“Met Live in HD” season continues at Strand with CARMEN on November 1

Anita Rachvelishvili in the
title role of Bizet’s CARMEN

ROCKLAND, Maine - The 2014-2015 Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD season of broadcasts from Lincoln Center to the Strand Theatre continues Saturday, November 1 at 1pm with Bizet’s CARMEN.  An Encore broadcast takes place Tuesday, November 11 at 1pm.

Richard Eyre’s mesmerizing production of Bizet’s steamy melodrama returns with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili singing her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress. Aleksandrs Antonenko plays her desperate lover, the soldier Don José, and Ildar Abdrazakov is the swaggering bullfighter, Escamillo, who comes between them. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the irresistible score, which features one beloved and instantly recognizable melody after another.

Sung in French with Met titles in English. Running time: 3 hours, 40 min. Tickets: $27 adults, $15 students. Encore tickets available day-of-show: Adult $23 / Student $5. The theater in located at 345 Main Street, Rockland. For more information on all upcoming live concerts, films, HD broadcasts, and events at the Strand, visit www.rocklandstrand.com. Tel: (207) 594-0070 Email: info@rocklandstrand.com.

Scene from CARMEN

 Photos by: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera