Winner is Matthew! Maybe you can’t afford to fly to New York City to see a performance by the Metropolitan Opera. But you can see a live performance right here in Denver. The Met: Live in HD will be presented live in select movie theaters nationwide including six along the Front Range. The second opera is Wagner’s Parsifal on Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. local time. Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the innocent who finds wisdom in François Girard’s new vision for Wagner’s final masterpiece. His fellow Wagnerian luminaries include Katarina Dalayman as the mysterious Kundry, Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin as the wicked Klingsor, and René Pape as the noble knight Gurnemanz. Daniele Gatti conducts. The opera runs about five hours and 45 minutes with intermissions. MHOTC readers can enter to win a family four-pack of tickets (value $100) to see the performance at Highlands Ranch 24 with IMAX. To enter: Leave a comment telling us your favorite opera. Deadline to enter is Saturday, February 23 at 3 p.m. One name will be randomly drawn and contacted by email so we can mail you the passes. Please check your spam filters. If we can’t reach you, we will move onto the alternate name. You can also buy tickets to this performance here.
Faust!
Since I was five, my favorite opera has been La Boheme.
Les miserables, but I have only seen that one.
Definitely La Boheme!
I love the Barber of Seville!!
I think the best is Madame Butterfly.
Madame Butterfly. THE best!
Puccini’s Carmen!
I go for the Mozart operas, my fave being “Marriage of Figaro”, but I need some Wagner in my life.
La Boheme
Carmen
La Boheme
Madame Butterfly.
This would be my first opera viewing EVER!
I’ve been wanting to see an opera for so long, but haven’t had the chance to see one yet! :)
Romeo and Juliet
Carmen is my favorite. It was the 1st opera I ever saw, in Wichita, KS, when I was 15 years old. I have loved the music every since!
Wicked is my favorite opera.
Always will be Turandot
“Madama Butterfly” by Puccini
La Traviata—
This story follows the courtesan Violletta and her love of a man named Alfredo. She has Tuberculosis and is dying. Sadly, as in most operas, she dies and it takes a long time. She dies in the arms of her love Alfredo. Some very beautiful and amazing arias throughout this work. Fantastic
My Favorite Opera was AIDA in the round! Loved it!
Carmen is my very favorite.
I also love Carmen, because of that wonderful song Toreador.
Carmen
I have always wanted to see an opera les miserable or romeo et juliette
Faust or carmen