The Met: Live in HD – La Sonnambula

Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

Adults $28 | Seniors $23 | Students $13

Learn Before You Go!

Please join us for a free informational session to learn about the upcoming opera and meet up with other opera fans. Whether you have been to a zillion operas or have never been – these sessions are for you! This session will be led be Gloria Vollmers, an honorary member of the Collins Opera Outreach Committee — the COOCs!

Dirigo Pines: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 4:15 p.m.
Orono Public Library: Thursday, Oct. 30, 5:00 p.m.

What is The Met: Live in HD Series?

Experience the world’s greatest opera on the big screen! The Met: Live in HD series brings the Metropolitan Opera’s most spectacular productions directly from New York City to the Collins Center for the Arts. Featuring extraordinary singers, lavish sets, and behind-the-scenes interviews, these high-definition broadcasts let you see—and hear—every detail as if you were in the front row at the Met.