15 June 2010 - With the World Cup underway, cinema's in Hong Kong may experience a drop in visitors. UA Cinemas and MCL have found a solution in showing performances of Carmen, Aida, Les Contes d'Hoffmann and Turandot, captured live on high-definition format from the Metropolitan Opera of New York - and known as The Met: Live in HD. One ticket at the Met costs up to USD 375, cinemas will charge HKD 150 for the 3-4 hours performance. That's less than the price for Avatar! Hong Kong is known as a cultural desert, but with introducing opera to a much wider audience - who may want to escape the football craze - we make a good step into the right direction. The West Kowloon Cultural District next?
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