LOCH SHELDRAKE – SUNY Sullivan proudly presents The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts in the Seelig Theatre. The acclaimed series opens on Saturday, December 7, with an encore presentation of the 2006 performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, an abridged, English-language production of an enchanting musical fairy tale directed by Julie Taymor—the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s The Lion King. With dazzling puppets and a colorful setting, the Met’s Magic Flute is a seasonal sensation for family audiences. 

Tickets for the MET: Live in HD presentations, along with series sponsorship opportunities are available online at sunysullivan.edu/met-opera/. Prices are $25 for general admission, with discounts available for Met Opera Members and seniors at $20, students at $10, and children under five at $5. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. The Seelig Theatre will open 30 minutes before each screening, and all performances, aside from The Magic Flute, are live simulcasts starting promptly at the listed times. Proceeds will benefit the SUNY Sullivan Foundation.

The Live in HD season will continue with Verdi’s Aida (January 25, 2025), Beethoven’s Fidelio (March 15, 2025), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (April 26, 2025), Strauss’s Salome (May 17, 2025), and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (May 31, 2025). All performances will be Saturday matinees transmitted live from the Met stage. 

For more information about the screenings and series sponsorship, contact Dan Rigney at SUNY Sullivan by calling (845) 434-5750 x3188 or emailing drigney@sunysullivan.edu.