Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Series 4
2008-09 Season
Enjoy
orchestra or balcony seats to Saturday matinee performances
of the internationally acclaimed Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln
Center in New York City.
All opera
trips feature faculty leadership, advance studynotes, round
trip transportation and bus driver gratuity. Operas are sung
in Italian, German or Czech. Each seat has individual screens
with English subtitles for simultaneous translation of the
words sung onstage.
The motorcoach
departs from Clayton Hall at 7:00 a.m., and from the Wilmington
Campus, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue (first parking lot on right)
at 7:30 a.m. The coach departs NYC at approximately 5:00 p.m.
to return to Delaware. Independent time for dining, visiting
museums, or shopping is provided prior to the performance.
| Fees
for opera trips |
Per
opera |
Full
series |
| Orchestra
Balance |
$225 |
$1,350 |
| Balcony |
$155 |
$930 |
| (Motorcoach
only) |
$55 |
$400 |
For more
information, call 302/831-7600 or write to studytrips@udel.edu.
Metropolitan
Opera: Full Series (seven operas)
(Saturday Matinee Series 4)
Take this
opportunity to purchase the full series option. Sign up for
all seven operas offered this season, and receive one opera
free!
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101140-001-08F-LM; Cost: $1,350
Balcony Reg. No. 5101140-003-08F-LM; Cost: $930
Salome
Karita
Mattila caused a sensation when she sang Salome at the Met
for the first time in 2004. She reprises her stunning interpretation
of the part, including her unforgettable Dance of the Seven
Veils.
Composer:
Richard Strauss
Cast: Franck; Mattila, Komlósi, Begley, Kaiser, Uusitalo
Sung in German with Met Titles in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 10/4/2008
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101179-001-08F-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony
Reg. No. 5101179-003-08F-LM; Cost: $155
Doctor Atomic
John
Adams's contemporary masterpiece explores a momentous episode
of modern history: the creation of the atomic bomb. Director
Penny Woolcock makes her Met debut with this gripping story
that changed the course of history. Baritone Gerald Finley
plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the title character.
Composer:
John Adams
Cast: Gilbert; Cooke, Arwady, Finley, Fink, Owens
Sung in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 10/18/2008
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101180-001-08F-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony
Reg. No. 5101180-003-08F-LM; Cost: $155
Tristan
und Isolde
Daniel
Barenboim makes his long-overdue Met debut. Renowned for his
Wagner interpretations, he leads an accomplished cast in what
may be Wagner's greatest score. Katarina Dalayman and Peter
Seiffert sing the title roles. Michelle DeYoung plays Brangäne,
and René Pape reprises his portrayal of King Marke.
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Cast: Barenboim; Dalayman, DeYoung, Seiffert, Grochowski,
Youn
Sung in German with Met Titles in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 12/6/2008
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101181-001-08F-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony
Reg. No. 5101181-003-08F-LM; Cost: $155
Orfeo ed Euridice
Mark
Morris's acclaimed production returns! This complete vision
for Gluck, with choreography by Morris and costumes by Isaac
Mizrahi, features the artistry of Stephanie Blythe in the
title role. The alluring Danielle de Niese is Orfeo's adored
wife, Euridice, who inspires the hero to face the underworld
for her sake. Music director James Levine conducts.
Composer:
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Cast: Levine; de Niese, Murphy, Blythe
Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 1/24/2009
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Orchestra Balance Reg. No. 5101182-001-09W-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony Reg. No. 5101182-003-09W-LM; Cost: $155
Adriana Lecouvreur
Maria
Guleghina leads a formidable cast, including Marcelo Álvarez
and Olga Borodina, in Cilèa's melodic romance based
on the life of the glamorous and passionate real-life French
actress Adriana Lecouvreur. Plácido
Domingo returns to the opera of his Met debut, this time to
conduct.
Composer:
Francesco Cilèa
Cast: Domingo; Guleghina, Borodina, Álvarez, Frontali
Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 2/21/2009
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101183-001-09S-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony Reg. No. 5101183-003-09S-LM; Cost: $155
Rusalka
The divine
Renée Fleming's sumptuous voice is ideally suited to
Dvorák. The revival also stars Stephanie Blythe as
the witch Je ibaba, with Maestro Jirí Belohlávek
conducting.
Composer:
Antonin Dvorák
Cast: Belohlávek; Fleming, Goerke, Blythe, Antonenko,
Sigmundsson
Sung in Czech with Met Titles in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 3/14/2009
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101136-001-09S-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony
Reg. No. 5101136-003-09S-LM; Cost: $155
La
Sonnambula
Mary
Zimmerman, who directed Natalie Dessay in last season's hit
new production of Lucia di Lammermoor, underlines
La Sonnambula's dual elements of sleep and wakefulness
in an intriguing staging set in the present. Bellini's hauntingly
lyrical score soars as performed by Dessay and Juan Diego
Flórez, back from their sensational run together in
La Fille du Régiment in leading opera houses around
the world.
Composer:
Vincenzo Bellini
Cast: Pidò; Dessay, Flórez, Pertusi
Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English
NEW YORK
CITY, Lincoln Center
Sat., 3/21/2009
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Orchestra
Balance Reg. No. 5101184-001-09S-LM; Cost: $225
Balcony Reg. No. 5101184-003-09S-LM; Cost: $155
A
Day in New York: Bus trip only
Take
a day trip to New York! Travel on the opera trip bus to NYC
and spend your Saturday sightseeing, shopping, museum hopping,
and dining--all without driving and parking hassles. You'll
leave Newark at 7:00 a.m. or Wilmington at 7:30 a.m. and depart
New York at approximately 5:00 p.m. This economical transportation
gives you a carefree day to use as you please.
Saturday,
October 4, 2008
Registration No. 5101130-002-08F-LM
Saturday,
October 18, 2008
Registration No. 5101130-003-08F-LM
Saturday,
December 6, 2008
Registration No. 5101130-004-08F-LM
Saturday,
January 24, 2009
Registration No. 5101130-005-09W-LM
Saturday,
February 21, 2009
Registration No. 5101130-006-09S-LM
Saturday,
March 14, 2009
Registration No. 5101130-007-09S-LM
Saturday,
March 21, 2009
Registration No. 5101130-008-09S-LM
Cost:
$55 per trip
Full
Series Bus Only
All
seven trips
$350 for all seven trips
Registration
To register
by phone with a credit card, please call 302/831-1171.
To register
by fax or by mail, download,
print out, and complete this registration form.
To register
online using your credit card, click
here.
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