"Watching it in the cinema was like having not just the best seat at the Met,
but all the best seats simultaneously"
THE LONDON OBSERVER

"The Met's experiment of merging film with live performance has created a new art form"
LOS ANGELES TIMES

WELCOME TO THE OPERA REVOLUTION!
 
The New York Metropolitan Opera's groundbreaking series of high-definition performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world expands in its second season. To meet increasing demand, The Met: Captured Live in HD will present 10 transmissions in 2009, up from eight. Don't miss the chance to experience the Met at your local cinema! With the extraordinary success of the last season of The Metropolitan Opera productions, cinema audiences have cried out for more. People who previously thought Nessun Dorma was a type of car are now becoming true opera converts after seeing the New York Met's Operas captured in HD on the cinema screen.

"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

Salome
Dr Atomic
The Damnation de Faust
Thaïs
La Rondine
Orfeo ed Euridice
Lucia di Lammermoor
Madama Butterfly
La Sonnambula
La Cenerentola

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

Bridgeway Cinema Northcote (09) 481 0040
Rialto Newmarket (09) 369 2417
Rialto Tauranga (07) 577 0445
Victoria Cinema Hamilton (07) 838 3036
Cinema Gold Palmerston North (06) 353 1902
Cinema Gold Havelock North (06) 877 9016
Penthouse Cinema Wellington (04) 384 3157
Nelson: The Suter & State Cinemas (03) 548 3885
Rialto Christchurch (03) 374 9404
Rialto Dunedin (03) 474 2200

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

*ID may be required for concession tickets.
   

 

Salome – Richard Strauss (1hrs 40mins. One Interval)

Karita Mattila caused a sensation when she sang Salome at the Met for the first time in 2004. She reprises her stunning interpretation of the part and leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination in her sensuous, yet deeply disturbing, take on the title role in Richard Strauss’s notorious one act, in the return of Jürgen Flimm’s stylish production.

Conductor: Patrick Summers; Production: Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Kim Begley, Joseph Kaiser

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 10th Jan 7.30pm, Sun 11th Jan 2pm, Wed 14th Jan 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 8th Jan 1pm, Sat 10th Jan 10.30am, Sun 11th Jan 5pm, Mon 12th Jan 10.30am, Wed 14th Jan 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 8th Jan 10.20am, Sun 11th Jan 5pm, Wed 14th Jan 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 9th Jan 7pm, Sun 11th Jan 4pm, Wed 14th Jan 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun Jan 25th 3.30pm, Thurs Jan 29th 1.00pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 11th Jan 3.30pm, Thu 15th Jan 1pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema  Sat 10th Jan 10am, Sun 11th Jan 6pm, Wed 14th Jan 10am

NELSON: State Cinemas Thu 15th Jan 6pm, Sun 18th Jan 4pm, Wed 21st Jan 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 11th Jan 2pm, Wed 14th Jan 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Waitangi Day special - Fri 6th Feb 10am BACK BY REQUEST (ALL SESSIONS PREVIOUSLY SOLD OUT). BOOKINGS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. DEFINITELY FINAL SESSION!

 

 

 

Dr Atomic – John Adams (3hrs 21mins. One Interval.)

John Adams' contemporary masterpiece explores a momentous episode of modern history: the creation of the atomic bomb. Director Penny Woolcock makes her Met debut with this gripping story that changed the course of history. Baritone Gerald Finley plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the title character.

Conductor: Alan Gilbert; Production: Penny Woolcock; Sasha Cooke, Meredith Arwady, Gerald Finley, Eric Owens, Richard Paul Fink

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 24th Jan 7.30pm, Sun 25th Jan 2pm, Wed 28th Jan 10am

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

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema   Thu 22nd Jan 10.20am, Sun 25th Jan 5pm, Wed 28th Jan 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema   Fri 23rd Jan 7pm, Sun 25th Jan 4pm, Wed 28th Jan 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun Feb 8th 3.30pm, Thurs Feb 12th 1.00pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 25th Jan 3.30pm, Thu 29th Jan 1pm

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

NELSON: State Cinemas  Thu 29th 6pm, Sun 1st Feb 4pm, Wed 4th Feb 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 25th Jan 2pm, Wed 28th Jan 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Sat 24th Jan 11am, Sun 25th Jan 2pm, Mon 26th Jan 1pm, Wed 28th Jan 10am
EXTRA SESSION ADDED TO COPE WITH EXPECTED DEMAND. BOOKINGS ADVISED.

 

 

La Damnation de Faust – Hector Berlioz (2hrs 45mins. One Interval.)

Brand new production Robert Lepage, one of theatre's most imaginative directors, applies his artistry to Berlioz's contemplation of good and evil. Using projections, Lepage has created a vision for La Damnation de Faust that seamlessly marries art and technology. Marcello Giordani stars in the title role opposite Susan Graham as Marguerite and John Relyea as Méphistophélès. James Levine conducts this rarely staged masterwork.

Conductor: James Levine; Production: Robert Lepage; Marcello Giordani, John Relyea

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 14th Feb 7.30pm, Sun 15th Feb 2pm, Wed 18th Feb 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 12th Feb 1pm, Sat 14th Feb 10.30am, Sun 15th Feb 5pm, Mon 16th Feb 10.30am, Wed 18th Feb 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 12th Feb 10.20am, Sun 15th Feb 5pm, Wed 18th Feb 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 13th Feb 7pm, Sun 15th Feb 4pm, Wed 18th Feb 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 8th March 3.30pm, Thurs 12th March 1.00pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 15th Feb 3.30pm, Thu 19th Feb 1pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema  Sat 14th Feb 10am, Sun 15th Feb 6pm, Wed 18th Feb 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas  TBC

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 15th Feb 2pm, Wed 18th Feb 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Sun 15th Feb 2pm, Wed 18th Feb 10am

 

 

Thaïs – Jules Massenet (3hrs 21mins. Two Intervals.)

Brand new production Renée Fleming stars as the Egyptian courtesan in search of spiritual sustenance. Thomas Hampson is the monk who falls from grace. Massenet's sensual opera is presented in a new production by John Cox.

Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos; Production: John Cox; Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson,
Michael Schade

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 7th Mar 7.30pm, Sun 8th Mar 2pm, Wed 11th Mar 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 5th Mar 1pm, Sat 7th Mar 10.30am, Sun 8th Mar 5pm, Mon 9th Mar 10.30am, Wed 10th Mar 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 5th Mar 10.20am, Sun 8th Mar 5pm, Wed 11th Mar 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 6th Mar 7pm, Sun 8th Mar 4pm, Wed 11th Mar 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 22nd March 3.30pm, Thurs 26th March 1.00pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 8th Mar 3.30pm, Thu 12th Mar 1pm

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

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas  TBC

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 8th Mar 2pm, Wed 11th Mar 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Sun 8th Mar 2pm, Wed 11th Mar 10am

 

 

 

La Rondine – Giacomo Puccini (2hrs 15mins. One Interval.)

Brand new production Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna provide the star power to deliver this ravishing romance from the world's most popular opera composer. Gheorghiu plays the kept woman who gambles on true love, and Alagna is the man who makes her question the cost of her glittering existence. Nicolas Joël directs the new production of this gorgeously melodic look at love.

Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Production: Nicolas Joël; Angela Gheorghiu, Lisette Oropesa,
Roberto Alagna

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 28th Mar 7.30pm, Sun 29th Mar 2pm, Wed 1st Apr 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 26th Mar 1pm, Sat 28th Mar 10.30am, Sun 29th Mar 5pm, Mon 30th Mar 10.30am, Wed 1st Apr 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 26th Mar 10.20am, Sun 29th Mar 5pm, Wed 1st Apr 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 27th Mar 7pm, Sun 29th Mar 4pm, Wed 1st Apr 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 5th April 3.30pm, Thurs 9th April 1.00pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 29th Mar 3.30pm, Thu 2nd Apr 1pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema  Sat 28th Mar 10am, Sun 29th Mar 6pm, Wed 1st Apr 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas  TBC

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 5th Apr 2pm, Wed 8th Apr 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Sun 29th Apr 2pm, Wed 1st Apr 10am

 

 

 

Orfeo ed Euridice – Christoph Willibald Gluck (1hr 31mins. One Interval.) .

Mark Morris's acclaimed production returns. This complete vision for Gluck, with choreography by Morris and costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, features the artistry of Stephanie Blythe in the male title role. The alluring Danielle de Niese is Orfeo's adored wife, Euridice, who inspires the hero to face the underworld for her sake.

Conductor: James Levine; Production: Mark Morris; Stephanie Blythe, Danielle de Niese

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Sat 18th Apr 7.30pm, Sun 19th Apr 2pm, Wed 22nd Apr 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 16th Apr 1pm, Sat 18th 10.30am, Sun 19th 5pm, Mon 20th 10.30am, Wed 22nd 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 16th Apr 10.20am, Sun 19th Apr 5pm, Wed 22nd Apr 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 17th Apr 7pm, Sun 19th Apr 4pm, Wed 22nd Apr 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 19th Apr 3.30pm, Thu 23rd Apr 1pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 19th Apr 3.30pm, Thu 23rd Apr 1pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 18th Apr 10am, Sun 19th Apr 6pm, Wed 22nd Apr 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas Sat 18th Apr 1.30pm, Sun 19th Apr 4pm, Wed 22nd Apr 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 19th Apr 2pm, Wed 22nd Apr 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Sat 18th Apr 11am, Sun 19th Apr 2pm, Mon 20th Apr 1pm, Wed 22nd Apr 10am

 

 

 

Lucia di Lammermoor – Gaetano Donizetti (3hrs 20mins. Two Intervals.)

Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Donizetti's fragile heroine for the first time at the Met, with tenor Rolando Villazón in the part of her lover, Edgardo. Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman's hit production is staged as a Victorian ghost story.

Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Production: Mary Zimmerman;Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Mariusz Kwiecien, Ildar Abdrazakov

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Fri 1st May 12.30pm, Sat 2nd May 7.30pm, Sun 3rd May 2pm, Wed 6th May 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 30th Apr 1pm, Sat 2nd May 10.30am, Sun 3rd 5pm, Mon 4th 10.30am, Wed 6th 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 30th Apr 10.20am, Sun 3rd May 5pm, Wed 6th May 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 1st May 7pm, Sun 3rd May 4pm, Wed 6th May 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 3rd May 3.30pm, Thu 7th May 1pm Sun 10th May 3.30pm *
*extra session added due to popular demand

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 3rd May 3.30pm, Thu 7th May 1pm Sun 10th May 3.30pm *
*extra session added due to popular demand

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema  Sat 2nd May 10am, Sun 3rd May 6pm, Wed 6th May 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas  Sat 2nd May 1.30pm, Sun 3rd May 4pm, Wed 6th May 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sat 2nd May 7.30pm * Sun 3rd May 2pm, Wed 6th May 10am
*extra session added due to popular demand

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 2nd May 11am, Sun 3rd May 2pm, Mon 4th May 1pm, Wed 6th May 10am

EXTRA SESSIONS ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND. BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED!



 

Madama Butterfly – Giacomo Puccini (3hrs 21mins. Two Intervals.)

Patricia Racette features in the title role of Anthony Minghella's stunning production, a new classic of the Met repertory, opposite Marcello Giordani.

Conductor: Patrick Summers; Production: Anthony Minghella; Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Marcello Giordani

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket  Fri 22nd May 12.30pm, Sat 23rd May 7.30pm, Sun 24th May 2pm, Wed 27th May 10am,
Fri 29th May 12.30pm, Mon 1st June 12.30pm *extra session added due to popular demand

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 21st May 1pm, Sat 23nd 10.30am, Sun 24rd 5pm, Mon 25th May 10.30am, Wed 27th May 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema  Thu 21st May 10.20am, Sun 24th May 5pm, Wed 27th May 2pm, Thu 4th June 2pm
*extra session added due to popular demand

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 22nd May 7pm, Sun 24th May 4pm, Wed 27th May 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 24th May 3.30pm, Thu 28th May 1pm, Sun 31st May 3.30pm *
*extra session added due to popular demand

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 24th May 3.30pm, Thu 28th May 1pm, Sun 31st May 3.30pm *
*extra session added due to popular demand

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema  Sat 23rd May 10am, Sun 24th May 6pm, Wed 27th May 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas Suter:  Sat 23rd May 1.30pm, Sun 24th May 4pm, Wed 27th May 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sat 23rd May 7.30pm*, Sun 24th May 2pm, Wed 27th May 10am
*extra session added due to popular demand

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema  Sat 23rd May 11am, Sun 24th May 2pm, Mon 25th May 1pm, Wed 27th May 10am

 


 

La Sonnambula – Vincenzo Bellini (2hrs 40mins. One Interval.)

Brand new production Mary Zimmerman, who directed Natalie Dessay in last season's hit production of Lucia di Lammermoor, underlines La Sonnambula's dual elements of sleep and wakefulness in an intriguing staging set in the present. Bellini's hauntingly lyrical score soars as performed by Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez, back from their sensational run together in La Fille du Régiment.

Conductor: Evelino Pidò; Production: Mary Zimmerman; Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Flórez,
Michele Pertusi

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 13th Jun 7.30pm, Sun 14th Jun 2pm, Wed 17th Jun 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote  Thu 11th Jun 1pm, Sat 13th 10.30am, Sun 14th Jun 5pm, Mon 15th Jun 10.30am, Wed 17th Jun 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 11th Jun 10.20am, Sun 14th Jun 5pm, Wed 17th Jun 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema  Fri 12th Jun 7pm, Sun 14th Jun 4pm, Wed 17th Jun 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 14th Jun 3.30pm, Thu 18th Jun 1pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold  Sun 14th Jun 3.30pm, Thu 18th Jun 1pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema  Sat 13th Jun 10am, Sun 14th Jun 6pm, Wed 17th Jun 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas STATE: Sat 13th Jun 1.30pm, Sun 14th Jun 4pm, Wed 17th Jun 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema  Sun 14th Jun 2pm, Wed 17th Jun 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 13th Jun 11am, Sun 14th Jun 2pm, Mon 15th Jun 1pm, Wed 17th Jun 10am

 

 

 

La Cenerentola - Gioachino Rossini (3 hours. 1 Interval)

Hot on the heels of her triumphant Met debut as Rosina in last season's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Elena Garanea portrays another Rossini charmer in this bel canto Cinderella story. Lawrence Brownlee is her Prince Charming. Veteran baritone Alessandro Corbelli demonstrates his impeccable comic timing to match the gravitas of Met favorite John Relyea.

Conductor: Maurizio Benini; Production: Cesare Lievi; Elena Garanea, Lawrence Brownlee, Simone Alberghini, Alessandro Corbelli, John Relyea

AUCKLAND: Rialto Cinema, Newmarket Sat 27th Jun 7.30pm, Sun 28th Jun 2pm, Wed 1st Jul 10am

AUCKLAND: Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote Thu 25th Jun 1pm, Sat 27th Jun 10.30am, Sun 28th 5pm, Mon 29th Jun 10.30am, Wed 1st Jul 2pm

TAURANGA: Rialto Cinema Thu 25th Jun 10.20am, Sun 28th Jun 5pm, Wed 1st Jul 2pm

HAMILTON: Victoria Cinema Fri 26th Jun 7pm, Sun 28th Jun 4pm, Wed 1st Jul 10am

HAVELOCK NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 28th Jun 3.30pm, Thu 2nd Jul 1pm

PALMERSTON NORTH: Cinema Gold Sun 28th Jun 3.30pm, Thu 2nd Jul 1pm

WELLINGTON: Penthouse Cinema Sat 27th Jun 10am, Sun 28th Jun 6pm, Wed 1st Jul 10am

NELSON: Suter & State Cinemas STATE: Sat 27th Jun 1.30pm, Sun 28th Jun 4pm, Wed 1st Jul 11am

CHRISTCHURCH: Rialto Cinema Sun 28th Jun 2pm, Wed 1st Jul 10am

DUNEDIN: Rialto Cinema Sat 27th Jun 11am, Sun 28th Jun 2pm, Mon 29th Jun 1pm, Wed 1st Jul 10am

  FRI 19TH DEC 10AM, SAT 20TH DEC 7.30PM, SUN 21ST DEC 2PM