MET MUSIC DIRECTOR JAMES LEVINE LEADS
THE FIRST HD PERFORMANCE OF WAGNER'S GRAND COMEDY
DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG
Broadcast Live in HD to Your Local Movie Theater
Saturday, December 13
Met Music Director James Levine conducts Wagner’s epic human comedy Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in its first-ever Live in HD performance on Saturday, December 13 live at 12:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. CT / 10:00 a.m. MT / 9:00 a.m. PT. German baritone Michael Volle stars as Hans Sachs, with South African tenor Johan Botha as Walther, German soprano Annette Dasch as Eva, German baritone Johannes Martin Kränzle in his Met debut as Beckmesser, German bass Hans-Peter König as Pogner, American tenor Paul Appleby as David, and Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as Magdalene. This Live in HD transmission, which will be seen in more than 2,000 movie theaters in 69 countries around the world, is part of the final revival of Otto Schenk’s acclaimed 1993 Met production. (Approximate running time: 6 hours)
An encore presentation of this performance will be exhibited in select movie theaters on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in all time zones.
Click here for a list of participating U.S. cinemas and ticketing links. Ticket prices vary. More information is available atwww.FathomEvents.com or http://www.metoperafamily.org/hdlive.