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Aida

Diva Renée Fleming hosts today’s broadcast of Aida, part of the Met Live in HD series. Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana appears as the Ethiopian princess who’s forced into slavery, South African tenor Johan Botha is the soldier who loves her, and American mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick is the Pharaoh’s daughter vying for his affection. Beamed to more than 40 nations around the world, Met Live in HD reached more than a million opera lovers last season. Noon. Various theaters including Edwards Houston Marq*E 23 & IMAX, 7620 Katy Freeway. For information, call 800-638-6737 or visit www.metopera.org/hdlive. $15 to $22.
Sat., Oct. 24, noon, 2009
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