February 8, 2012 pm

Contact:
Lisa Murray
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Verdi’s Ernani at the Peterborough Players
Experience The Met: Live in HD

Peterborough, NH (February 8, 2012) – Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi will be broadcast live at the Peterborough Players on Saturday, February 25, at 1:00 PM. This is the 9th opera in The Met: Live in HD opera series, with two remaining in the 2011-12 season. All operas are broadcast live onto a 10' X 16' screen at the Peterborough Players’ 250-seat theatre.

Angela Meade takes center stage as Elvira in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani plays the title role as her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast. Marco Armiliato conducts. Ernani is an opera in four acts with a running time of approximately 3 hrs., 50 mins. The Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave is based on the play Hernani by Victor Hugo.

The Met: Live in HD — Ernani
by Giuseppe Verdi
Saturday, February 25, 1:00 p.m.
Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Rd., Peterborough 03458
$25 Adults, $20 Students
Box Office: (603) 924-7585 or 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 2011-12 Opera Season at the Peterborough Players is sponsored by Sequoya Technologies.