Missouri Classical Music News and Notes

Under its dynamic new leader, former Sony Classical head Peter Gelb, the Met has announced an initiative to send live telecasts of its productions to movie theaters around the country via satellite-based digital high-definition projection systems.

“Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD” begins at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 30, with a live broadcast of the Met’s 100-minute, English-language version of “The Magic Flute.”

It will play locally at Cinemark 20 in Merriam, 5500 Antioch; Regal Kansas City Stadium 18, 3200 Ameristar Drive; and AMC Studio 30 in Olathe, 12075 S. Strang Line Road.