The Rehoboth Beach Film Society ends its 2024-2025 season of The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD with Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) screening at 1 pm on Sat, May 31 and 2 pm on Wed., June 4.

Rossini’s perfectly honed treasure survived a famously disastrous opening night (caused by factions and local politics more than any reaction to the work itself) to become what may be the world’s most popular comic opera. Its buoyant good humor and elegant melodies have delighted the diverse tastes of every generation for two centuries, and several of the opera’s most recognizable tunes have entered the world’s musical unconscious, most notably the introductory patter song of the swaggering Figaro, the titular barber of Seville. [2024, US, 180 min, sung in Italian with English subtitles]

This award-winning series featured live simulcast transmissions of nine spectacular productions this season.  Since its initial broadcast in 2006 “The Met: Live in HD” has grown exponentially with classical music lovers from around the world proving opera can have a place in their local cinema theaters. It is now the largest provider of alternative cinema content in the world that reaches more than 2,000+ venues in countries across six continents.

Admission for The Met: Live in HD broadcasts is $22 for a Met member, $22 for a RBFS member, $25 general admission, $22 for Senior (65+) and $10 for Student (with ID). Customers are encouraged to purchase admission online at rehobothfilm.com. If seats are available, admission can be purchased at the theater 30 minutes before the screening or by stopping into the Cinema Art Theater Box Office during business hours (Wed-Sun).