LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan will present “The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, in the college’s Seelig Theatre, with an opening screening of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 7.

The performance is an abridged, English-language production of the musical fairy tale, and is directed by Julie Taymor—the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s “The Lion King.”

The show is ideal for family audiences.

Tickets, along with series sponsorship opportunities, are available online at www.sunysullivan.edu/met-opera/. Prices are $25 for general admission, with discounts available for Met Opera Members and seniors at $20, students at $10 and children under five at $5. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. 

The Seelig Theatre will open 30 minutes before each screening, and all performances, aside from “The Magic Flute,” are live simulcasts starting promptly at the listed times. 

Proceeds will benefit the SUNY Sullivan Foundation.

“The college is thrilled to present Metropolitan Opera programs in our own Seelig Theatre,” said SUNY Sullivan president David Potash. “Thanks to generous contributions from the SUNY Sullivan Foundation, this and other programming brings the arts to our community.” 

The Live in HD season will continue with Verdi’s “Aida” (January 25, 2025), Beethoven’s “Fidelio” (March 15, 2025), Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” (April 26, 2025), Strauss’s “Salome” (May 17, 2025) and Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” (May 31, 2025). All performances will be Saturday matinees transmitted live from the Met stage. 

For more information about the screenings and series sponsorship, call Dan Rigney at SUNY Sullivan at 845/434-5750 ext. 3188 or email drigney@sunysullivan.edu. 

For more information about “The Met: Live in HD,” visit www.metopera.org/hd.