Homer Alaska - Letters

Homer should be proud to have an institution such as our venerable Homer Theatre with enlightened and responsive owners and a staff willing to go out of the way to bring such a treat as the Metropolitan Opera HD series to our community. Super-kudos to Jamie Sutton and Robin Daugherty for making this happen. After Sunday's debut of "Tosca," we can confirm that to view these magnificent productions in high definition, especially filmed for theater audiences, with surround sound, is simply wonderful — in some ways perhaps even better than at the Met itself. We have close up seating, comfortable seats, popcorn and hot dogs, and we get to go backstage between acts to interview the singers, costume designers, set masters and musicians.

This is an incredible opportunity for new opera goers to get their feet wet without spending a fortune and for opera buffs to just revel in the pure delight of it all.

Prices are reasonable — $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, and several free student tix have been made available by private promoters of the series for "Aida" and "Carmen."

For free student tix, e-mail moldham@acsalaska.net. Come to the opera and dress up for the occasion.

Next show: "Der Rosenkavalier," Sunday, Feb. 7, to be followed by "Aida," Feb. 21; "Les Contes D'hoffman," Feb. 28; and the fabulous "Carmen" on March 14, all starting at noon. All screenings are subtitled in English.

Carol R. Dee