ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2024-25 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts from New York City. Tickets go on sale July 24, and reserved seats are offered for the live transmissions. Encore screenings will be presented at the Strand on Tuesdays, following the Saturday simulcasts.

Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet, kicks off the season on Saturday, October 5. The cinema season includes three new productions: the Met premiere of Grounded by Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori, Verdi’s Aida directed by Michael Mayer and starring American soprano Angel Blue, and Strauss’s Salome led by South African soprano Elza van den Heever in the title role and directed by Claus Guth.

Season highlights include the return of Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen in Puccini’s Tosca and Beethoven’s Fidelio, and rising Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. The Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will conduct three of the transmissions.                                                                               

The Met: Live in HD series has increased accessibility to Met performances for audiences around the world. Met artists serve as hosts for the Live in HD series, providing background on the operas, introducing exciting behind-the-scenes features, and conducting live interviews with stars, crew, and production teams.

This season’s series is generously supported by Camden Law.                                                               

Tickets will be available online at www.RocklandStrand.com; by calling the box office at (207) 594-0070; or at the walk-up box office when the theater is open for scheduled shows, as well as one hour prior to each opera showtime.

Ticket prices for the live broadcasts are $30/Adults, $25/Strand Members, and $15/Students, including college students with ID. Tickets for encore presentations are $25/Adults, $20/Strand Members, and $5/Students.

The Strand Theatre is located at 345 Main Street, Rockland.