Metropolitan Opera HD presentation: HAMLET

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


Composed by Ambroise Thomas

12:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 27th, 2010

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

There will be a panel discussion about the opera from 12:00 P.M. - 12:45 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.


The RSVP list for this event will open at
12:00PM, PST, on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer's. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard's most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.

Conductor: Louis Langrée. In French with English subtitles.

Approximate running time: 3 hours, 43 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 11:30 A.M.

The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 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. 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.