Anna Netrebko at the Met's free Summer HD Festival

The Metropolitan Opera's free Summer HD Festival opens with a screening of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" starring Anna Netrebko on Saturday, August 27 at Lincoln Center Plaza.

Anna Netrebko revives her sensational turn in this sophisticated bel canto comedy, opposite Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo in the title role. Music Director James Levine conducts Otto Schenk’s production.

This performance was originally transmitted live on November 13, 2010.

UPDATE 26. Aug 2011
Due to the forecasted weather this weekend, the Live in HD Festival screenings for Saturday and Sunday are cancelled.