Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: La Damnation de Faust LIVE

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Experience the excitement of the Metropolitan Opera LIVE in HD on the Big Screen!

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, a series of live telecasts to movie theaters, may be American opera's most exciting advance in decades.

The Met's experiment of merging film with live performance has created a new art form,” said the Los Angeles Times of the groundbreaking series of live, high-definition performance transmissions to movie theatres around the world.

The Met's groundbreaking series of live, high-definition performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world expands in its third season.

To meet increasing global demand, The Met: Live in HD will present 11 transmissions in 2008–09, up from eight. The HD productions will be seen in almost 800 venues and a number of new countries in South America and Europe are joining the network this season.

Don't miss the chance to experience the Met live at your local movie theater!

Saturday, November 22: La Damnation de Faust LIVE

NEW PRODUCTION

The LIVE transmission of Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust will be shown for one day only on Saturday, November 22nd at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT in select theatres nationwide.

Robert Lepage, one of theater's most imaginative directors, applies his artistry to Berlioz's contemplation of good and evil.

Using ethereal projections, Lepage has created a vision for La Damnation de Faust that seamlessly marries art and technology.

Marcello Giordani stars in the title role opposite Susan Graham as Marguerite and John Relyea as Méphistophélès. James Levine conducts this rarely staged masterwork.

Conductor: James Levine; Production: Robert Lepage; Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani, John Relyea

An encore presentation of this performance will be exhibited in select theatres on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008, at 7 PM in all time zones.

Participating Houston-area Theaters:

Houston Marq*E Stadium 22 plus IMAX
7620 KATY FREEWAY
HOUSTON, TX 77024
713-263-7843

Memorial City Mall
310 MEMORIAL CITY MALL
HOUSTON, TX 77024
713-467-9749

AMC Willowbrook 24
17145 TOMBALL PARKWAY
HOUSTON, TX 77064
281-970-9604

AMC Gulf Pointe 30
11801 S SAM HOUSTON PKWY EAST
HOUSTON, TX 77089
281-464-8801

AMC First Colony 24
3301 TOWN CENTER BLVD S
SUGAR LAND, TX 77479
281-277-5858

AMC Deerbrook 24
20131 HIGHWAY 59 N STE 8000
HUMBLE, TX 77338
281-540-8736

Cinemark 19
1030 W. GRAND PARKWAY NORTH
KATY, TX 77449
281-371-6008

Cinemark 18 Webster
20915 GULF FREEWAY
WEBSTER, TX 77598
281-332-0951

Cinemark at Market Street
9595 SIX PINES DRIVE #8200
SPRING, TX 77380
281-419-9639