Met Live Opera Summer Encores
Sedona Film Festival presents Met Live Opera summer encores
Summer encore series will feature popular Met Operas returning to the big screen
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres nationwide and select locations internationally to present the Metropolitan Opera acclaimed summer encore series at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
The 2023 Summer Encore Series includes:
Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten”
Saturday, July 29 at 1 p.m.
The Met’s critically acclaimed 2019 production of Philip Glass’s mesmerizing modern masterpiece returns to cinemas this summer, starring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as the revolutionary pharaoh who attempted to radically alter his empire. Karen Kamensek conducts.
CLICK HERE to see a trailer of “Akhnaten” and to order tickets online.
Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore”
Saturday, Aug. 5 at 1 p.m.
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Marcelo Álvarez star as the passionate lovers Leonora and Manrico in this gripping Met performance from 2015, alongside the late baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky as the ruthless Count di Luna. Marco Armiliato conducts.
CLICK HERE to see a trailer of “Il Trovatore” and to order tickets online.
Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”
Saturday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m.
In this 2014 Met production of Rossini’s madcap comedy, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, and baritone Christopher Maltman join forces for a delightful performance of hilarious hijinks and vocal virtuosity. Michele Mariotti conducts.
CLICK HERE to see a trailer of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and to order tickets online.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”
Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1 p.m.
In this unforgettable Met performance from 2007, beloved American soprano Renée Fleming and late Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky come together in this poetic drama of unrequited love. Valery Gergiev conducts.
CLICK HERE to see a trailer of “Eugene Onegin” and to order tickets online.
All Metropolitan Opera Summer Encores will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Tickets are $15, or $13 for Film Festival members. Tickets are available in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office or by calling 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information and to order tickets online, click on the links to each opera above.