La Traviata Live in Cinemas this Saturday!

[The Metropolitan Opera HD LIVE]( “Brings down the house … Spontaneity, freshness, and originality” —PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Verdi’s La Traviata returns to the Met’s Live in HD series on December 15 in a dazzling new production by Tony Award–winner Michael Mayer. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Violetta, the consumptive courtesan yearning for true love, alongside tenor Juan Diego Flórez and baritone Quinn Kelsey. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Live in HD as the new Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director. [FIND THEATER]( | [SYNOPSIS & CAST]( | [LEARN MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- “Damrau was an extraordinary Violetta, singing with big, plush yet focused sound” —NEW YORK TIMES “Dazzling” —VANITY FAIR “Marvelous musicality … Striking visual elements … Nézet-Séguin shaped the performance with such care that it never sounded routine.” —WALL STREET JOURNAL --------------------------------------------------------------- More About La Traviata TRAILER Watch a trailer for Michael Mayer’s new production. [WATCH TRAILER]( VIDEO Watch Damrau, Flórez, and the Met Chorus sing the Act I drinking song, “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici.” [WATCH VIDEO]( ARTICLE The New York Times took a behind-the-scenes look at La Traviata, Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first opera as the Met’s new Music Director. [READ ARTICLE]( IN FOCUS PODCAST Learn more about La Traviata with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger. [LISTEN NOW]( ARIA CODE PODCAST In partnership with WQXR and WNYC Studios, each episode dives into one aria and explores the magic behind these brief musical moments. Listen to Damrau discuss Violetta’s Act I aria “Sempre libera degg’io” from La Traviata. [SUBSCRIBE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming CILEA Adriana Lecouvreur LIVE ON JANUARY 12 BIZET Carmen LIVE ON FEBRUARY 2 --------------------------------------------------------------- Members Get More Enhance your Live in HD experience by becoming a Met member today. [LEARN MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grand from its founding sponsor, The Neubauer Family Foundation Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies The Met: Live in HD series is supported by Rolex Transmission of The Met: Live in HD in Canada is made possible thanks to the generosity of Jacqueline Desmarais, in memory of Paul G. Desmarais, Sr. The HD broadcasts are supported by Toll Brothers, America’s Luxury Home Builder®] FOLLOW US [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( --------------------------------------------------------------- CUSTOMER SUPPORT [Contact Us](mailto:metropolitanopera@metopera.org) [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage Email Preferences]( [View this email in a browser]( --------------------------------------------------------------- © 2018 METROPOLITAN OPERA 30 Lincoln Center New York, NY 10023 212.362.6000 [metopera.org]( Peter Gelb, General Manager Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director --------------------------------------------------------------- Photos: Rose Callahan / Met Opera (Yannick), Marty Sohl / Met Opera (Carmen), Ken Howard / Met Opera (La Traviata), Vincent Peters / Met Opera (Adriana Lecouvreur) This message was sent to {EMAIL} because you've signed up to receive Metropolitan Opera emails or agreed to our [Terms & Conditions](. Review our [Privacy Policy](.