Met Opera's Wagner's RING CYCLE and More to Screen in Louisville, Beg. Tonight, 5/7

By: May. 07, 2012
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe.




Existing user? Just click login.

Just when you think the 2011/12 performing arts season is over, it was announced that the Metropolitan Opera will have a Summer Encore Series of 11 operas starting tonight, May 7. Stonybrook and Tinseltown will show these operas. A reliable source reports the ticket price at Stonybrook will be $12.50, not the usual $22 charged during the regular season.

While not confirmed, there is good reason to believe that Thomson Smillie (former Director of Kentucky Opera) will provide a talk about selected operas in July — right in the theater at Stonybrook before the performance begins.

Perhaps the biggest news is Wagner's complete "Ring" cycle will be shown early this month. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience this monumental work as it was intended right here in Louisville.

The Culture Vulture is working on a deal with Stonybrook that will give Louisville Culture Vulture friends a $1.00 discount on every ticket purchased at the box office the day of the performance.

Below is the complete schedule of Metropolitan Opera screenings in Louisville.

May 7 - Monday, 6:30 p.m., Wagner's Dream (Documentary about the making of the Met's Ring Cycle), Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

May 9 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Das Rheingold, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

May 14 - Monday, 6:30 p.m., Die Walkure, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

May 16 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Siegfried, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

May 19 - Saturday, 12:00 p.m., Gotterdamerung, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

June 13 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Anna Bolena, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

June 20 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Le Comte Ory, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

June 27 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Don Giovanni, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

July 11 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

July 18 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Lucia Di Lammermoor, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

July 25 - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Don Giovanni, Metropolitan Opera (Encore HD), Tinseltown, Stonybrook

For more information, visit www.louisvilleculturevulture.com.



Videos