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The Metropolitan Opera NEW SEASON: NOV. 2011 – MAY 2012 at Dendy Cinemas Portside Seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the complete Ring cycle, will headline THE MET: CAPTURED LIVE IN HD 2011/12 season at Dendy Cinemas Portside The season opens November 5 with the first-ever Met performance of Donizetti’s ANNA BOLENA, starring Anna Netrebko with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. Other highlights include the world premiere of THE ENCHANTED ISLAND, a pastiche of Baroque music and Shakespearean comedy; Tony Award-winning stage directors Michael Grandage and Des McAnuff make their Met debuts with new productions of DON GIOVANNI and FAUST; and James Levine conducts the final two instalments of Robert Lepage’s productions of Wagner’s RING cycle: SIEGFRIED and GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG. In its sixth season, The Met: Captured Live in HD series will feature 11 captured live productions all featuring the world’s leading singers, conductors, and stage directors. Season dates as follows:- ANNA BOLENA [Donizetti] - November 5 – November 10 DON GIOVANNI [Mozart] - November 19 - November 24 SIEGFRIED [Wagner] - December 3 - December 8 SATYAGRAHA [Glass] - December 17 - December 22 RODELINDA [Handel] - January 7 - January 12 FAUST [Gounod] - January 21 - January 26 THE ENCHANTED ISLAND [Handel, Rameau, Vivaldi & others] - February 11 - February 16 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG [Wagner] - March 3 - March 8 ERNANI [Verdi] - March 17 - March 22 MANON [Massenet] - April 28 - May 2 LA TRAVIATA [Verdi] - May 12 - May 17 ---------------------- Tickets are on sale now at Dendy Cinemas Portside www.dendy.com.au or 07 3137 6000 ** The following prices are inclusive of a light lunch from award-winning Vagelis Cafe and Bar at intermission! --- Single performance: Club Dendy $23 Adult $27 Seniors $25 Concession $25 Child $15 --- Season pass [4 productions] - available only at the box office: Club Dendy $88 Adult $96 Seniors $92 Concession $92 Complimentary undercover parking is available at Portside Wharf