New York’s Met Opera in Malta

The New York Metropolitan Opera's experiment of merging film with live performance has created a new art form. The groundbreaking series of live, high-definition Saturday performance transmissions into movie theatres in more than 35 countries around the world has enjoyed box office success, reaching an estimated audience of more than 1.1 million viewers last year. In 2009-10, the Met offers its fourth season of international HD transmissions -this time with nine broadcasts. In Malta, you can watch live Met’s thrilling, world-class opera at Valletta’s St. James Cavalier Centre.
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A George Enescu celebration

This is certainly the top event in the Romanian classical music calendar and one of the best festivals of the kind in Europe. The 19th edition of the annual George Enescu International Festival and Competition, scheduled for August 30 - September 26, pays special tribute to Romania's most famous composer and musician on the 128th anniversary of his birth, in 1881.
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LNO prelude for the 2009/10 season in Riga

With an impressive programme of opera and ballet productions, the Latvian National Opera kicks off the 2009/10 season, which includes some 32 productions for the months of October, November and December. The rest of the 10 season has not been announced yet, so stay tuned. The season opens in Riga on October 2 with a grand concert for the Latvijas Gāze Annual Award Ceremony, which will be conducted by Normunds Vaicis and Farhads Stade. And there’s more… Six operas and eleven ballet shows are on offer just before the twist of the year.
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