“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, will begin its 13th season on Oct. 6, with the grand production of Verdi’s<i> Aida</i>, starring one of the world’s most acclaimed sopranos, Anna Netrebko. Once again, the entire series will be broadcast live at Beaufort’s USCB Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret St.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

The season features 10 transmissions, including four new productions: <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>
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 	<li>Oct 20: Saint-Saen’s <i>Samson et Dalila</i>, directed by Darko Tresnjak and conducted by Sir Mark Elder with Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna in the title roles <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li>Oct 27: Puccini’s<i> La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), </i>with Eva-Maria Westbroek as Minnie and Jonas Kaufman as Dick Johnson <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li>Nov 10: The U.S. premiere of Nico Muhly’s <i>Marnie</i>, based on Winston Graham’s suspenseful thriller, with Isabel Leonard as the title character<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li>Dec 15: Verdi’s classic <i>La Traviata, </i>with Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Florez and Quinn Kelsey<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
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The second half of the series begins on Jan. 12, 2019 with Cilea’s <i>Adriana Lecouvreur, </i>featuring<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Anna Netrebro in the title role. <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

Additional installments include:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>
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 	<li>Feb 2: Bizet’s <i>Carmen, </i>starring Clementine Margaine as the alluring gypsy, opposite Roberto Alagna as Don Jose <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li>Mar 2: Donizetti’s <i>La Fille du Regiment, </i>co-starring Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena as Marie and Tonio<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li>Mar 30: the most popular of Wagner’s four epic Ring operas, Die Walkure, featuring Christine Goerke as Brunnhilde <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li>May 11: Poulenc’s 20th-century masterpiece, <i>Dialogues des Carmelites </i>for the first time in cinemas, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin</li>
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All seats are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for OLLI members, and $10 for students. Order online at www.centerforthearts.com or by calling 843-521-4145. All transmissions will begin at 12:55 PM, except Die Walkure and Dialogues des Carmelites, which will start at noon. <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>