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sAI-NATIONAL.ORg FALL 2014 PAN PIPES 9 met live in HD Begins ninth Season A er more than seventy broadcasts to cinemas around the world, the ninth season of Met Live in HD begins this fall. It began in December 2006 with Julie Taymor's production of e Magic Flute. Productions are also available for free to students in select school districts in the United States. e Metropolitan Opera also provides opera- specific guide includes full length classroom activities, musical highlights, story synopses, accompanying audio clips, post-opera activities, and student resources to connect classrooms to each production. verDI's MAcbEth Debuts Oct. 11, 2014 with encores Star soprano Anna Netrebko delivers her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lučić's doomed Macbeth, for the first time at the Met. Adrian Noble's chilling production of Verdi's masterful adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy also stars Joseph Calleja as the noble Macduff and René Pape as Banquo. Fabio Luisi conducts. mOzart's LE NozzE dI FIgAro (NEw ProductIoN) Debuts Oct.18, 2014 with encores Met Music Director James Levine conducts a spirited new production of Mozart's masterpiece, directed by Richard Eyre, who sets the action of this classic domestic comedy in an 18th- century manor house in Seville during the 1930s. Dashing bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov leads the cast in the title role of the clever servant, opposite Marlis Petersen as his bride, Susanna, Peter Mattei as the philandering Count they work for, Amanda Majeski as the long-suffering Countess, and Isabel Leonard as the libidinous pageboy Cherubino. BIzet's cArMEN Debuts nov. 1, 2014 with encores 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 aer another. rOssInI's IL bArbIErE dI SIvIgLIA Debuts nov. 22, 2014 with encores e Met's effervescent production of Rossini's classic comedy — featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera — stars Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosina, Lawrence Brownlee as her conspiring flame, and Christopher Maltman as the endlessly resourceful and charming barber, himself. Michele Mariotti conducts the vivid and tuneful score. SAI member Claudia Waite performs in this production. staGe and sCreen Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera A scene from Offenbach's Les Contes d'hoffmann. MET continued on page 10

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