ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2022-23 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts from New York City. The Met’s 16th Live-In-HD season opens on October 22 with a live transmission of Cherubini’s Medea, a Met-premiere production starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role.

In addition to Medea, the season will feature two more company premieres, both led by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Kevin Puts’s The Hours, in its world-premiere production, starring the powerhouse trio of soprano Renée Fleming, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and soprano Kelli O’Hara; and the Met premiere of Terence Blanchard’s first opera, Champion, about the life of boxer Emile Griffith.

Four additional new productions will be presented throughout the season: Giordano’s Fedora with soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role; Wagner’s Lohengrin starring tenor Piotr Beczała; and two Mozart operas conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, including a cinematic staging of Don Giovanni by Ivo van Hove and Simon McBurney’s production of Die Zauberflöte, which raises the orchestra pit to allow interaction with the cast.                                                                       

Live in HD audiences will also have the chance to see Michael Mayer’s celebrated production of Verdi’s La Traviata starring soprano Nadine Sierra as Violetta; and the return of two of Robert Carsen’s productions, including Verdi’s Falstaff, with baritone Michael Volle singing the title role in his first Verdi opera at the Met, and Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, with soprano Lise Davidsen and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the Marschallin and Octavian.

The Met: Live in HD series has increased accessibility to Met performances for audiences around the world, according to the Strand, in a news release. Met artists serve as hosts for the Live in HD series, providing background on the operas, introducing exciting behind-the-scenes features, and conducting live interviews with stars, crew, and production teams.

This series is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.                                                         

Tickets go on sale to Metropolitan Opera members starting on July 14, noon-4pm, at the walk-up box office or by calling (207) 594-0070. Tickets for the general public go on sale starting July 20 and can be purchased online at www.RocklandStrand.com; by calling the box office at (207) 594-0070; or at the walk-up box office when the theater is open for scheduled shows, as well as one hour prior to each opera showtime. Ticket prices for the live broadcasts are $27/Adults, $25/Strand Members, and $15/Students, including college students with ID. Tickets for encore presentations are $23/Adults, $15/Strand Members, and $5/Students, including college students with ID.

For current Covid safety policies, please visit the Strand website or call the theater.

The Strand Theatre is located at 345 Main Street, Rockland.