The Met: Live in HD stars Plácido Domingo in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts February 6

The Met: Live in HD stars Plácido Domingo in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts February 6

Placido Domingo The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" starring Plácido Domingo in the title role on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 1:00 p.m. at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. There is limited seating at the 1:00 p.m. performance. There will be an encore performance of the opera at 6:00 p.m. on the same day and seating is still available. The Kelley Theatre opens at 12:30 p.m. for pre-opera interviews. The Met: Live in HD is a featured event in the Fairfield University 2009-2010 Arts & Minds series.

Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi's gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. He co-stars with Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani and James Morris in this moving and tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts.

In Anthony Tommasini's Jan. 20 review in The New York Times, he describes Domingo's singing as "... some of his freshest singing in years ... as Boccanegra, he could not wait, it seemed, for the line to soar into the baritone's high register .... "

Expected running time: 3 hours, 40 minutes, 2 intermissions

Tickets for reserved seating are $22 general, $20 seniors and $15 for children and students. They are available online at fairfield.edu/quick or by calling the Box Office at (203) 254-4010. The toll free number is 1-877-ARTS-396. Special offers and discounts are available through the Quick Center's e-mail list. Join by contacting boxoffice@quickcenter.com . And become a fan of the Quick Center for the Arts on Facebook! Keep up-to-date with the latest performance news, plus special offers and discounts! Find the Quick Center at www.facebook.com/FairfieldQuickCenter.

Directions: Fairfield University is located off I-95, exit 22 at 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824.

Posted On: 01-25-2010 10:01 AM

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