Met Opera Autumn/Winter Season, Stamford Arts Centre 27 St Mary's Street Stamford Lincs. PE9 2DL

Met Opera Autumn/Winter Season

Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'Amore–New Production LIMITED TICKETS PLEASE TELEPHONE THE BOX OFFICE October 13, 2012, 5.55pm Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star in Bartlett Sher's new production of one of the greatest comic gems in opera, as the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino. Mariusz Kwiecien is the blustery sergeant Belcore and Ambrogio Maestri is Dulcamara, the loveable quack and dispenser of the elixir. Maurizio Benini conducts. Verdi’s Otello LIMITED TICKETS PLEASE TELEPHONE THE BOX OFFICE October 27, 2012, 5.55 pm Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece returns to the Met with Johan Botha in the title role opposite the acclaimed Desdemona of star soprano Renée Fleming. Semyon Bychkov conducts. Adès’s The Tempest—Met Premiere November 14, 2012, 5.55pm ENCORE Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero. Director Robert Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala in this inventive staging. Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito December 1, 2012, 5.55pm The virtuosic El?na Garan?a sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia, in this handsome revival of one of the composer’s final masterpieces. Harry Bicket conducts. Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera—New Production December 10 ENCORE 5.55pm Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Karita Mattila is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim is the page Oscar, and Stephanie Blythe sings the role of the fortune-teller Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts. Verdi’s Aida - SOLD OUT (TELEPHONE THE BOX OFFICE FOR RETURNS) December 15, 2012, 5.55pm The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Roberto Alagna, and the proud Egyptian princess Amneris, sung by Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts. Stamford Arts Centre Stamford Arts Centre 27 St Mary's Street Stamford Lincs. PE9 2DL Box Office Call 01780 763203 Email boxoffice@stamfordartscentre.com Web www.stamfordartscentre.com Opening Hours Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 8pm