Metropolitan Opera HD presentation: TOSCA
October 11, 2009, 5:00 P.M.
Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall
The USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Metropolitan Opera
invite you to a special HD broadcast of
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
5:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Norris Cinema Theatre / Frank Sinatra Hall
USC School of Cinematic Arts
invite you to a special HD broadcast of
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
5:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Norris Cinema Theatre / Frank Sinatra Hall
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Admission is free, although we require that you reserve seats electronically.
Please do not attempt to reserve seats via telephone or e-mail.
Please do not attempt to reserve seats via telephone or e-mail.
MAKE A RESERVATION
This presentation is a delayed rebroadcast of a live performance taking place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on Saturday, October 10th, 2009. Presented in HD and 5.1 sound.
ABOUT TOSCA
"Tosca combines Puccini's glorious musical inspiration with the melodramatic vitality of one of the great Hitchcock films," says Met Music Director James Levine, who conducts this new production. The opera tells the story of three people—a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter, and a sadistic chief of police—caught in a net of love and politics. Soprano Karita Mattila, recently seen in this season's Live in HD presentation of Salome, sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland. Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theater and opera productions, directs. The cast also includes Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi and Juha Uusitalo as Scarpia.
Conducted by James Levine.
In Italian with English subtitles.
Approximate running time: 3 hours 27 minutes, 2 intermissions.
Conducted by James Levine.
In Italian with English subtitles.
Approximate running time: 3 hours 27 minutes, 2 intermissions.
ABOUT CHECK-IN & RESERVATIONS
This screening is presented free of charge and is open to all. The theater will be OVERBOOKED to ensure capacity and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or print out of your reservation confirmation, which will be automatically sent to your e-mail account upon successfully making an RSVP through this website. Check-in will begin at approximately 4:30 P.M.
ABOUT PARKING
The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 9000 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8.00 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of W. Jefferson Blvd. & McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Free street parking is also available along W. Jefferson Boulevard.
For a map of the USC campus (Norris Cinema Theatre, NCT, is N.10 in blue), please access the following website: http://www.usc.edu/assets/maps/upc_map.pdf
For a map of the USC campus (Norris Cinema Theatre, NCT, is N.10 in blue), please access the following website: http://www.usc.edu/assets/maps/upc_map.pdf
FOOD AND DRINKS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM THE AUDITORIUM.
VIOLATORS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PERFORMANCE.
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.
DOORS WILL CLOSE 15 MINUTES INTO THE PERFORMANCE.
VIOLATORS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PERFORMANCE.
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.
DOORS WILL CLOSE 15 MINUTES INTO THE PERFORMANCE.