Cherubini’s Medea Live in Cinemas This Saturday

The Met’s Live in HD season kicks off this Saturday with Cherubini’s charged drama Medea, starring powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. [The Metropolitan Opera HD LIVE]( CHERUBINI Medea LIVE IN CINEMAS OCTOBER 22 --------------------------------------------------------------- “Drama and more drama! A significant moment for the Met … Medea is crazy good.” —Vogue The Met’s Live in HD season kicks off this Saturday with Cherubini’s fiery drama Medea, starring powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the tour-de-force title role of the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance. Rounding out the stellar cast is tenor Matthew Polenzani as Giasone, soprano Janai Brugger as Glauce, bass Michele Pertusi as Creonte, and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Neris, with Maestro Carlo Rizzi on the podium to conduct David McVicar’s searing new production—named a Critic’s Pick by The New York Times. Experience this chilling staging live in a cinema near you this Saturday, October 22.  [FIND THEATER]( | [LEARN MORE]( Visit your local theater website for the most up-to-date information related to their health-and-safety measures. English StreamText captioning is available for the Met’s transmission of Medea [here](. A transcript of the transmission will also be available to view after the live performance. A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Greek National Opera, Canadian Opera Company, and Lyric Opera of Chicago --------------------------------------------------------------- More About Medea Watch a trailer for Medea. [WATCH TRAILER]( Sondra Radvanovsky sings an excerpt from Medea’s Act I aria “Dei tuoi figli.” [WATCH VIDEO]( Radvanovsky and Matthew Polenzani sing an excerpt from Medea and Giasone’s Act II duet “Figli miei, miei tesori.” [WATCH VIDEO]( The New York Times recently profiled Radvanovsky ahead of her monumental turn as the Met’s first Medea. [READ ARTICLE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon VERDI La Traviata LIVE NOV 5 KEVIN PUTS / LIBRETTO BY GREG PIERCE The Hours LIVE DEC 10 --------------------------------------------------------------- Members Get More Become a Met member at the $150 Supporting level or higher and enjoy exclusive benefits all season long, while providing vital support for extraordinary opera.  [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]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage Email PreferencesÂ]( [View this email in a browser]( --------------------------------------------------------------- © 2022 METROPOLITAN OPERA 30 Lincoln Center New York, NY 10023 212.362.6000 [metopera.org]( Peter Gelb, Maria Manetti Shrem General Manager Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Credits: Marty Sohl / Met Opera (Medea); Ken Howard / Met Opera (La Traviata); Paola Kudacki / Met Opera (The Hours) 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](.