Met Opera’s “Manon” To Be Streamed Live on Oct. 26

Published:
October 15, 2019
Scene from Manon

Soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life. Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Event Information

Time: Noon (Note: There will be no opera talk at 11:30 a.m.)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019
Place: Harris Center Cinema, 1114 10th Ave., Grinnell

“Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa returns to Live in HD Series cinemas as the irresistible title character in Manon by Jules Massenet,” according to the Met Opera. “She is a tragic beauty who yearns for love and the finer things in life in late 19th century Paris. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet’s sensual score.”

Details

Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby of the cinema before each opera and during intermission.

Tickets are available at the Pioneer Bookshop and at the door on the day of the show. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, children, and Met Opera members. Season tickets for 2019-20 are $100.

The Office of the President has generously funded tickets for Grinnell College faculty, staff, and students. They are available at no cost at all ticket locations. Family members not employed by the College are required to purchase tickets.

Grinnell College welcomes the participation of people with disabilities. Accommodation requests may be made to Conference Operations.
The College welcomes the presence of minors at all age-appropriate public events and for informal visits, with the understanding that a parent, legal guardian, or other responsible adult assumes full responsibility for their child’s safety and behavior during such visits or events. In these cases the College expects that an adult responsible for the visiting child takes measures to ensure the child’s safety and sees that the child complies with directions of College personnel. Grinnell College is not responsible for supervision of minors on campus.
This venue is equipped with an induction hearing loop system, which enables individuals with hearing aids set to T-Coil to hear the program.
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