The curtains rose for the first time on December 30th exclusively at 28 Cineplex Entertainment theatres in Canada as opera fans enjoyed Mozart's Magic Flute in the comfort of their local theatre as the first of six Metropolitan Opera performances was broadcast live via satellite in HD from Lincoln Center in New York.
"The first performance this past weekend, Mozart's Magic Flute, was a resounding success with many theatres having sold out in advance of the presentation and others selling out the day of the event," said Pat Marshall, Vice-President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. "This unique opportunity to show opera performances live via satellite in High Definition really is the next best thing to being at the Met. Numerous guests who attended the presentation were completely thrilled and immediately went to the box office to buy tickets for the next even on January 6th."
Cineplex Entertainment will present Bellini's / Puritani live in HD on Saturday January 6th at 1:30 pm (EST) at the following select theatres throughout Canada:
SilverCity Windsor Cinemas SilverCity London Cinemas
4611 Walker Road 1680 Richmond Street,
Windsor, ON London, ON
Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo Cineplex Odeon Sheppard-Grande
550 King Street N Cinemas
Waterloo, ON 4861 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
Paramount Toronto Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas
259 Richmond St. W 1025 The Queensway
Toronto, ON Etobicoke, ON
Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Niagara
1351 Grandview Street N Square Cinemas
Oshawa, ON 7555 Montrose Road
Niagara Falls, ON
Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road Cinemas SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas
626 Gardiners Road 355 Barrydown Road
Kingston, ON Sudbury, ON
SilverCity Thunder Bay Cinemas SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas
850 North May Street 2385 City Park Drive
Thunder Bay, ON Gloucester, ON
SilverCity Burlington Cinemas SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas
1250 Brant Street 8725 Yonge Street
Burlington, ON Richmond Hill, ON
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon
817 St. James Street, 347 2(nd) Avenue
Winnipeg, MB Saskatoon, SK
Galaxy Cinemas Regina Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton
420 McCarthy Boulevard N Cinemas
Regina, SK 14231 137 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Commons Paramount Chinook Cinemas
Cinemas 6455 MacLeod Trail SW
1525 99(th) Street Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Paramount Vancouver Cinemas SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas
900 Burrard Street 170 Schoolhouse Street
Vancouver, BC Coquitlam, BC
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas SilverCity Victoria Cinemas
14211 Entertainment Way 3130 Tillicum Road
Richmond, BC Victoria, BC
Paramount Montreal Cinemas Coliseum Kirkland Cinemas
977 Ste-Catherine West 3200 Rue Jean Yves
Montreal, PQ Kirkland, PQ
Cineplex Odeon Brossard Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy Cinemas
9350, boul. Leduc 1200 Boul. Duplessis
Brossard, PQ Ste. Foy, PQ
Tickets are available at these theatre box offices and online at www.cineplex.com; admission for children ages 3 - 12 and seniors is $ 14.95 + tax and general admission is $17.95 + tax. A special group rate is also available for groups of twenty or more. For more information on our group rates, call 1-800-313-4461.
The following performances are the next to be shown live from New York at Cineplex Entertainment theatres throughout Canada:
Saturday January 13, 2007 Saturday March 24, Saturday February 24, 2007
1:30 PM 2007 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Rossini: Il Barbiere di
Tan Dun: The First Emperor Tchaikovsky: Eugene Siviglia
Onegin
Saturday April 28, 2007
1:30 PM
Puccini: Il Trittico
Please visit our website at www.cineplex.com for local presentation times, locations and more information.
About the Metropolitan Opera:
Under the leadership of new General Manager Peter Gelb, the Met has launched many initiatives to connect the company with a larger audience. They include: a first-ever free Open House that offered the public an opportunity to attend the final dress rehearsal of Madama Butterfly; an extensive Madama Butterfly transit advertising campaign in New York City during the month of September; $15 tickets (formerly $26) in the Family Circle section; the new Agnes Varis and Karl Page 3
Leichtman Rush Ticket program that offers 200 orchestra seats deeply discounted to $20 for weekday performances, available at the box office two hours before curtain; the new Arnold and Marie Schwartz Gallery Met exhibiting contemporary art; a groundbreaking commissioning program in partnership with the Lincoln Center Theater that provides renowned composers and playwrights the resources to create and develop new works at the Met and Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater; and dynamic new content on the web site, the house program, and the Saturday matinee radio broadcasts heard over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network. The Met recently announced the use of advanced distribution platforms and state-of-the-art technology to attract new audiences and reach millions of opera fans around the world. On September 25, "Metropolitan Opera Radio on Sirius" launched as a 24-hour satellite radio channel broadcasting live and rare historical performances. The Met presents free live streaming of performances from its website once every week with support from RealNetworks.
About Cineplex Entertainment LP:
Cineplex Entertainment LP owns, leases, or has a joint venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,305 screens and is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the Partnership operates theatres with the following six top-tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy and Famous Players (including Coliseum, Colossus and SilverCity). Proudly Canadian, the units of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which owns approximately 59.7% of Cineplex Entertainment LP, are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (symbol CGX.UN). More information can be found at cineplex.com.
Contacts:
Cineplex Entertainment LP
Pat Marshall
Vice-President, Communications and Investor Relations
(416) 323-6648
Email: pat.marshall@cineplex.com
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