Metropolitan Opera HD presentation: AIDA

The USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Metropolitan Opera
invite you to a special HD broadcast of


Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

1:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Norris Cinema Theatre / Frank Sinatra Hall
USC School of Cinematic Arts

There will be a panel discussion about the opera from 1:00 P.M. - 1:45 P.M.,
hosted by the USC Thornton School of Music.

Admission is free, although we require that you reserve seats electronically.
Please do not attempt to reserve seats via telephone or e-mail.

TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT

There will be a standby line at Norris Theatre, which will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis should their be seats left in the theater after the RSVP list has checked in.

Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage (and on the HD screen). Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radamès, commander of the Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score's highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March.

Conducted by Daniele Gatti. In Italian with English subtitles.

Approximate running time: 3 hours, 56 minutes, 2 intermissions.

This screening is presented free of charge and is open to all. The theater will be OVERBOOKED to ensure capacity and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or print out of your reservation confirmation, which will be automatically sent to your e-mail account upon successfully making an RSVP through this website. Check-in will begin at approximately 12:30 P.M.

The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 9000 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8.00 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of W. Jefferson Blvd. & McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Free street parking is also available along W. Jefferson Boulevard.

For a map of the USC campus (Norris Cinema Theatre, NCT, is N.10 in blue), please access the following website: http://www.usc.edu/assets/maps/upc_map.pdf

FOOD AND DRINKS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM THE AUDITORIUM.
VIOLATORS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PERFORMANCE.

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.
DOORS WILL CLOSE 15 MINUTES INTO THE PERFORMANCE.