The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will bring back its popular Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre Live screenings for the 2026 season.
The screenings will be held at the Gubelmann Auditorium, giving local audiences access to acclaimed performances from New York and London, the Four Arts said in a release.
“The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD” series showcases a wide range of opera, from sweeping dramas to comic favorites.
Saturday matinees start at 1 p.m., though the March 21 showing of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” begins at noon, streamed live from Lincoln Center via satellite.
Here is the schedule:
Jan. 10 —”I Puritani”: Starring Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee, Bellini’s florid masterpiece returns in a bold new staging by Charles Edwards, rich with vocal feats and historical tension.
Jan. 17 — “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”: A riotous Rossini romp, full of wit and mischief, with rising stars Aigul Akhmetshina and Jack Swanson lighting up Bartlett Sher’s energetic production.
Jan. 31 — “Salome”: Strauss returns, darker and more intense, with Elza van den Heever as the emotionally tormented antiheroine. Claus Guth’s Victorian reimagining adds depth and discomfort to this psychological thriller.
March 7 —”Cinderella”: This family-friendly jewel in the season’s crown is a candy-colored delight. Laurent Pelly’s production reimagines Massenet’s “Cendrillon” with an English translation by Kelley Rourke, led by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard.
March 21 — “Tristan und Isolde” (Special Time: 12 p.m.): The high-drama centerpiece of the season: Wagner’s hypnotic meditation on love, death, and transcendence. Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres helm a cast of heroic proportions in a doomed romance.
April 11 — “La Sonnambula”: A dreamlike return to Bellini’s lyrical gifts, starring Dreyfoos School of the Arts’ alumna Nadine Sierra as the sleepwalking Amina. Rolando Villazón’s new production explores the unconscious mind in an Alpine setting.
April 18 —”La Traviata”: A fitting season finale, this sumptuous 2018 revival of Verdi’s classic stars Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin — a reminder that sometimes, tragedy can be transcendent.
National Theatre Live brings British drama to Palm Beach audiences, streaming pre-recorded productions with the excitement of opening night.
Saturday performances begin at 2 p.m.
Here is the schedule:
Jan. 24: — “A Streetcar Named Desire”: Starring Gillian Anderson and Vanessa Kirby, this sultry, bruising revival of “Streetcar” stunned London during its sold-out 2014 run at the Young Vic. Directed by Benedict Andrews, it strips Tennessee Williams’ Southern Gothic classic down to its emotional core — grit, grace, and devastating heartbreak. The recording has already reached 1.2 million viewers worldwide.
Feb. 28 — “Inter Alia”: From the team behind “Prima Facie” comes a gripping new work of conscience and identity. Directed by Justin Martin, with Rosamund Pike as a Crown Court judge facing a crisis that rocks her personal and professional world, “Inter Alia” is both intimate and universal.
Tickets for all performances are $30, with discounts for Four Arts members ($25) and students with valid ID ($15). All screenings take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium at 100 Four Arts Plaza in Palm Beach.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit fourarts.org or call 561-655-7226.
Jodie Wagner is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at jwagner@pbdailynews.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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