Mar 23 2027
1PM
Lobby doors open and seating begins: 12:30PM
Tickets: $20 (includes tax) + fees
Encore presentation
Estimated run time: 3 hours including intermission
Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning first opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers spontaneously set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. A poignant depiction of shared humanity in the most inhumane circumstances, Puts’s grand, cinematic opera—with a libretto by Mark Campbell based on the film Joyeux Noël—has been widely acclaimed since its 2011 premiere, hailed as “an overwhelming emotive experience” by The Guardian. Silent Night receives an evocative staging by James Robinson that takes the audience directly to the battlefields of the Western Front. The star-studded cast, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, among many others, is conducted by debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska live from the Met to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is part of The Met: Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
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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