The Metropolitian Opera and UK National Theatre LIVE in HD!

You don't have to travel out of town anymore!  The Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre is very proud to announce our new simulcast LIVE in HD.  We would like to thank the Muskoka Opera Guild for their generous support and donation.  Without them, the option to see The Metropolitan Opera and The UK National Theatre LIVE in High Definition (HD) in Bracebridge, ON would not exist!  Way to go MUSKOKA OPERA GUILD!

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD! (Please note: These simulcasts are LIVE the day of, but depending on the time difference, some are held and transmitted at a later or earlier time).

~NEW 2011 - 2012 LINE-UP~

October 15, 2011 @ 12:55pm - ANNA BOLENA (Donizetti)
Anna Bolena is a tragedia lirica, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Ippolito Pindemonte's Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena and Alessandro Pepoli's Anna Bolena, both telling of the life of Anne Boleyn. It premiered on December 26, 1830 at the Teatro Carcano, Milan. The duet "Sul suo capo aggravi un Dio" between Anna (soprano) and Jane Seymour (mezzo soprano) is considered one of the finest in the entire operatic repertoire. It is one of a number of operas by Donizetti which deal with the Tudor period in English history, including Roberto Devereux (named for a putative lover of Queen Elizabeth I of England), Maria Stuarda (named for Mary, Queen of Scots) and Il castello di Kenilworth. The lead female characters of the operas Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, and Roberto Devereux are often referred to as the "Three Donizetti Queens."

October 29, 2011 @ 12:55pm - DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)
Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time, under the direction of Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage and with James Levine conducting. Also starring Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Ramón Vargas, and Luca Pisaroni.

November 19, 2011 @ 12:55pm - SATYAGRAHA (Glass)
The Met’s visually extravagant production is back for an encore engagement. Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass’s unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls “a profound and beautiful work of theater.” In Sanskrit with English subtitles.

December 10, 2011 @ 12:55pm - FAUST (Gounod)
With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts on the heels of his Don Carlo success.

January 21, 2012 @ 12:55pm - THE ENCHANTED ISLAND
World Premiere Production In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125 anniversary gala).

January 28, 2012 @ 12:30pm - RODELINDA (Handel) - ENCORE PRESENTATION
Sensational in the 2004 Met premiere of Stephen Wadsworth’s much-heralded production, Renée Fleming reprises the title role. She’s joined by Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Andreas Scholl, and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.

March 31, 2012 @ 12:55pm - ERNANI (Verdi) - ENCORE PRESENTATION
Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani / Roberto DeBiasio play her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.

April 7, 2012 @ 12:00pm - MANON (Massenet)
Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.

April 14, 2012 @ 12:55pm - LA TRIVIATA - (Verdi)
Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

PRICING:
Adults: $25.66 + HST
Seniors: $23.01 + HST
Students: $15.93 + HST

Subscription Prices are Available!!!
If you purchase:

  • 2-5 different operas you will receive a 5% discount on all tickets
  • 6-8 different operas you will receive a 10% discount on all tickets
  • ALL 9 operas you will receive a 15% discount on all tickets!!!

WAGNER'S RING CYCLE!
May 1st, 2012 @ 6:00pm - THE MAKING OF THE RING CYCLE (TBC)
May 3rd, 2012 @ 6:00pm - DAS RHEINGOLD
May 8th, 2012 @ 6:00pm - DIE WALKURE
May 10th, 2012 @ 6:00pm - SIEGFRIED
May 15th, 2012 @ 6:00pm - GOTTERDAMMERUNG

PRICING:
~Same as Opera Prices~

  • Purchase 2-4 and receive a 10% discount on all tickets
  • Purchase ALL 5 and receive a 15% discount on all tickets!

UK NATIONAL THAETRE LIVE!
New 2011-2012 Line-up is here as well!  This is an exiting way to watch National Theatre from around the world, LIVE in HD in the comfort of your own town!

Sept 15th, 2011 @ 7:00pm - One Man, Two Guvnors

Oct 6th, 2011 @ 7:00pm - The Kitchen

Dec 1st, 2011 @ 7:00pm - Collaborators

PRICING:
Adults: $24.78 + HST
Seniors: $22.12 + HST
Students: $15.93 + HST

BUT!  If you purchase tickets to all 3 you will receive 15% off each ticket!