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opera at the cinema Met 'Live in HD' Series Returns to Theatres Nationwide T he Peabody Award-winning series Live in HD kicked off its sixth season in October with new productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni and Wagner's Siegfried. Scheduled performers in this season include two SAI Honorary Members. SAI Honorary Member Deborah Voigt performs as Brünnhilde in Wagner's Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. Brigitte Lacombe Photo Gounod's Faust (New Production) Dec. 10, 2011 | Screen Encore: Jan. 11, 2012 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. The Enchanted Island (New Production) Jan. 21 | Screen Encore: Feb. 8 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. Wagner's Götterdämmerung (New Production) Feb. 11 | Encore dates to be determined With its cataclysmic climax, the Met's new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. SAI Honorary Member Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Gary Lehman is Siegfried. Verdi's Ernani Feb.25 | U.S. Encore: March 14 Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi's thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani is her mismatched lover joind by all-stars Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast. Massenet's Manon (New Production) April 7 | Screen Encore: April 25 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. Verdi's La Traviata April 14 | Encore: May 2 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, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont. — metoperafamily.org sai-national.org FALL 2011 PAN PIPES 9