Presented as part of SUNY Sullivan Foundation’s Community Cultural Connections Series
SUNY Sullivan is thrilled to welcome back the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning “The Met: Live in HD” series to Seelig Theatre for the 2025-26 season, presented as part of the SUNY Sullivan Foundation’s Community Cultural Connections series. The series begins on Saturday, November 8, with a live simulcast of Giacomo Puccini’s timeless masterpiece “La Bohème” (Franco Zeffirelli’s production), starring Juliana Grigoryan and Freddie De Tommaso. The season continues on Saturday, November 22, with Richard Strauss’s elegant romance “Arabella” (directed by Otto Schenk), featuring Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the title role.
SUNY Sullivan is also delighted to present a special encore transmission of Amadeus Mozart’s beloved holiday classic “The Magic Flute” on Saturday, December 6. This screening features the December 30, 2006, performance directed by Julie Taymor—a family-friendly favorite that has become a holiday tradition for opera lovers around the world.
“The Met: Live in HD” season continues with a revival of Umberto Giordano’s passionate tragedy “Andrea Chénier,” starring Piotr Beczała and Sonya Yoncheva; the first new Met production in nearly 50 years of Vincenzo Bellini’s final masterpiece, “I Puritani,” directed by Charles Edwards and conducted by Marco Armiliato; and a special Valentine’s Day encore of Jules Massenet’s “Cinderella” (2022), featuring Isabel Leonard in an abridged English adaptation by Kelley Rourke.
Later in the season, audiences can look forward to Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” starring Lise Davidsen as Isolde and Michael Spyres as Tristan; Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” with Asmik Grigorian as the lovestruck Tatiana; and the Met premiere of “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” composed by Gabriela Lena Frank with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winner Nilo Cruz.
2025–26 Seelig Theatre Schedule
- Saturday, November 8, 1 p.m. — “La Bohème” (Puccini)
- Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m. — “Arabella” (Strauss)
- Saturday, December 6, 1 p.m. — “The Magic Flute” (Mozart)
- (Encore performance from 2006 — family-friendly holiday production directed by Julie Taymor)
- Saturday, December 13, 1 p.m. — “Andrea Chénier” (Giordano)
- Saturday, January 10, 1 p.m. — “I Puritani” (Bellini)
- Saturday, February 14, 1 p.m. — “Cinderella” (Massenet)
- (Encore performance from 2022 — Valentine’s Day family-friendly production in English)
- Saturday, March 21, 12 p.m. — “Tristan und Isolde” (Wagner)
- (Note earlier start time)
- Saturday, May 2, 1 p.m. — “Eugene Onegin” (Tchaikovsky)
- Saturday, May 30, 1 p.m. — “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” (Gabriela Lena Frank)
- (Debut/premiere production)
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and Met Opera members, $10 for students, and $5 for children under 5. Tickets and sponsorship information are available at sunysullivan.edu/met-opera, and will also be sold at the Seelig Theatre Box Office on the day of the show (cash, checks, and credit cards accepted).
The doors and the box office will be open 30 minutes before the listed showtime. All screenings except for “The Magic Flute” and “Cinderella” are simulcasts of live performances and will start promptly as listed.
About The Met: Live in HD: “The Met: Live in HD” is a Peabody- and Emmy Award–winning series that brings world-class opera performances to cinemas and theaters across the globe. “The Met: Live in HD” series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of “The Met: Live in HD” is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. “The Met: Live in HD” series is in partnership with Rolex.
About SUNY Sullivan: SUNY Sullivan is the leader of innovative higher education and a catalyst for workforce development throughout the Sullivan Catskills and beyond. Its diverse community cultivates personal growth and professional advancement, preparing students for success in a sustainable and interconnected world. A forward-looking, top-tier community college in New York, SUNY Sullivan offers over 40 degree programs, certificates, and micro-credentials for learners at all levels of their educational goals. Its team values critical inquiry and creativity while supporting our students in a culture of inclusion and respect.
About the SUNY Sullivan Foundation: The SUNY Sullivan Foundation supports the mission and advancement of SUNY Sullivan through fundraising, scholarships, and community partnerships. By connecting donors and regional organizations with opportunities to invest in student success, the Foundation helps expand access to education and enrich cultural life in Sullivan County. Through initiatives like the Community Cultural Connections Series, the Foundation also brings world-class performances and programming to the campus and the broader Catskills community. Learn more at sunysullivan.edu/foundation.
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