The purchase of Met Opera HD Live priority tickets in the coming season starts Thursday, September 2, for residents using the van for transportation to City Center Cinema in White Plains. Sign-ups start Saturday, August 28 from 10:30 am to noon in the Residents Lounge, to permit us to collect payment for the tickets.
There is no charge for van transportation at this time but a charge may be added later at less cost than in 2019.
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To ensure the Met Opera HD Live performances extend to a broader share of the Kendal population, the Trips Committee is trying something different this year.
Residents may only sign up initially for 2 of the 4 operas scheduled for van transportation during the 2021-2022 opera season. Anyone signing up for 3 or 4 operas will be disqualified from using the van for opera performances. The third or fourth sign-ups for the first 12 places and/or waitlists will be allowed two days later.
In the last opera season, all available seats in one van were filled, and the waitlists were substantial within 45 minutes. Two Kendal vans were used for 2 of the 4 operas.
The Saturday matinees selected are:
October 9 - Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, the best-known of Russian operas with Rene Pape as Boris;
Oct. 23 - Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in my Bones, a contemporary opera chosen for opening night, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, and the Met's first opera by a Black composer;
May 12 - Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, starring Lise Davidsen in her HD debut;
May 21 - Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor with bel canto fireworks by Nadine Sierra and Javier Camarena.
Both the operas chosen by the Trips Committee and the entire list of 10 Met HD Live performances are in the Trips Book under Opera. Tickets for the general public go on sale on September 8.