From Lincoln Center to the Screen: THE MET: LIVE IN HD

Media Contact:

Mary Beth Aungier
Production Manager and Director of Facilities
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.979.1922 ext. 133
marybethaungier@
theparamount.net

For Immediate Release

August 4 , 2008

The Metropolitan Opera, now celebrating its 125th anniversary season, has selected Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater as a broadcast venue for the third series of The Met: Live in HD. The Paramount Theater will host 11 High Definition transmissions of the 2008-09 opera season, live from the Metropolitan Opera stage in New York City, beginning with the Opening Night Gala, starring Renée Fleming, on September 22.

The lineup of afternoon live opera broadcasts will include 5 new productions, including one Met première, plus 5 opera classics. Two operas, La Damnation de Faust and Thaïs (also with Renée Fleming), will be shown at The Paramount as re-broadcasts due to previously scheduled events.

Series tickets will go on sale to:

Single tickets are $23 (adult), $21 (senior), and $17 (student) at the Box Office (open Monday thru Friday, 10am-5pm). Discounted full series subscriptions are available. Ensure you receive great seats ... buy your season package today! Subscriptions and tickets may also be purchased by phone at 434.979.1333 or online. Not a member? Join during the pre-sale period to get the best seats!

For the very first time, Central Virginia’s music lovers can share in the excitement of the Metropolitan Opera in the comfort of Charlottesville’s beautiful Paramount Theater, on the largest screen in the area, accompanied by a superb digital sound system. These HD movie broadcasts deliver “the best seats in the house” for the thrilling spectacle of live grand opera from one of the world’s great opera houses. Additionally, the affordable ticket pricing and afternoon performance times make The Met: Live in HD an event for the entire family!

* Opening Night Gala will begin at 6:00pm.
All other performances will take place in the afternoon.

For more information about a specific performance, please visit The Metropolitan Opera’s website at www.metopera.org or the complete The Met: Live in HD schedule on the Paramount Theater’s website.