The thousands of cinema tickets for Richard Wagner’s opera, and 11 other live high definition (HD) broadcasts of performances by the Metropolitan Opera of New York to movie theatres around the world, were snapped up in a single morning.
Live and pre-recorded opera, classical concerts, ballet and theatre, shown in cinemas around the world by The Met and other big-name companies, is a hugely competitive new business.
Switzerland is one of 46 countries broadcasting the 2010-2011 season of “The Met: Live in HD”, which has been going from strength to strength since its launch in 2006.
On Saturday thousands of Swiss opera fans are expected to dress up for a special night at the cinema in Bern, Basel, Zurich, Geneva and Lausanne to witness the ambitious, high-tech production of the first instalment of Wagner’s monumental four-part Ring cycle, conducted by James Levine.
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
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