The Met: Live in HD opens in Italian cinemas October 18, 2011 with new premiere production of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena starring Anna Netrebko

September 29, 2011 – Nexo Digital is pleased to announce the broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera via satellite in HD in Italy.
The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live transmissions to movie theaters around the world, has expanded its worldwide distribution to 1,600 theaters in 54 countries, the largest global distribution the initiative has ever reached.
The newest countries to sign on for Live in HD transmissions this season include Russia, Israel, China, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Morocco, Slovenia, and the territory of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In Italy, the number of cinemas showing the Live in HD series has now expanded by an additional 42 theaters through Nexo Digital.
The sixth season of live transmissions begins in Italy October 18, with the Met premiere production of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, featuring Anna Netrebko in the title role.
She stars in the first transmission to be shown in her native country, joined by Russian colleagues Ekaterina Gubanova as Jane Seymour and Ildar Abdrazakov as Enrico (Henry VIII).
The opera, directed by David McVicar and conducted by Italian maestro Marco Armiliato, is based on the final, tragic days of Anne Boleyn and has been a dramatic and vocal showcase for some of the greatest sopranos in operatic history.
Critics from around the world praised Anna Bolena when it opened the Met’s 2011-12 season on September 26.

The New York Times said “Anna Netrebko exudes vocal charisma…dispatching Donizetti’s cabaletta with a defiance that brought down the house”.

The Associated Press declared “Netrebko as Bolena conquers the Met…a huge success…dazzling virtuosity. A wonderful opera.”

In addition to Netrebko, the 2011-12 Live in HD season features many of the opera world’s most prominent stars, including Stephanie Blythe, David Daniels, Natalie Dessay, Joyce DiDonato, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Jonas Kaufmann, Mariusz Kwiecien, René Pape, Marina Poplavskaya, Bryn Terfel, and Deborah Voigt.
Last year, a record of more than 2.6 million Live in HD tickets were sold to opera lovers across the globe, effectively quadrupling the Met’s paying audience (approximately 800,000 people attend performances in the opera house in a Met season).
More than 8 million tickets have been sold since the series launched in 2006.

For complete information on locations and tickets in Italy, visit www.metopera.org/hdlive and www.nexodidigital.it.

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The MET: Live in HD 2011-2012 italian season

ANNA BOLENA (Donizetti) – Met Premiere Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Marco Armiliato; Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giovanna Seymour), Tamara Mumford (Smeton), Stephen Costello (Lord Riccardo Percy), Ildar Abdrazakov (Enrico VIII)

David McVicar (Production); Robert Jones (Set Designer); Jenny Tiramani (Costume Designer);
Paule Constable (Lighting Designer); Andrew George (Choreographer)

DON GIOVANNI (Mozart) – New Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Fabio Luisi; Marina Rebeka (Donna Anna), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira), Mojca Erdmann (Zerlina),
Ramón Vargas (Don Ottavio), Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Luca Pisaroni (Leporello), Joshua Bloom (Masetto), Štefan Kocán (The Commendatore)

Michael Grandage (Production); Christopher Oram (Set & Costume Designer); Paule Constable (Lighting Designer); Ben Wright (Choreographer)

SIEGFRIED (Wagner) – New Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Fabio Luisi; Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Gary Lehman (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (Wanderer), Eric Owens (Alberich)

Robert Lepage (Production); Neilson Vignola (Assistant Director); Carl Fillion (Set Designer); François St-Aubin (Costume Designer); Étienne Boucher (Lighting Designer); Pedro Pires (Video Image Artist)

SATYAGRAHA (Glass)
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Dante Anzolini; Rachelle Durkin (Miss Schlesen), Richard Croft (M. K. Gandhi), Kim Josephson (Mr. Kallenbach), Alfred Walker (Parsi Rustomji)

Phelim McDermott (Production), Julian Crouch (Associate Director & Set Designer), Kevin Pollard (Costume Designer), Paule Constable (Lighting Designer)

RODELINDA (Handel)
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Harry Bicket; Renée Fleming (Rodelinda), Stephanie Blythe (Eduige), Andreas Scholl (Bertarido), Iestyn Davies (Unulfo), Kobie van Rensburg (Grimoaldo), Shenyang (Garibaldo)

Stephen Wadsworth (Production), Thomas Lynch (Set Designer), Martin Pakledinaz (Costume Designer),
Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Designer)

FAUST (Gounod) – New Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Marina Poplavskaya (Marguerite), Michèle Losier (Sié
bel), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust), Russell Braun (Valentin), René Pape (Méphistophélès)

Des McAnuff (Production); Robert Brill (Set Designer); Paul Tazewell (Costume Designer);
Peter Mumford (Lighting Designer); Dustin O’Neill (Video Designer); Kelly Devine (Choreographer)

THE ENCHANTED ISLAND (Handel, Rameau, Vivaldi & others) – World Premiere Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME
Devised and written by Jeremy Sams

William Christie; Danielle de Niese (Ariel), Lisette Oropesa (Miranda), Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax), David Daniels (Prospero), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Ferdinand), Plácido Domingo (Neptune), Luca Pisaroni (Caliban)

Phelim McDermott (Production); Julian Crouch (Associate Director & Set Designer); Kevin Pollard (Costume Designer); Brian MacDevitt (Lighting Designer); Graciela Daniele (Choreographer); 59 Productions (Animation & Projection Design)

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (Wagner) – New Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME
James Levine; Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Gutrune), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute), Gary Lehman (Siegfried), Iain Paterson (Gunther), Eric Owens (Alberich), Hans-Peter König (Hagen)

Robert Lepage (Production); Neilson Vignola (Assistant Director); Carl Fillion (Set Designer);
François St-Aubin (Costume Designer); Étienne Boucher (Lighting Designer); Pedro Pires (Video Image Artist)

ERNANI (Verdi)
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Marco Armiliato; Angela Meade (Elvira), Marcello Giordani (Ernani), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Don Carlo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (de Silva)

Pier Luigi Samaritani (Production), Pier Luigi Samaritani (Set Designer), Peter J. Hall (Costume Designer),
Gil Wechsler (Lighting Designer), Staged by Peter McClintock

MANON (Massenet) – New Production
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, APRIL 10 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Fabio Luisi; Anna Netrebko (Manon), Piotr Beczala (Chevalier des Grieux), Paulo Szot (Lescaut), David Pittsinger (Comte des Grieux)

Laurent Pelly (Production & Costume Designer); Chantal Thomas (Set Designer); Joël Adam (Lighting Designer); Lionel Hoche (Choreographer)

LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
ITALIAN EXHIBITION: TUESDAY, APRIL 17 – 7 PM LOCAL TIME

Fabio Luisi; Natalie Dessay (Violetta Valéry), Matthew Polenzani (Alfredo Germont), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Giorgio Germont)

Willy Decker (Production), Wolfgang Gussmann (Set & Costume Designer), Hans Toelstede (Lighting Designer), Athol Farmer (Choreographer)

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