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We've had thousands of Meetups since starting in 2011! I'M NOT DEAD YET --- 50+ MEETUP is a fun way to find active new friends with similar interests. We organize a wide range of interesting events on weekdays as well as on weekends. Couples and singles will enjoy our Meetups. Though most of our members are single, we're not a "Singles" group. NO DUES OR MEETUP CHARGES, but individual events may involve costs. Members ages range from the late 40s up.
Metropolitan Opera LIVE from NY - Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Rosini, 1816.
Saturday, May 31st, Noon-3:30pm.
World premiere: Teatro Argentina, Rome, 1816. Rossini’s perfectly honed treasure survived a famously disastrous opening night (caused by factions and local politics more than any reaction to the work itself) to become what may be the world’s most popular comic opera. Its buoyant good humor and elegant melodies have delighted the diverse tastes of every generation for two centuries, and several of the opera’s most recognizable tunes have entered the world’s musical unconscious, most notably the introductory patter song of the swaggering Figaro, the titular barber of Seville.
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast.
Synopsis --
https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/il-barbiere-di-siviglia/
* * Meetup in the lobby at 11:45am * *
Senior Tickets $25.
Cinemark at Seven Bridges, 6500 Rt. 53, Woodridge.
Tickets at the theater or online (No need to pre-purchase)
Starting at Noon. Sung in Italian .
Approximate running time 3.5hr, One Intermission.
* * Casual dress code, formal opera attire totally optional * *
Purchase your own tickets at the door. Though this is Reserved Seating, operas never sell out. We can sit together as a group.
https://www.metopera.org/