Article: Ancient and modern: the Met's starry roster of broadcasts for its 125th anniversary season runs the operatic gamut from classical myth to the nuclear age.(guide to the broadcasts)

Dec. 20 [red circle]

Thais

Jules Massenet

A hotly anticipated new production of the 2008/09 season, this tale of a courtesan who finds religion and a monk who falls for her physical charms stars soprano Renee Fleming, with baritone Thomas Hampson as the monk, Athanael, and tenor Michael Schade as Nicias, the unwitting agent of their liaison. This showcase for Fleming, in one of her best roles, is also a HD cinema transmission.

Dec. 27 [red circle]

The Magic Flute

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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