NCM Fathom Events and the Metropolitan Opera Bring Back Six
Magnificent Operas Beginning June 13
NEW YORK & CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Metropolitan Opera and NCM Fathom Events team up once again to
present six magnificent operas from the Emmy® and Peabody award-winning
series, The Met: Live in HD. Fans of the popular series
will enjoy select encore performances from the series, including Anna
Bolena (June 13), Le Comte Ory (June 20), Don Giovanni
(June 27), Les Contes d'Hoffmann (July 11), Lucia di Lammermoor
(July 18), and Der Rosenkavalier (July 25) during Summer
HD Encores.
Tickets for The Met: Live in HD Summer 2012 Encores, shown
in theaters Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in all time zones, are
available at www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices.
This will be the fourth series of Summer HD Encores,
following a successful sixth season of The Met: Live in HD
series and a presentation of Wagner's complete Ring Cycle this
May.
"Through the Summer Encores series, fans are able to catch great
operas they may have missed during the regular season of the Met:
Live in HD series, or simply see their favorites again," said Shelly
Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events.
The Met: Live in HD 2012 Summer Encores Schedule:
Anna Bolena — Wednesday, June 13
Marco Armiliato conducts this David McVicar production which tells the
story of an ill-fated queen (Anna Netrebko) driven insane by her
unfaithful king. This production features one of opera's greatest mad
scenes, sung by Anna Netrebko.
Le Comte Ory — Wednesday, June 20
Juan Diego Flórez plays the title role in this Rossini comedy and vies
with Isolier (Joyce DiDonato) for the love of the lonely Countess Adèle
(Diana Damrau). Maurizio Benini conducts this Bartlett Sher staged
production.
Don Giovanni — Wednesday, June 27
Michael Grandage directs Mariusz Kwiecien's interpretation of Mozart's
timeless anti-hero. Fabio Luisi conducts, and Marina Rebeka, Barbara
Frittoli, and Ramón Vargas also star.
Les Contes d'Hoffmann — Wednesday, July 11
James Levine conducts as Joseph Calleja stars in the title role and Alan
Held plays the four villains. Anna Netrebko takes on the role of
Antonia, Kathleen Kim is Olympia, Ekaterina Gubanova is Giulietta, and
Kate Lindsey is Nicklausse.
Lucia di Lammermoor — Wednesday, July 18
Anna Netrebko portrays Donizetti's fragile heroine, with Piotr Beczala
as her lover, Edgardo. Mariusz Kwiecien plays her scheming brother,
Enrico, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
Der Rosenkavalier — Wednesday, July 25
Edo de Waart conducts a stellar cast including Renée Fleming, Susan
Graham, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson, and Christine Schäfer.
About National CineMedia (NCM)
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operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching
U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology.
The NCM
Cinema Network and NCM
Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation's
largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC
Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater
circuits. NCM's theater advertising network covers 177 Designated Market
Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes over 18,600 screens
(approximately 17,700 digital). During 2011, nearly 671 million patrons
(on an annualized basis) attended movies shown in theaters in which NCM
currently has exclusive, cinema advertising agreements in place. The NCM
Fathom Events live digital broadcast network ("DBN") is comprised of
over 700 locations in 167 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the
top 50). The NCM
Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing
opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 42
entertainment-related websites, online widgets and mobile applications.
National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.7% interest in and is
the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information,
visit www.ncm.com
or www.FathomEvents.com.
About the Metropolitan Opera
Under the leadership of General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director
James Levine, the Met has a series of bold initiatives underway that are
designed to broaden its audience and revitalize the company's repertory.
The Met has made a commitment to presenting modern masterpieces
alongside the classic repertory, with highly theatrical productions
featuring the greatest opera stars in the world. For more information
about the Metropolitan Opera, please visit www.metopera.org.
NCM Fathom
Michelle Portillo, 303-792-8651
michelle.portillo@ncm.com
or
Metropolitan
Opera
Lee Abrahamian, 212-870-7457
labrahamian@metopera.org
or
Peter
Clark, 212-870-7457
pclark@metopera.org
or
Sam
Neuman, 212-870-7457
sneuman@metopera.org
Source: National CineMedia
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