The Met: Live in HD -- Turandot (Puccini)

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. Turandot Two of today’s most thrilling voices share the title role of the legendary cold-hearted princess: Christine Goerke, the Met’s reigning dramatic soprano, and superstar Anna Netrebko, making her long-awaited Met role debut after providing a hair-raising preview in 2019’s New Year’s Eve Gala. Tenors Yusif Eyvazov and Yonghoon Lee trade off as the bold prince determined to win Turandot’s love, alongside sopranos Gabriella Reyes, Michelle Bradley, and Ermonela Jaho as the devoted servant Liù and bass-baritone James Morris and basses Alexander Tsymbalyuk and Ferruccio Furlanetto as the blind king Timur. Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini’s stirring score. Estimated Run Time: 3 hrs 15 min Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.