The Met Live in HD at Unicaribe Cancun Opera Season Begins in the Riviera Maya
Enjoy an evening of classical music in paradise!
It’s not every day that we get to spend a night at the opera in the Riviera Maya; that’s why we’re so excited for The Metropolitan Opera’s 2017-2018 season of The Met Live in HD, which features live satellite transmissions of 10 operas on the same opening night as New York!
The Met: Live in HD can be seen on more than 2,000 screens in over 70 countries around the world, including more than a dozen locations throughout Mexico.
Universidad del Caribe (Unicaribe), located just north of downtown Cancun and about an hour's drive from Playa del Carmen, will be the Live in HD international viewing location for our area. All 10 operas will be simulcast live on the big screen in their original format with Spanish subtitles.
Photo credit: Universidad del Caribe Cancun
The 2017-2018 opera season begins on Saturday October 7th and continues through the end of April. All of the operas will be broadcast on the same opening day and at the same time as in New York—that’s Saturday at 7pm here in the Riviera Maya. The schedule is as follows:
October 7 – Norma by Bellini
October 14 – The Magic Flute by Mozart
November 18 – The Exterminating Angel by Adès
December 9 – Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck
January 27 – Tosca by Puccini
February 10 – L’Elisir d’Amore by Donizetti
February 24 – La Bohème by Puccini
March 10 – Semiramide by Rossini
March 31 – Così fan tutte by Mozart
April 14 – Luisa Miller by Verdi
April 28 – Cendrillon by Massenet
Check out the video below to get a preview of The Metropolitan Opera’s 2017-2018 season.
You can learn more about each production and read the synopsis and cast sheets HERE.
Tickets are available at the Universidad del Caribe box office. The cost is $180 pesos per opera or $1,300 pesos for all 10 presentations. For more info, visit www.unicaribe.mx.
To find out about these and other upcoming events in the Riviera Maya be sure to check out our new Riviera Maya Events Calendar. Just click on the links to see all of the event details.
Laura Nazimiec moved to Cancun from Philadelphia. A two-week language and culture immersion program in Guatemala led to a year of backpacking in Latin America and ultimately the decision to live abroad. After moving to Mexico, Laura turned her passion for travel into her career as a blogger and social media manager for BuyPlaya Real Estate Advisors. In her free time, she enjoys running and yoga, and she also runs the website FitCancun.com. You can follow her on Twitter @FitCancun