Tuesday | 31.12.24

Time Items
All day
 
4pm
16:00
The Future Awaits
16:30
Kafka
16:30
The Books He Didn’t Burn
16:30
The Two Mariettes
6pm
18:30
Most People Die on Sundays
18:30
Kugel
18:30
The Wolf of Baghdad + discussion
18:30
A Real Pain + opening remarks
8pm
20:30
Marco, The Invented Truth
20:30
September 5
20:30
Claude Lelouch, la vie en mieux
9pm
21:00
Between the Temples
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Monthly Screenings

The Met: Live in HD - 2023/24

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The Met: Live in HD - 2023/24

Memberships on Sale 06.08.2023

(Assigned seats will be held until 31.08.2023)

Limited Seating

Individual events tickets available from 03.09.2023

 

Pricing for Cinematheque Members: 936 NIS / Single ticket for Members – 140 NIS

Pricing for Non-Members: 1,1125 NIS / Single ticket – 170 NIS

 

Operas will begin on the specified time; doors will close 15 minutes before the event begins. Entrance will not be allowed after the start of the broadcast.

The Met operas are screened live via satellite. The Cinematheque is not responsible for any disruptions that may occur during the transmission.

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MET PREMIERE

Florencia en el Amazonas

By Daniel Catán

Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera focuses on an opera diva, Florencia Grimaldi, who returns to her native Brazil to perform and to search for her lost lover.

Dead Man Walking

MET PREMIERE

Dead Man Walking

By Jake Heggie

Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s poignant music and a libretto by Tony and Emmy Award–winner Terrence McNally.

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REVIVAL

Nabucco

By Verdi

Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.

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NEW PRODUCTION

Carmen

By Bizet

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers.

La Forza del Destino

NEW PRODUCTION

La Forza del Destino

By Verdi

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen in her role debut as the noble Leonora. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world.

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REVIVAL

Roméo et Juliette

By Gounod

Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores.

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REVIVAL

La Rondine

By Puccini

Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the sophisticated French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his company debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess.

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REVIVAL

Madama Butterfly

By Puccini

In her Met debut, Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the trusting geisha at the heart of Puccini’s tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman is the callous American naval officer Pinkerton whose betrayal destroys her. Anthony Minghella’s vivid production.