Drama

MET Opera Summer 2013: Armida

This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvořák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version, opposite no fewer than five tenors.

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Release Date: 10.07.2013, Length: 3h 03 min

MET Opera Summer 2013: Carmen

Richard Eyre’s hit production stars Elīna Garanča as the seductive gypsy of the title, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José. Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom," the director says about Bizet’s drama. "It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It's sexy, in every sense.

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Release Date: 19.06.2013, Length: 2h 58 min

MET Opera Summer 2013: Il Trovatore

David McVicar’s stirring production of Verdi’s intense drama premiered at the Met in the 2008–09 season. This revival stars four extraordinary singers — Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcelo Álvarez, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky — in what might be the composer’s most melodically rich score.

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Release Date: 26.06.2013, Length: 2h 41 min

MET Opera Summer 2013: La traviata

Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi’s most beloved heroine in Willy Decker's stunning production, first seen at the Met in 2010. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

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Release Date: 17.07.2013, Length: 2h 27 min

MET Opera Summer 2013: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

One of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is presented in a production by director Bartlett Sher. Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva is joined by American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Rosina and Peter Mattei in the title role of the swaggering barber.

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Release Date: 31.07.2013, Length: 2h 57 min

MET Opera Summer 2013: Turandot

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded.

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Release Date: 24.07.2013, Length: 2h 20 min

The Audience

On June 13th 2013 National Theatre Live will broadcast the highly-anticipated West End production of The Audience, with Helen Mirren reprising her Academy Award winning role as Queen Elizabeth II, live from London's Gielgud Theatre. Helen Mirren reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience.

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Release Date: 13.06.2013, Length: 2h 45 min

The Great Gatsby 3D

"The Great Gatsby" follows a would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings.

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Release Date: 17.05.2013, Length: 2h 22 min

The Place Beyond the Pines

The daring new movie from the director of Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons. Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) is in constant motion, a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels from town to town with the carnival.

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Release Date: 26.04.2013, Length: 2h 20 min