The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte. In his Met-debut staging, Simon McBurney incorporates projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in... Read More

$8 – $20

Classics & Cocktails: JAWS

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Duuuunnnn duun…duuunnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnn dunnn! We are still on the hunt for some iconic Narragansset beer cans for our screenings of JAWS but in the meantime, we will be featuring a delicious Sharkbite Cocktail! More details coming soon. Classics & Cocktails is back for a summer series!... Read More

$8

The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni. The tale of deceit and damnation is set in an abstract architectural landscape that explores the dark corners of the story and its characters. Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by... Read More

$8 – $20

The Met: Live in HD: Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones made history in the 2021–22 season. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted... Read More

$8 – $20

The Met: Live in HD: Strauss’ DER ROSENKAVALIER

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

A stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’s comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen in her Met role debut as the Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her Met role debut as Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s father,... Read More

$8 – $20

Oh, Hi Mark! An Evening Inside THE ROOM with Greg Sestero

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Greg Sestero is back in Athens! About the event Spend a night with the man who survived THE ROOM Join us for a special evening of the hit cult classic THE ROOM with Greg Sestero, star of THE ROOM and author of THE DISASTER ARTIST, the critically-acclaimed tell-all about the making of THE ROOM that inspired A24’s award-winning... Read More

$15

The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s FALSTAFF

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features a brilliant ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s celebrated staging. Baritone Michael Volle sings his first Verdi role at the Met as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance. Reuniting after their acclaimed performances in the production’s 2019 run are soprano Ailyn Pérez... Read More

$8 – $20

OU Moms Weekend: MAMMA MIA!

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

“It’s not easy being a mother. If it was, fathers would do it.” A film dedicated to the unconditional love a mother has for her child, the beloved classic MAMMA MIA! will be playing for OU Moms Weekend 2023! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary. Set the Mediterranean vibe with an Aperol Spritz on Friday, March 31st at... Read More

$8

The Met: Live in HD: Wagner’s LOHENGRIN

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

Wagner’s Lohengrin returns to the Met stage after an absence of 17 years with this atmospheric new staging by François Girard. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast led by tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role of the mysterious swan knight. Soprano Tamara Wilson is the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, going head-to-head with... Read More

$8 – $20

From the Hills and Hollers: DARK WATERS with Harry Deitzler

Athena Cinema 20 South Court Street, Athens, OH, United States

About the film A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations. While trying to expose the truth, he soon finds himself risking his future, his family and his own life.   About the speaker Harry Deitzler a personal injury lawyer who... Read More

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