markets in more than 660 select cinemas (the series is also shown in 100 additional independent venues nationwide). Presented by The Metropolitan Opera and NCM Fathom Events, NCM’s entertainment and events division, the live transmissions of the “ The Met: Live in HD” 2012-13 season will be broadcast to 167 U.S.

“In addition to bringing grand opera directly from our stage into communities across the nation and around the world, our HD programs energize our performers, who know that a sizeable percentage of the global population of opera fans are watching and listening to them,” said Peter Gelb, the Met’s General Manager. Tickets are available at participating cinema box offices and online at For a complete list of cinema locations and schedule, please visit the website ( cinemas and participants are subject to change).

Each live performance, broadcast through National CineMedia’s (NCM ®) exclusive Digital Broadcast Network, will take place on a Saturday, with evening pre-recorded encore presentations taking place the third* Wednesday after each live performance.

The series opens withDonizetti’s comic gem “L’Elisir d’Amore ,” starring Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien and Ambrogio Maestri in a new production by Bartlett Sher on Saturday, Oct.

Fathom met opera schedule