May 11 2027
1PM
Lobby doors open and seating begins: 12:30PM
Tickets: $20 (includes tax) + fees
Bring a friend for free! Purchase your admission ticket in advance, and we’ll save a seat for your guest – on us! Just stop by the Box Office before the broadcast to pick up your complimentary ticket.
Encore presentation
Estimated run time: 2 hours 55 minutes including intermission
Two of today’s leading dramatic tenors—Michael Fabiano and Brian Jagde—take on the tour-de-force title role of what many consider the ultimate Italian opera, Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean tragedy. Beloved sopranos Angel Blue and Ailyn Pérez make their company role debuts as the long-suffering Desdemona, alongside baritones Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Artur Ruciński as the sinister Iago. Daniele Rustioni and Michele Mariotti lead the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in the exhilarating score.
How can I get my friend to experience the opera?
– The Paramount was originally built as an opera house.
– If they play golf, watch a baseball game, or watch tv for a few hours, the opera is about this long.
– Opera is the most spectacular of all the performing arts, involving: song, instrumentals, drama, dance, design
I can’t sit that long!
You don’t have to, there is an intermission, buy a snack. You can stand in the back. (Leave at the intermission, thanks for trying!)
What should I wear?
Whatever you feel like. It doesn’t have to be the fancy event that you were imagining.
Homework before you show up, if possible:
– Listen to some of the music on Spotify.
– Google the synopsis to understand the story line.
Toi, toi, toi! – German Opera speak for “Break a leg!”
Hope you and a friend enjoy this experience!
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