OPERA AND BALLET CIRCLE

Nu Metro Cinema launches Opera and Ballet Circle (music, dance and film)

Nu Metro will showcase the world’s most prestigious contemporary performing arts companies in Opera and Ballet Circle, an ongoing series of spectacular operas and ballets from the end of September.

“The season kicks off with the sensational Renée Fleming in the opera, La Traviata by Verdi, followed by The Barber of Seville (Rossini), Falstaff (Verdi) and then The Nutcracker in December 2009, which will be the first ballet to be presented on cinema screens in South Africa.

More outstanding productions will be screened during the coming year.

These productions are captured live, in High Definition, from locations such as the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden, London), Palais Garnier (Paris), Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), War Memorial (San Francisco) and other great stages of the world.

These HD productions are presented exclusively by DigiScreen and its partners to audiences in more than 300 cinemas across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Japan.

According to Mark Harris, Content and Marketing Head for Nu Metro Cinemas, “These presentations will start towards the end of September around the country at the following Nu Metro Cinemas: Bedford Centre, Hyde Park, Menlyn Park, Pavilion, V&A Waterfront, Canal Walk and Montecasino.” Nu Metro Cinemas has partnered with DigiScreen, a digital network that distributes and presents alternative content through an exclusive collaboration it has with Opus Arte and the Royal Opera House of London. Nu Metro Cinemas…

Visit http://www.numetro.co.za for the complete list of forthcoming shows.