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The Met: Live in HD

The Met: Live in HD presents high-definition screenings of opera performances in the Metropolitan Opera House, one of the best opera houses in the world. Its dazzling productions are filmed by 14 different cameras in high definition format and transmitted to cinemas across the world. The Metropolitan Opera pioneered live HD movie-theater simulcasts in 2006. The acclaimed performances now reach over 2,000 venues in 70 countries and receive rave reviews. The impact of the live performance remains spectacular on screen. For The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 season, Emperor Cinemas brings the Hong Kong premieres of Jake Heggie’s contemporary masterpiece Dead Man Walking with brand new production by Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove, Verdi’s Nabucco that shows ancient Babylon in classic biblical staging, and Bizet’s Carmen in modern setting. Gounod’s love tragedy Roméo et Juliette, Puccini’s bittersweet La Rondine, and Puccini’s devastating Madama Butterfly will be presented at Emperor Cinemas as well.

The Met: Live in HD presents high-definition screenings of opera performances in the Metropolitan Opera House, one of the best opera houses in the world. Its dazzling productions are filmed by 14 different cameras in high definition format and transmitted to cinemas across the world. The Metropolitan Opera pioneered live HD movie-theater simulcasts in 2006. The acclaimed performances now reach over 2,000 venues in 70 countries and receive rave reviews. The impact of the live performance remains spectacular on screen. For The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 season, Emperor Cinemas brings the Hong Kong premieres of Jake Heggie’s contemporary masterpiece Dead Man Walking with brand new production by Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove, Verdi’s Nabucco that shows ancient Babylon in classic biblical staging, and Bizet’s Carmen in modern setting. Gounod’s love tragedy Roméo et Juliette, Puccini’s bittersweet La Rondine, and Puccini’s devastating Madama Butterfly will be presented at Emperor Cinemas as well.
Verdi's La Forza del Destino (The Met 2024)
277 Minutes
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines. Director Mariusz Treli?ski delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world and making extensive use of the Met’s turntable to represent the unstoppable advance of destiny that drives the opera’s chain of calamitous events. The distinguished cast also features tenor Brian Jagde as Leonora’s forbidden beloved, Don Alvaro; baritone Igor Golovatenko as her vengeful brother, Don Carlo; mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk as the fortune teller Preziosilla; bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi as Fra Melitone; and bass Soloman Howard as both Leonora’s father and Padre Guardiano.
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Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (The Met 2024)
210 Minutes
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong reprises the role of the steadfast maid Suzuki, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the American consul Sharpless. Acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang takes the podium to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production.
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Puccini’s La Rondine (The Met 2024)
175 Minutes
Puccini’s bittersweet love story arrives in cinemas with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov complete the sterling cast as Lisette and Prunier.
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