The Met: Live in HD 2009-10 Series
Together with the Met’s plans for the 2009–10 season’s new productions and revivals, General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director James Levine recently announced the lineup for next season’s Live in HD performances. The series, which just won a Peabody Award, will present nine live transmissions in its fourth season. Tickets for the 2009–10 series will go on sale on September 8, with priority access for Met members beginning August 21. The schedule is as follows:
Tosca – October 10, 2009 Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions James Levine; Karita Mattila, Marcelo Álvarez, Juha Uusitalo, Paul Plishka
Aida – October 24, 2009 Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions Daniele Gatti; Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocán
Turandot – November 7, 2009 Approximate running time 3 hours 30 minutes / 2 intermissions Andris Nelsons; Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey
Les Contes d’Hoffmann – December 19, 2009 Approximate running time 3 hours / 2 intermissions James Levine; Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held
Der Rosenkavalier – January 9, 2010 Approximate running time 4 hours 45 minutes / 2 intermissions James Levine; Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson
Carmen – January 16, 2010 Approximate running time 4 hours / 2 intermissions Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Barbara Frittoli, Elina Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien
Simon Boccanegra – February 6, 2010 Approximate running time 3 hours 40 minutes / 2 intermissions James Levine; Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, Plácido Domingo, James Morris
Hamlet – March 27, 2010 Approximate running time 3 hours 45 minutes / 1 intermission Louis Langrée; Natalie Dessay, Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris
Armida – May 1, 2010 Approximate running time 4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions Riccardo Frizza; Renée Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, José Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie van Rensburg