THE METROPOLITAN OPERA PRESENTS OTELLO (ENCORE): Doors at 2:30PM

Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean tragedy follows a triumphant war hero driven to destruction by jealousy and his enemies’ hatred.

The ultimate Italian opera returns to cinemas with tenor Brian Jagde (La Forza del Destino) taking on the tour-de-force title role, opposite soprano Ailyn Pérez (Florencia en el Amazonas, Falstaff) as Desdemona.

CAST: Ailyn Pérez, Deborah Nansteel, Brian Jagde, Piotr Buszewski, Artur Ruciński, Vitalij Kowaljow

CONDUCTOR: Michele Mariotti

DIRECTOR: Bartlett Sher

ESTIMATED RUNTIME: 3 hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission

SUNG IN: Italian

MET TITLES IN: English, German, Spanish, Italian

Doors: 2:30 PM

Showtime: 3:00 PM

Tickets $20; Students $15. Concessions and cash bar available. To-go menus from nearby restaurants available or bring your own sack dinner and stretch your legs by the river during intermissions. Tickets available on Humanitix.