The Met: Live in HD | SALOME (R. Strauss) at The Hyde

161 Warren St. : 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY  12801

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

1:00 - 3:30 pm - Join us for The Met: Live in HD $20 / $18 members / $18 seniors & students / $5 children under 12? Approx. runtime: 2 hour & 15 minutes?with no intermission? Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Register HERE The Met: Live in HD?is the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts. Simulcasts feature the full performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Hyde Collection is proud to be the regional provider of the 2024-25 Met Opera Live season. Pre-screening programming is provided in partnership with The Sembrich.  Arrive early at 12:30pm for an exclusive, 15-minute preview presented by The Sembrich, featuring their staff and special guests.