October 15, 2009
Contact:
Lisa Murray
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Met: Live in HDThe Met: Live in HD at the Peterborough Players
Aida- Saturday October 24th
Peterborough, NH (October 15, 2009) – The Peterborough Players will host the second opera in the Metropolitan Opera’s The Met: Live in HD series; Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi, on Saturday, October 24th. The grandeur of Aida will be simulcast live onto a 10’ X 16’ screen in the Players 250-seat theatre.
Aida, a heartbreaking love story as well as an epic drama, is full of spectacular crowd scenes and breathtaking scenery. The combination of a huge cast, Verdi’s passionate musical score, and the unsurpassed talent at the Metropolitan Opera, positions Aida to be a favorite in the 9-opera series. Conductor: Daniele Gatti; Production: Sonja Frisell; with Violete Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, and Stefan Kocán. Among the score’s highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March.
Reserved seating tickets are on sale for Aida, as well as for the remaining 7 operas in the series. Tickets sold individually $25 adults, $20 students, or in discounted subscription packages; $140 for 7 operas, $115 for 5 operas. Approximate running time for Aida is 4 hours with 2 intermissions.
The Met: Live in HD – Aida – by Giuseppe Verdi
Saturday, October 24th at 1:00 p.m.
$25adults $20students
Box Office: (603) 924-7585
M-F, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Online: www.peterboroughplayers.org
The Peterborough Players is handicapped accessible and is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Free parking available on site.
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The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing professional theatre to audiences since 1933. Peterborough Players, PO Box 118, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458, (603) 924-9344, www.peterboroughplayers.org.
The Peterborough Players is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Putnam Foundation, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation. The 2009 Second Company is supported by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation-Monadnock Region and the Goyette Memorial Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation-Monadnock Region.
