Met Opera To Release MovieCasts On DVD

The popular broadcasts of opera performances in movie theatres have attracted a following. “Five of the Met’s eight live high-definition movie-theater broadcasts next season will be released on DVD by EMI Classics, the companies said Wednesday. The releases include Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Karita Mattila, Marcello Giordani and conductor James Levine; and Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Levine conducting Lado Ataneli.”