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Come see spectaular opera in High Definition from the Met with a friend at the historic and restored Lensic Performing Arts Center which was itself created as a gift to the community!

“I made all my money here and I wanted to give the people something to show my appreciation.” – Nathan Salmon on building the Lensic Theater

Your passes include:

RUSALKA (Dvorák)
Broadcast Live: Feb. 8, at 11 am
Encore: Feb. 8, at 6 pm
The great Renée Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing the enchanting “Song to the Moon” in Dvorák’s soulful fairy-tale opera. Tenor Piotr Beczala co-stars as the Prince, Dolora Zajick is Ježibaba, and dynamic young maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium. (4 hrs)

PRINCE IGOR (Borodin)
NEW MET PRODUCTION
Broadcast Live: Sat., March 1, at 10 am
Encore: Sun., March 2, at 2 pm
Borodin’s defining Russian epic, famous for its Polovtsian Dances, comes to the Met for the first time in nearly 100 years. Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new production is a brilliant psychological journey through the mind of its conflicted hero, with the founding of the Russian nation as the backdrop. Star bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov takes on the monumental title role, with Gianandrea Noseda conducting. (4 hrs, 30 min)

WERTHER (Massenet)
NEW MET PRODUCTION
Broadcast Live: Sat., March 15, at 11 am
Encore: Sat., March 15, at 6 pm
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of Massenet's sublime adaptation of Goethe's revolutionary and tragic romance, opposite Sophie Koch as Charlotte. The new production is directed and designed by Richard Eyre and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met's recent hit staging of Carmen. Maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts. (3 hrs, 15 min)

LA BOHÈME
Broadcast Live: Sat., April 5, at 11 am
Encore: Sat., April 5, at 6 pm
Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most performed opera in Met history—and with good reason. Anita Hartig stars as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Rodolfo, Susanna Phillips as Musetta and Massimo Cavalletti as Marcello. (3 hrs, 25 min)

COSÌ FAN TUTTE (Mozart)
Broadcast Live: Sat., April 26, at 11 am
No Encore
Music Director James Levine conducts Mozart’s beloved opera about testing the ties of love. The cast is filled with youthful Met stars: Susanna Phillips and Isabel Leonard are the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, Matthew Polenzani and Rodion Pogossov are their lovers, with Danielle de Niese as the clever Despina and Maurizio Muraro as the cynical Don Alfonso. (4 hrs, 5 min)

LA CENERENTOLA (Rossini)
Broadcast Live: Sat., May 10, at 11 am
Encore: Sat., May 10, at 6 pm
A peerless pair of Rossini virtuosos joins forces in La Cenerentola—a vocal tour de force for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, singing her first Met performances of the Cinderella title role, and the high-flying tenor Juan Diego Flórez, who plays her Prince Charming. Alessandro Corbelli as Cenerentola’s stepfather Don Magnifico, and Luca Pisaroni as Don Ramiro’s tutor, Alidoro, with Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leading the effervescent score. (3 hrs, 40 min)

About the Lensic Performing Arts Center
The nonprofit, member-supported Lensic Performing Arts Center hosts more than 200 events year-round, from theater, music, and dance performances to spoken word events, films, and lectures. Through our Lensic Presents series, performing arts education programs, and community sponsorships, The Lensic is a major partner and supporter of Santa Fe’s nonprofits, arts organizations, and schools. We own and maintain the historic Lensic Theater, a 1931 cultural landmark, and operate Tickets Santa Fe, the city’s community box office.

For more information about our presentations and programs, visit www.lensic.org

Item Special Note

Terms For Pickup or Delivery of Items:

• The winner of each auction lot will receive an e-mail following the completion of the auction on November 21, 2013.

• Winning bidders are asked to respond to this e-mail and must do so by 12 p.m. MDT, November 22, to confirm their winning bid on the item(s) in the auction lot.

• The winners of each auction have the option of picking up their item(s) at designated pickup locations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Details on these pickup locations will be communicated to winning bidders.

• Winning bidders also have the option of having their item(s) shipped to them at additional cost. Gift certificates can be mailed for a flat shipping and handling fee of $5. Any other item type can be shipped to the winning bidder at actual shipping cost, including insurance, for that particular item.