Participating Cineplex Entertainment Theatres to Offer The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 13, 2011) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX), via our Front Row Centre Events is pleased to present The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores. Four special performances of a previously enjoyed Met Opera will be broadcast in high-definition and 5.1 digital surround. Tosca is the first Summer Encores performance presented July 27^th, followed by Turandot August 3^rd, Don Pasquale August 10^th and Don Carlo August 24^th. All performances will be broadcast at 6:30 p.m. local time.

"The Met: Live in HD series is extremely popular with our guests," said Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. "The Summer Encores provide a great opportunity to experience something new or enjoy a previous performance that was missed."

The following performances will be available as part of The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores series:

Wednesday, July 27, 6:30 p.m. local time

Tosca – Karita Mattila lives for art and love as the passionate title character of Puccini's opera. Luc Bondy's production co-stars Marcelo Álvarez as the painter and revolutionary Cavaradossi and George Gagnidze as the corrupt villain Scarpia. Joseph Colaneri conducts.

Wednesday, August 3, 6:30 p.m. local time

Turandot – Director Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of Puccini's last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can't solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous "Nessun dorma."

Wednesday, August 10, 6:30 p.m. local time

Don Pasquale – Soprano Anna Netrebko is Norina, the irresistible and clever romantic heroine of Donizetti's comic opera, who conspires with Dr. Malatesta (Mariusz Kwiecien) to teach a middle-aged miser (John Del Carlo) an unforgettable lesson about love and marriage. Matthew Polenzani sings the role of Ernesto, Norina's love, and James Levine conducts one of his first-ever performances of this opera.

Wednesday, August 24, 6:30 p.m. local time

Don Carlo – Tony Award-winning director Nicholas Hytner made his Met debut with this new production of Verdi's monumental grand opera. Roberto Alagna is the conflicted title character, joined by an exceptional cast that includes Marina Poplavskaya as Elisabeth de Valois, Anna Smirnova as Princess Eboli, Simon Keenlyside as Rodrigo, and Ferruccio Furlanetto as King Philip II. Montreal native Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conducts.

General admission for each performance is only $10.00 with guests 13 years of age and under being admitted free of charge. Tickets can be purchased at a participating theatre box office, through the Cineplex Mobile Apps and online at www.cineplex.com or our mobile site http://m.cineplex.com.

The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores can be enjoyed at the following theatres:

About Cineplex Entertainment

Cineplex Inc. ("Cineplex") is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 129 theatres with 1,344 screens serving approximately 70 million guests annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec and is the exclusive provider of UltraAVX™ and the largest exhibitor of digital 3D and IMAX projection technologies in the country. Proudly Canadian and with a workforce of approximately 10,000 employees, the company operates the following top tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players, Colossus, Coliseum, SilverCity, Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres. Cineplex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "CGX". For more information, visit www.cineplex.com.