Met Live in HD season announced

TORRINGTON » The Warner Theatre has announced the 2017-18 Met Opera: Live in HD Season, featuring 10 Saturday matinee simulcasts in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. This year’s season will include five new productions and two Met premieres and is sponsored by Viron Rondo Osteria.

A complimentary 45 minute pre-opera lecture will be offered in the Studio Theatre Lobby two hours before each broadcast, sponsored by Mitchell Auto Group.

The season opens with Bellini’s “Norma,” on Oct. 7, followed by Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” on Oct. 14, Adés’s “The Exterminating Angel” on Nov. 18, Puccini’s “Tosca” on Jan. 27, Donizetti’s “L’elisir D’amore: on Feb. 10, Puccini’s “La Boheme” on Feb. 24, Rossini’s “Semiramide” on March 10, Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” on March 31, Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” on April 14 and closes with Massenet’s “Cendrillon” on April 28.

Full and half-season subscriptions are available. Become a member of the Warner Theatre Opera Guild and reserve seats for the upcoming 2017-18 season before the public. To purchase a subscription or to buy tickets, call 860-489-7180 or visit warnertheatre.org. Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 19.

The 2017-18 Met Opera: Live in HD Season is sponsored by Viron Rondo Osteria.

The 2017-18 Met Opera Lecture Series is sponsored by Mitchell Auto Group.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA Massenet’s “Cendrillon” will be presented live in HD at the Warner Theatre on April 28, 2018.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA A scene from Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte,” which will be presented live in HD at the Warner Theatre on March 31, 2018.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA Bellini’s “Norma” opens the Met Live in HD opera series at the Warner Theatre on Oct. 7.