Feb 6pm, Mon 8th Feb 6pm, Wed 10th Feb 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 4th Feb 10.20am, Sun 7th Feb 5pm, Wed 10th Feb 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 7th Feb 1pm, Wed 10th Feb 10am

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 7th Feb 2pm, Wed 10th Feb 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 13th Feb 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 7th Feb 2pm, Wed 10th Feb 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 13th Feb 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 6th Feb 1.30pm, Sun 7th Feb 4pm, Wed 10th Feb 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 6th Feb 10.30am, Sun 7th Feb 1pm, Mon 8th Feb 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 10th Feb 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 28th Mar 4pm, Mon 29th Mar 1pm, Wed 31st Mar 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 7th Feb 6.15pm, Mon 8th Feb 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 7th Feb 4pm, Wed 10th Feb 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 7th Feb 3pm, Wed 10th Feb 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 7th Feb 5pm, Wed 10th Feb 1pm

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 7th Feb 4pm, Mon 15th Feb 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 7th Feb 6pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 28th Feb 4pm, Wed 3rd Mar 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 29th March 5.45pm

CARMEN – Georges Bizet (4 hours / 2 intermissions)

One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking.” Elīna Garanča plays the seductive gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José. Starring New Zealand's own Teddy Tahu Rhodes in the role of Escamillo!!

Conductor - Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Production - Richard Eyre
Set & Costume Designer - Rob Howell
Lighting Designer - Peter Mumford
Choreographer - Christopher Wheeldon
Micaëla - Barbara Frittoli
Carmen - Elīna Garanča
Don José - Roberto Alagna
Escamillo - Teddy Tahu Rhodes

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 6th Mar 7.30pm, Sun 7th Mar 1pm, Mon 8th Mar 1pm, Wed 10th Mar 10am, Thu 4th Mar 10am, Wed 5th Mar 12:30pm*

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 4th Mar 1pm, Fri 5th Mar 2pm, Sat 6th Mar 10.30am, Sun 7th Mar 5pm, Mon 8th Mar 10.30am, Wed 10th Mar 2pm, Tues 9th Mar 3:30pm, Thurs 11th Mar 10:30am, Fri 12th Mar 10:30am, Sat 13th Mar 10:30am, Sun 14th Mar 5pm*

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 6th Mar 10am, Sun 7th Mar 6pm, Mon 8th Mar 6pm, Wed 10th Mar 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 4th Mar 10.20am, Sun 7th Mar 5.30pm, Wed 10th Mar 1.30pm, Sat 6th Mar 10:30am*

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 7th Mar 1pm, Wed 10th Mar 10am, Mon 8th Mar 7pm, Sun 14th Mar 11:30am, Wed 17th Mar 10am, *

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 7th Mar 2pm, Wed 10th Mar 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 13th Mar 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 7th Mar 2pm, Wed 10th Mar 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 13th Mar 2pm, Tues Mar 9th 2pm, Thurs Mar 11th 2pm & 7pm, Sun Mar 14th 2pm*

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 6th Mar 1.30pm, Sun 7th Mar 4pm, Wed 10th Mar 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 6th Mar 10.30am, Sun 7th Mar 1pm, Mon 8th Mar 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 10th Mar 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 18th Apr 4pm, Mon 19th Apr 1pm, Wed 21st Apr 1pm * previously published incorrectly

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 7th Mar 6.15pm, Mon 8th Mar 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 7th Mar 4pm, Wed 10th Mar 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 7th Mar 4pm, Wed 10th Mar 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 7th Mar 5pm, Wed 10th Mar 1pm, Sun 14th Mar 5pm, Wed 17th Mar 1pm*

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 7th Mar 4pm, Mon 15th Mar 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 7th Mar 6pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 7th Mar 4pm & Wed 10th Mar 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 19th April 5.45pm

* new sessions added due to demand!

SIMON BOCCANEGRA – Giuseppe Verdi (3 hours 40 minutes / 2 intermissions)

Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris are his co-stars inthis moving and tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts.

Conductor - James Levine
Production - Giancarlo del Monaco
Set & Costume Designer - Michael Scott
Amelia Grimaldi - Adrianne Pieczonka
Gabriele Adorno - Marcello Giordani
Simon Boccanegra - Plácido Domingo
Jacopo Fiesco - James Morris

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 27th Mar 7.30pm, Sun 28th Mar 1pm, Mon 29th Mar 1pm, Wed 31st Mar 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 25th Mar 1pm, Fri 26th Mar 2pm, Sat 27th Mar 10.30am, Sun 28th Mar 5pm, Mon 29th Mar 10.30am, Wed 31st Mar 2pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 27th Mar 10am, Sun 28th Mar 6pm, Mon 29th Mar 6pm, Wed 31st Mar 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 25th Mar 10.20am, Sun 28th Mar 5.30pm, Wed 31st Mar 1.30pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 28th Mar 1pm, Wed 31st Mar 10am

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 28th Mar 2pm, Wed 31st Mar 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 3rd Apr 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 28th Mar 2pm, Wed 31st Mar 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 3rd Apr 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 27th Mar 1.30pm, Sun 28th Mar 4pm, Wed 31st Mar 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 27th Mar 10.30am, Sun 28th Mar 1pm, Mon 29th Mar 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 31st Mar 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 2nd May 4pm, Mon 3rd May 1pm, Wed 5th May 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 28th Mar 6.15pm, Mon 29th Mar 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 28th Mar 4pm, Wed 31st Mar 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 28th Mar 4pm, Wed 31st Mar 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 28th Mar 5pm, Wed 31st Mar 1pm

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 28th Mar 4pm, Mon Apr 5th 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 28th Mar 6pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 28th Mar 4pm, Wed 31st Mar 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 3rd May 5.45pm

HAMLET – Ambroise Thomas (3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission)

The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer’s. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.

Conductor - Louis Langrée
Production - Patrice Caurier & Moshe Leiser
Set Designer - Christian Fenouillat
Costume Designer - Agostino Cavalca
Lighting Designer - Christophe Forey
Ophélie - Natalie Dessay
Gertrude - Jennifer Larmore
Laërte - Toby Spence
Hamlet - Simon Keenlyside
Claudius - James Morris

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 24th Apr 7.30pm, Sun 25th Apr 1pm, Mon 26th Apr 1pm, Wed 28th Apr 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote Thu 22nd Apr 1pm, Fri 23rd Apr 2pm, Sat 24th Apr 10.30am, Sun 25th Apr 5pm, Mon 26th Apr 10.30am, Wed 28th Apr 2pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 24th Apr 10am, Sun 25th Apr 6pm, Mon 26th Apr 6pm, Wed 28th Apr 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 22nd Apr 10.20am, Sun 25th 5.30pm, Wed 28th Apr 1.30pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 25th Apr 1pm, Wed 28th Apr 10am

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 25th Apr 2pm, Wed 28th Apr 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 1st May 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 25th Apr 2pm, Wed 28th Apr 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 1st May 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 24th Apr 1.30pm, Sun 25th Apr 4pm, Wed 28th Apr 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 24th Apr 10.30am, Sun 25th Apr 1pm, Mon 26th Apr 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 28th Apr 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 16th May 4pm, Mon 17th May 1pm, Wed 19th May 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 25th Apr 6.15pm, Mon 26th Apr 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 25th Apr 4pm, Wed 28th Apr 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 25th Apr 4pm, Wed 28th Apr 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 25th Apr 5pm, Wed 28th Apr 1pm

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 25th Apr 4pm, Mon 3rd May 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 2nd May 6pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 25th Apr 4pm, Wed 28th Apr 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Mon 24th May 5.45pm

ARMIDA – Gioachino Rossini (4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions)

This story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvorˇák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award® winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.” The fanciful and magical tale, “has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.”

Conductor - Riccardo Frizza
Production - Mary Zimmerman
Set & Costume Designer - Richard Hudson
Lighting Designer - Brian MacDevitt
Choreographer - Graciela Daniele
Armida - Renée Fleming
Rinaldo - Lawrence Brownlee
Goffredo - Bruce Ford
Gernando José - Manuel Zapata
Carlo - Barry Banks
Ubaldo - Kobie van Rensburg

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 29th May 7.30pm, Sun 30th May 1pm, Mon 31st May 1pm, Wed 2nd Jun 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 27th May 1pm, Fri 28th May 2pm, Sat 29th May 10.30am, Sun 30th May 5pm, Mon 31st May 10.30am, Wed 2nd Jun 2pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 29th May 10am, Sun 30th May 6pm, Mon 31st May 6pm, Wed 2nd Jun 10am

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 27th May 10.20am, Sun 30th May 5pm, Wed 2nd Jun 1pm

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 30th May 1pm, Wed 2nd Jun 10am

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 30th May 2pm Wed 2nd Jun 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 5th Jun 2pm

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 30th May 2pm, Wed 2nd Jun 11am & 5.45pm, Sat 5th Jun 2pm

NELSON: State Cinemas Sat 29th May 1.30pm, Sun 30th May 4pm, Wed 2nd Jun 11am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 29th May 10.30am, Sun 30th May 1pm, Mon 31st May 1pm & 6.30pm, Wed 2nd Jun 10am

HAMILTON: Lido Sun 30th May 4pm, Mon 31st May 1pm, Wed 2nd Jun 1pm * previously published incorrectly

CHRISTCHURCH: Metro Cinema Sun 30th May 6.15pm, Mon 31st May 1pm

MATAKANA: Matakana Cinema Sun 30th May 4pm, Wed 2nd Jun 1pm

ARROWTOWN: Dorothy Browns Cinema Sun 30th May 3pm, Wed 2nd Jun 1pm

WAIKANAE: Shoreline Cinema Sun 30th May 5pm, Wed 2nd Jun 1pm

BLENHEIM: Toptown Cinema Sun 30th May 4pm, Mon 7th Jun 1pm & 6pm (8 days later)

WANGANUI: Embassy Cinema Sun 6th Jun 6pm

GISBORNE: Odeon Cinema Sun 31st May 4pm & Wed 2nd Jun 1pm

TE AWAMUTU: Regent Cinema Tue 8th June 5.45pm