Final Dress Rehearsal of Met's Boris Godunov Open To Public, 10/8

The Metropolitan Opera's fifth season of free open dress rehearsals begins on October 8 with the company's new production of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, starring bass René Pape in the title role. Valery Gergiev conducts the production, which is directed by Stephen Wadsworth. The dress rehearsal begins at 11:00 a.m.

Two thousand free tickets, limited to two per person, will be available through an online ticket drawing only. Entries may be made on October 5 through the Met's website www.metopera.org. Winners will be announced on October 6 after 12:00 p.m. on the Met's website and tickets must be picked up at the Met's box office on October 7 by 8 p.m.

Boris Godunov opens on October 11 and runs through October 30, returning for three performances starting March 9.

Boris Godunov is the first of three open final dress rehearsals offered in the 2010-11season. The second final dress rehearsal will be held Monday, January 31 for the Met's new production of John Adams's Nixon in China, directed by Peter Sellars; the third final dress rehearsal will be on Monday, March 21 for Bartlett Sher's new production of Rossini's Le Comte Ory, starring Juan Diego Flórez, with Diana Damrau and Joyce DiDonato. More details and ticket distribution information will be available at a later date.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Met's open dress rehearsals have been generously supported by Agnes Varis, a managing director of the Met's Board of Directors. Dr. Varis also underwrites the Met's popular Rush Ticket program (recently extended to include weekend tickets) and sponsors the Met's season-opening outdoor ad campaign

Live Broadcasts Around the World
Boris Godunov will be experienced by millions of people around the world this season in movie theaters and on the radio and the internet, through distribution platforms the Met has established with various media partners.
The opening night performance on October 11 will be broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio on SIRIUS channel 78 and XM channel 79, as will the performances on October 18 and March 12. The October 11 performance will also be available via internet streaming at the Met's web site www.metopera.org.

The October 23 matinee of Boris Godunov will be transmitted to more than 1,500 movie theaters in more than 40 countries globally as part of The Met: Live in HD series.

The March 12 matinee will be broadcast live over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network.

 

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