Metropolitan Opera Original Poster * NATALIE DESSAY * NYC 2007 ~ 2008 Season 2' x 3' Mint New Condition. Large Rare Color Poster for the New York City 2007-2008 Season of The Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center in New York City. This Original MET Opera Poster features a beautiful photograph of the famed French soprano Natalie Dessay as " LUCIA ". The MET have announced the bold plan to expand the number of new productions, high-definition transmissions into movie theaters, and other audience outreach initiatives for the 2007-08 season. The season will open on Monday, September 24, with Mary Zimmerman’s new production of Donizetti’s " Lucia di Lammermoor ", conducted by Maestro Levine. With the company currently experiencing a dramatic increase in attendance – the first box office improvement in six seasons – The MET announced plans for seven new productions in 2007-08, the most new productions the Met has presented in one season since its inaugural 1966-67 season at Lincoln Center. Also announced are plans to increase the number of high-definition transmissions into movie theaters from six to eight, a reflection of the significant success of this new method of reaching opera lovers throughout the world. The Met’s efforts to revitalize its repertory next season begin with an accelerated schedule of new productions. In addition to the season-opening production of Lucia di Lammermoor (September 24), which stars Natalie Dessay, Marcello Giordani, and Mariusz Kwiecien, the other new productions include Verdi’s Macbeth (October 22), staged by former Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Adrian Noble, conducted by Levine, and starring Željko Lucic and Maria Guleghina; Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride (November 27), directed by Stephen Wadsworth and conducted by Louis Langrée, with Susan Graham in the title role and Plácido Domingo as Oreste; Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel (December 24), the Met’s winter holiday presentation, in a new staging by Richard Jones and conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, featuring Christine Schäfer and Alice Coote; Britten’s Peter Grimes (February 28), directed by John Doyle and conducted by Donald Runnicles, featuring Anthony Dean Griffey in the title role; Philip Glass’s Satyagraha (April 11), directed by Phelim McDermott of London’s Improbable theater company in the work’s Met premiere, conducted by Dante Anzolini, with Richard Croft as Gandhi; and a critically acclaimed production of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment (April 21), directed by Laurent Pelly and conducted by Marco Armiliato, featuring Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez. All the directors, except for Wadsworth, make their Met debuts this season, as well as Maestros Langrée and Anzolini. This Original Rare MET Poster is Large Wall Size ( measures 24" inches wide by 36" inches high ) and is printed in Beautiful Brilliant , Razor-sharp 6 color production on thick heavy chrome-coat advertising poster stock paper. This is the Official Metropolitan Opera Poster for the start of the 2007-2008 Season printed in Limited Edition. Rare , Authentic , Metropolitan Opera / Natalie Dessay Collectible ~ ready for framing , or simply hang as is. Great for an Apartment or Studio , a Living Room , Den or Office. Will be gently rolled in a heavy duty tube and shipped Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation / Tracking. This Original Poster is in Mint New Condition. Email with any questions before purchasing if you are unsure about something. We ONLY accept Money Orders , Cashiers Checks or U.S. Cash as payment ( we do NOT accept personal checks or online payment at all ). Please email about local pick-up , we are located in NYC in Times Square. All International Customers MUST email us before purchasing this item.
