SAN FRANCISCO OPERA SERIES Season Commences: 28/06/08
Hoyts is proud to present the world renowned SAN FRANCISCOOPERA SERIES.
The SFO is the second largest opera company in North America. The company has produced many talented performers and captured the passion and drama of the world's most beloved operas.
For a strictly limited season, you will be able to experience these SFO performances in stunning Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Digital High Definition on the big screen.
SESSION INFORMATION
The SFO Series is screening at selected Hoyts cinemas for a strictly limited season.
Ticket prices are $25 for adults, $21 for children and seniors and $23 for concession.
High Tea packages are also available for an additional $20 per person. This entitles you to a complimentary beverage** and gourmet sandwiches. High Tea Packages are available for purchase at the Box Office.
The scheduled screening dates and session times are as follows:
Sat. September 20 - 7:00pm start
Sun. September 21 - 12:30pm start
It is recommended that all patrons arrive at least a half an hour before the scheduled starting time.
The Hoyts/SFO Series is showing at participating Hoyts cinemas* only.
*Participating cinemas are Hoyts Chadstone, Hoyts Broadway, Hoyts Belconnen and Hoyts Carousel
**Red / white wine or a standard non-alcoholic drink (alcoholic beverages will not be available at Hoyts Belconnen)
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SFO SEASON FOR 2008
LA RONDINE - Giacomo Puccini
Superstar soprano Angela Gheorghiu makes her long-awaited San Francisco Opera debut in this rare staging of Puccini’s elegant and poignant opera. A thoroughly Italian work inspired by Viennese operetta, it tells the story of a worldly woman who falls in love with a naïve younger man...more
SAMSON AND DELILAH - Camille Saint-Saëns
The definitive Delilah of our day, Olga Borodina reprises her seductive 2001 performance as the tantalizing temptress in an eagerly awaited revival of Saint-Saëns’ biblical epic. Clifton Forbis, whose powerful tenor voice has thrilled audiences from Vienna to Los Angeles, plays the Old Testament hero who loses his heart, his hair, and finally his strength...more
DON GIOVANNI - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni is an infinitely nuanced nobleman and rake who lives for his libido, arrogantly flouting the most basic social conventions. Only Leporello, his trickster servant, adds a comic note as he helps his master make his conquests. Don Giovanni racks up a long list of enemies who seek to bring him down. In the end, however, only divine retribution can deliver justice...more
MADAMA BUTTERFLY - Giacomo Puccini
The heroine of this beloved opera finds herself faced with a dreadful choice: life without dignity or death with honor. Hear some of Puccini's most soaring and captivating music in this classic story of colliding hearts and cultures and featuring Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa . ..more
Please contact Hoyts Group Sales & Events for further information on corporate and group bookings or call (02) 8275 6169.
