Encore! Encore!

Performances from the award-winning series The Met: Live in HD encore this summer Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in shopping mall movie theatres. Click here for the location nearest you. Ticket prices are less than the American Idols Concert Tour, more than a bleacher seat at the Braves. Popcorn and soft drinks available at the concession stand.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly June 15. Running time: 2 hours 41 minutes.
Patricia Racette sings the title role. Marcello Giordani is American Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton. Dwayne Croft and Maria Zifchak co-star. Patrick Summers conducts.

Donizetti’s Don Pasquale June 22. Running time: 2 hours 22 minutes.
Anna Netrebko reprises her turn in this bel canto comedy , opposite Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo in the title role. James Levine conducts.

Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra June 29. Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes.
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Placido Domingo makes history singing the title role, written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris co-star in this gripping political thriller and moving story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts

Donizetti’s La Fille de Regiment July 13. Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes.
Natalie Dessay as the tomboy Marie, who has been brought up as the “daughter of the regiment,” and Juan Diego Florez as the young man in love with her. Legendary actress Marian Seldes makes a special appearance as he Duchess of Krakenthorp. Marco Armiliato conducts.

Puccini’s Tosca July 20. Running time: 2 hours 17 minutes. Karita Mattila stars in the title role and Marcelo Alvarez as her lover, the painter Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze plays Scarpia, the sadistic chief of police, who wants Tosca for himself. Joseph Colaneri conducts.

Verdi’s Don Carlo July 27. Running time: 3 hours 36 minutes. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts. Singers: Roberto Alagna in the title role, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Marina Poplavskaya, Anna Smirnova, and Simon Keenlyside.