Met in HD: Encore!

With the terrific success of the first season of Met in HD at Kino Aero –seven of the eight live transmissions of Metropolitan Opera productions from New York's Lincoln Center sold out – a second act is scheduled. From late April to late June Aero will present 13 "encore" performances, pre-recorded but featuring the same stunning high-definition visuals and high-fidelity 5.1 surround sound. All eight productions shown during the first season will be repeated, starting April 30 with Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. Better yet, the new series will present five operas not shown during the initial run: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Mozart's The Magic Flute, Bellini's I Puritani and Puccini's Il Trittico. Additional partner cinemas are in Žatec, Hradec Králové, and Znojmo.