Joining Radvanovsky are tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea’s Argonaut husband, Giasone soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, Glauce bass Michele Pertusi as her father, Creonte, the King of Corinth and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea’s confidante, Neris. The Met premiere of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece marks Radvanovsky’s fourth new production with director David McVicar, who also designed the sets for this vivid, atmospheric staging, simultaneously classical, updated, and timeless. Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky opens the new season as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance-a tour-de-force role made famous by opera’s ultimate diva, Maria Callas.

Plans are underway to transition to live presentations in 2023/24. Note: The 2022-23 presentations at the Cinema Art Theater The Met: Live in HD series will screen approximately one week after the live performance about one week after the live performance until the Film Society is able to get the needed satellite equipment installed. The affordable opportunity to see world-class opera in your community is a wonderful experience for all ages. In addition to the opera performance, the HD series features Met opera stars conducting live interviews with cast and/or various production crew members while showing behind-the-scene features. Also screening throughout the season are: La Triavata, The Hours, Fedora, Lohegrin, Falstaff, Der Rosenkavalier, Champion, Don Giovani, and Die Zauberflöte. The season begins on Mon, with Luigi Cherubini’s Medea.

It is now the largest provider of alternative cinema content in the world that reaches more than 2,000+ venues in countries across six continents. Since its initial broadcast in 2006 “The Met: Live in HD” has grown exponentially with classical music lovers from around the world proving opera can have a place in their local movie theaters. This award-winning series will feature live transmissions of ten spectacular productions. The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will once again present “The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD” 2022 – 23 season at the Cinema Art Theater.

Met opera schedule