By Robert Croan Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, one of the most colorful, melodic operas in the repertory and also one of the most difficult to produce, opened the 2024-25 season of The Met: Live in HD—the Metropolitan Opera’s series of high-definition simulcasts in cinemas worldwide – on Oct. 5. The Live in HD showings are an important and valuable part of South … [Read more...]
2023-24 Season Preview: Metropolitan Opera in HD
By Robert Croan Three operas composed in the last five decades, all Metropolitan Opera premieres, will be featured in the coming season’s The Met: Live in HD’s 2023-24 season, live simulcasts in high-definition cinemas nationwide and abroad. The series is a valuable adjunct to live performances available in South Florida, offered by Florida Grand Opera in Miami’s … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2022-23: The Met: Live in HD boosts options for opera fans
By Robert Croan There are limited opportunities to attend live opera performances in South Florida. In the upcoming season, Miami-based Florida Grand Opera will present four productions in the Arsht Center, repeating three of them in Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center; while Palm Beach Opera offers three productions in Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. And they’re all pricey. … [Read more...]