New York City is singing its way into Conway! For the past 125 years, the Metropolitan Opera has established itself as the greatest opera company in the world. With the finest artists on and offstage presenting bold and vibrant interpretations of the world’s best-loved classics, seeing a show at the Met is the cultural experience of a lifetime and Captured Live from the Met at UCA is bringing all of that beauty home to Conway!

Through the magic of High-Definition broadcasting and the sponsorship of the University of Central Arkansas College of Fine Arts and Communication, the wonder of world-class opera has never been closer for Central Arkansas’ culturally curious. UCA joins 600 participating venues in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia for this series of remarkable as-if-you-were-there broadcasts, and you can be a part of it! For a fraction of the cost of a Met ticket (not to mention a plane ticket), Arkansans of all ages can attend Captured Live broadcasts of these unique events in the comfort of the Reynolds Performance Hall on the UCA campus. Be sure to join us for the exciting third season of Metropolitan Opera HD transmissions at UCA!

(Please Note: The times mentioned in the above video are not the times UCA screens the opera. Please refer to the schedule below for dates and times UCA screens the MET Opera HD)

Donizetti's Anna Bolena – New Production

Sunday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 250 Minutes

Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival, Jane Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov sings Henry VIII, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

Mozart's Don Giovanni – New Production

Sunday, October 30, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 230 Minutes

Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time, under the direction of Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage and with James Levine conducting. Also starring Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Ramón Vargas, and Luca Pisaroni.

Wagner's Siegfried-New Production

Sunday, November 6, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 351 Minutes

In part three of the Ring, Wagner’s cosmic vision focuses on his hero’s early conquests, while Robert Lepage’s revolutionary stage machine transforms itself from bewitched forest to mountaintop love nest. Gary Lehman sings the title role and Deborah Voigt’s Brünnhilde is his prize. Bryn Terfel is the Wanderer. James Levine conducts.

Handel's Rodelinda– New Production

Sunday,  December 4, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 255 Minutes

Sensational in the 2004 Met premiere of Stephen Wadsworth’s much-heralded production, Renée Fleming reprises the title role. She’s joined by Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Andreas Scholl, and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.

The Enchanted Island-New Production

Sunday, January 22, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 210 Minutes

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi,  Rameau, and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125 anniversary gala).

Wagner's Gotterdammerung

Sunday, February 12, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 374 Minutes

With its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Gary Lehman is Siegfried—the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. James Levine conducts.

Verdi's Ernani

Sunday, February 26, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 229 Minutes

Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Salvatore Licitra is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.

Verdi's La Traviata

Sunday, April 15, 2:00 p.m.*

Expected Running time: 187 Minutes

Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

*All times are encore presentations of an earlier live performance.

**Cast members are subject to change.

All shows made possible by the UCA Arts Fee. For more information on UCA Met Opera transmissions, contact the College of Fine Arts and Communication office at 501-450-3293.  To learn more about the Met Opera, visit www.metopera.org.

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