June 19, 2008

Free Friday opera paired with Opera Shop discounts

Prospect Park is sure to be packed Friday night for the Met Opera's free concert, but that's not the only opera deal of offer this month.

The online branch of the Met Opera Shop is preparing to shutter for an overhaul and has extended through June 30 its deep discounts on all CDs and DVDs. Discounts range from 33 percent to 67 percent.

The Friday concert, "Met Summer Concert: Live in Prospect Park," will feature married-in-real-life soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenor Roberto Alagna singing Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Massenet. Ion Marin will conduct the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The 8 p.m. concert will also be broadcast live on WQXR (96.3 FM) and streamed live on www.metopera.org.

Next week, the New York Philharmonic starts its free park concerts for summer, starting with Central Park on Tuesday.

Earlier: NYC's (mostly free) summer concerts and film series

June 19, 2008 7:15 AM in Broadway, Cheap Stuff, Midtown, Out of Manhattan, Romance, Shopology, Sightsology

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