The Quick Center Announces Line-Up of Metropolitan Opera Shows

Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is thrilled to continue its presentation of award-winning Metropolitan Opera programming through The Met: Live in HD, which features live and encore opera transmissions, special interviews, and behind-the-scenes features – all from the comfort of the Quick’s Kelley Theatre.

The Quick Center is the only venue in Fairfield County to offer access to these stellar productions. The Met: Live in HD’s 2024 Quick Center screenings include:

Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. Pre-Screening Talk

Verdi’s Nabucco

Ancient Babylon comes to life in this classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze stars as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. Pre-Screening Talk

Bizet’s Carmen

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers.

Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. Pre-Screening Talk

Verdi’s La Forza del Destino

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts this production, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen, following a string of recent Met triumphs, in her role debut as the noble Leonora. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. Pre-Screening Talk

Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette

Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores.

Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. Pre-Screening Talk

Puccini’s La Rondine

Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the sophisticated French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his company debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess.

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. Pre-Screening Talk

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

In her Met debut, Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the trusting geisha at the heart of Puccini’s tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman is the callous American naval officer Pinkerton whose betrayal destroys her.

2024 opera presentations at the Quick will feature insightful pre-screening talks by Professor Emeritus Orin Grossman, PhD, and Michael Ciavaglia, DMA, co-director of Fairfield University’s Music Program. During these introductory conversations, Dr. Grossman and Dr. Ciavaglia will offer tips on “things to listen for” in each opera performance and recommend ways to enhance the audience experience.

Tickets are now on sale at quickcenter.com for $35 for each performance, $30 for seniors, and $25 for Quick Members. For more information, contact the Quick Center Box Office at 203-254-4010, Monday through Friday, from 12 to 5 p.m.

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