The Met: Live in HD -- Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss)

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will once again present The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD featuring its 2021 – 22 season at the Cinema Art Theater. Since its initial broadcast in 2006, The Met: Live in HD has grown exponentially with classical music lovers from around the world proving opera can have a place in local movie theaters. It is now the largest provider of alternative cinema content in the world that reaches more than 2,000+ venues in countries across six continents. Ariadne aux Naxos The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen brings one of her signature roles to the Met for the first time as the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss’s enchanting masterpiece. The outstanding cast also features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the Composer of the opera-within-an-opera around which the plot revolves, with soprano Brenda Rae as the spirited Zerbinetta, tenor Brandon Jovanovich as Ariadne’s lover, the god Bacchus, and Thomas Allen as the Major-Domo. Marek Janowski conducts. Estimated Run Time: 2 hrs 50 min Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.