The Met: Live in HD -- Don Carlos (Verdi)

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will once again present The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD featuring its 2021 – 22 season at the Cinema Art Theater. Since its initial broadcast in 2006, The Met: Live in HD has grown exponentially with classical music lovers from around the world proving opera can have a place in local movie theaters. It is now the largest provider of alternative cinema content in the world that reaches more than 2,000+ venues in countries across six continents. Don Carlos For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a world-beating cast of opera’s leading lights, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as Eboli. Bass-baritones Eric Owens and John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Etienne Dupuis rounds out the all-star principal cast as Rodrigue. Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production, placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory. Estimated Run Time: 4 hrs 55 mins Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.