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The Met's second season of 'Live in HD' continues on Saturday, January 12 at 1:30 PM (EST) with Verdi's Macbeth.

The Metropolitan Opera's 'Live in High Definition' series of live satellite transmissions into movie theaters achieved record-breaking attendance in its first weekend of the new 2007-08 season. The first transmission on Saturday, December 15-Romeo et Juliette, starring Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna, conducted by Placido Domingo-drew a worldwide audience of 97,000.

The New York Times 2008 Arts & Leisure Week will take place January 7 to 13. The Times' annual signature event is now a seven-day international celebration of the arts that includes a wide range of activities, from interviews between journalists and their guests at TheTimesCenter in New York City, to special offers at cultural institutions around the world.

The second season of Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition kicks off worldwide on Saturday, December 15 at 1PM (EST) with the first of the Met's eight live opera transmissions: Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, starring Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna, conducted by Plácido Domingo.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Opera, and New York City Opera will present A Tribute to Beverly Sills, a free public event dedicated to the memory of the great soprano, on September 16 at 5PM at the Metropolitan Opera. Sills, one of the most popular figures in the history of opera and a champion of the performing arts, died on July 2, 2007 at the age of 78.

In honor of the Met's 30th anniversary on PBS, Thirteen/WNET New York's 'Great Performances at the Met' series presents 'Great Moments at the Met: Viewer's Choice,' a showcase of fans' favorite televised Met moments, chosen through online voting.

Luciano Pavarotti, the world-renown Italian operatic tenor, has died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Modena, Italy. He was 71 years old.

On the heels of a notably strong box office opening, the Metropolitan Opera launches its 2007-08 season with a wide range of public outreach events and programs. For the second year in a row, the Met presents its groundbreaking opening-night relay to Times Square. On Monday, September 24, the gala performance of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor will be transmitted live onto giant outdoor screens in Times Square and Lincoln Center's Josie Robertson Plaza.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Opera, and New York City Opera will present 'A Tribute to Beverly Sills,' a free public event dedicated to the memory of the great soprano, on September 16, 2007

Theatre directors Mary Zimmerman, Adrian Noble, Richard Jones and John Doyle will be among those staging operas at the Met during the opera company's 2007-2008 season.

Julie Taymor, Bartlett Sher, Jack O'Brien and other acclaimed directors will stage works at the Metropolitan Opera House.

On May 22nd, Judy Kaye, Roger Rees, Kate Burton, Jan Maxwell and more will star in the benefit A Swell Night for Romance