Opera Metropolitan Live in HD (also known as The Met: Live in HD ) is a series of live opera performances transmitted in high definition video via satellite from Opera Metropolitan in New York City to choose places, especially cinemas, in the United States and other parts of the world. The first transmission was the Mozart English version that unveiled The Magic Flute on December 30, 2006.
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To deliver the series via simulcast satellites in the US and Canada, Met has partnered with NCM Fathom, a division of National CineMedia. The series is broadcast in AMC Cinema, Cinemark, Cineplex Entertainment, Regal Entertainment Group, Goodrich, Kerasotes, Marcus, and Amusements National cinema as well as a series of independent venues such as art centers and college campuses. The goals include building a larger audience for Met and gathering passion for art at the local level.
The original idea to present the opera in this way came from the new general manager of Met, Peter Gelb at the end of 2006. Shows Met's performance in digital cinemas in line with Met's other expansion efforts such as radio broadcasts. on Sirius Radio, iPod downloads, live video streaming on the Met website, and free nighttime screenings at Times Square and at the Lincoln Center. The Met also sponsors free HD broadcasts to selected public schools in New York City.
The simulcasts allow more people to experience the excitement of offering high quality performance from Met. This audience includes current opera fans who can not go to New York City to see live performances and potential opera fans looking for an easy and affordable method to check new art forms.
Tom Galley, chief operating officer and tech officer of National CineMedia, explained the experience by saying:
The Metropolitan Opera series is a unique opportunity for people to experience world-class opera in their local communities, plus a cinema environment and affordable ticket prices make this event something that the whole family can enjoy. If you have never had the pleasure of attending live opera shows before, this is the perfect opportunity to see why this magical form of art has captured the imagination of audiences for generations.
In the US, this series has also been broadcasted on high-definition and regular TV as part of the Public Broadcasting Great Performance series. In addition, the selected show can now be viewed online. International expansion
The first season included seven cinemas in Britain, two in Japan and one in Norway. After a successful launch, several other countries joined for the second season and 100 screens added, selling 20,000 additional tickets. These include cinemas in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
2008 saw the network expand further to include more screens in the countries mentioned above plus other countries such as Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Argentina (Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata), and Poland, as well as the Puerto Rico region.
Reactions in the British press have been positive:
... opera, in fact, manage to find new audiences, worldwide. Get off at Ritzy, my local cinema in Brixton, London, I can, since December, to see live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York...
The author of Peter Conrad, praises the performance of Gelb:
Relays are the brainchild of the new Met General Manager, Peter Gelb, or one of his many brainchildren, part of a campaign to rejuven Met audiences in New York and to welcome what he calls 'the global opera community' into the fold. When I met Gelb in New York last week, I told him that I decided that seeing The Barber at Clapham (just south of central London) was actually better than being in the Met. "Oh no, that's bad," she moaned. â € Å"We have to do a very good job.
Maps Metropolitan Opera Live in HD
Production
In 2011, six employees of Metropolitan Opera work full time in Live in HD. About 40 people work on the technical aspects of each broadcast, by comparing logistics scales with Emmy or Academy Awards preshow coverage. Host RenÃÆ' Â © e Fleming gave up his services. No equal substitution of a major cast member for Live performances in HD is required until January 2010, possibly due to the attraction appeal for worldwide viewers and the opportunity to appear on the next DVD of the broadcast.
Audience
Video and radio broadcast revenues increased for Met from about $ 5 million in 2006, Live in HD first year, to $ 22 million in 2008, with Live in HD contributing most to growth. For the 2009/10 season, Met spent about $ 12 million in production and received about half of the $ 47 million box-office gross. After paying royalties to the cast and crew, Met earned a profit of $ 8 million. Met's Live revenue in HD for the 2012/13 season is $ 34.5 million.
According to a 2008 study commissioned by the American Opera, most Live in HD participants are "moderate and frequent opera goers". About one in five, however, had not attended live opera performances in the previous two years, with some completely new to the opera and attending because of curiosity about it. The majority admitted to enjoying live broadcasts and broadcasts, and more than half said they were "very likely" to attend opera shows at the Met when visiting New York. A British University of British Columbia thesis in 2011 found that " Live in HD is not currently able to turn off the local live opera audience... [but t] here there is no evidence that it generates more the presence of a direct opera or bringing a new audience to a local opera house ".
A report outlining the 2013-2014 Met's season economy:
Last season, 10 operas were transmitted via satellite to at least 2,000 cinemas in 66 countries, including more than 800 US cinemas. Box office reached $ 60 million worldwide (average ticket price was $ 23 last season), with theater owners split 50-50 sales with Met (insiders say more profitable splits for Met in North America) and Fathom [ticket sales online agency] take a small percentage as well.
Vladica and Davis have used the Q methodology to analyze audience reaction and entertainment value judgment in connection with this series, and related cultural events transmitted to the cinema.
Seasons
2006-2007
Beginning on December 30, 2006, as part of the company's efforts to build revenue and attract new audiences, Met broadcasted six shows via satellite to theaters. The series is performed in over 100 cinemas across North America plus others in the UK, Japan and one in Norway. Already included:
- Julie Taymor Production from Mozart The Magic Flute , on December 30, 2006, in a short English version by James Levine and starring Ying Huang as Pamina, Matthew Polenzani as Tamino, and Nathan Gunn as Papageno.
- Bellini puritani , on January 6, 2007, starring Anna Netrebko, Eric Cutler and Franco Vassallo in the role of Elvira, Arturo and Riccardo, in 1976 Sandro Sequi's production by Patrick Summers.
- The world premiere of Tan Dun's The First Emperor , on January 13, 2007, with PlÃÆ'¡cido Domingo in the leading role of Emperor Qin in production by Zhan Yimou and performed by Dun himself.
- Tchaikovsky's
, on February 24, 2007, starring Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renà ©  © Fleming and RamÃÆ'³n Vargas in the role of Onegin, Tatiana and Lensky in the simple but beautiful Robert Carsen production performed by Valery Gergiev. - Rossini's
, on March 24, 2007, in a new hit production by Bartlett Sher, with Peter Mattei, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego FlÃÆ'³rez as Figaro, Rosina and Almaviva, and performed by Maurizio Benini. - Puccini Il trittico , on April 28, 2007, in another new hit production, this time by Jack O'Brien and performed by James Levine. Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra and Juan Pons, in the roles of Giorgetta, Luigi and Michele, singing in tabarro, Barbara Frittoli starred in the title of Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi is played by Alessandro Corbelli with Olga Mykytenko and Massimo Giordano in the roles of Lauretta and Rinuccio. Stephanie Blythe starred in the three operas, singing the role of Frugola, Princess and Zita.
In addition, a limited restatement of the opera is offered in most cities in attendance. In the US, digital sound for the show is provided by Sirius Satellite Radio.
The transmission of this film was successful at the box office and has received extensive and generally profitable press coverage. The Met reports that 91% of available seats are sold for HD shows. According to General Manager Peter Gelb, there are 60,000 people in theaters around the world witnessing the March 24th transmission of The Barber of Seville. The New York Times reported that 324,000 tickets were sold worldwide for the 2006-07 season, while each broadcast advertisement cost $ 850,000 to $ 1 million to be produced.
2007-2008
Due to the success of the first season, Metropolitan Opera decided to increase the number of HD broadcasts to theaters from six to eight during the 2007-2008 season. Furthermore, the number of available cinemas expanded to 330 across the US and additional countries around the world.
The first show on December 15, 2007, Gounod's
The Met plans to broadcast to double the number of cinemas in the US compared to the previous season, as well as to additional countries. The number of participating venues in the US, which include the chain of cinemas as well as independent theaters and some campus spots, is 343. While the "scope of the series is expanded to cover more than 700 locations across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.... Met has said that he hopes to reach as many as one million viewers with HD transmissions this season "
Live event schedules include:
By the end of the season, 920,000 people - more than the total number of people attending live performances at the Met during this season - attended 8 screenings bringing gross $ 13.3 million from North America and $ 5 million from abroad.
2008-2009
The HD season for 2008-2009 includes 11 production, including Gala Opening Night on September 22, 2008, (aired in North America only).
In February 2009, more than 1.1 million tickets for HD broadcasts were sold.
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
The 2014-2015 season features 12 operas in 10 HD transmissions, including (for the first time in series) two "double bills" in which two short operas are staged together on the same program. John Adams's Death of Klinghoffer was originally planned for HD transmission but was replaced by Il barbiere di Siviglia due to controversy after the work was accused of anti-Semitism.
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2016-2017
The 2016-2017 season included the first opera presentation by a female composer in the series, L'Amour de loin from Kaija Saariaho, which also marked the first opera in the series to feature a female conductor, Susanna MÃÆ'¤lkki. The presentation of Der Rosenkavalier marks the last show in their respective roles by Renà ©  © e Fleming (Marschallin) and El? Na Garan? A (Oktavianus).
2017-2018
2018-2019
References
External links
- Q & A Stay in HD , Metropolitan Opera
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