Opera returns to the Station Mall

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CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT

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Cineplex Entertainment’s 2009-10 The Met: Live in HD season begins with Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, October 10

Reserved seating now available at select theatre locations

TORONTO - Cineplex Entertainment is pleased to announce that the fourth season of the very popular The Met: Live in HD premieres with an afternoon transmission of Puccini’s Tosca this Saturday, October 10 at 1 p.m. ET.

Tosca marks the first performance of the season as part of The Met: Live in HD series and will be transmitted live from New York via satellite in high-definition into more than 90 Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country. 

Puccini’s Tosca tells the story of three people - a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter and a sadistic chief of police - caught in a net of love and politics. 

Soprano Karita Matilla sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland, Marcelo Ấlvarez performs as Cavaradossi and Juha Uusitalo as Scarpia. 

Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theatre and opera productions, directs and Joseph Colaneri conducts.

When: Saturday, October 10 at 1 p.m. ET

Where: Galaxy Cinemas located in the Station Mall and select theatres across the country.

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