The 2017-18 season of The Met: Live in HD kicks off this Saturday, October 7, at 1 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St., Brattleboro, with Bellini’s “Norma.”

This new production of Bellini’s masterpiece stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her friend and rival, Adalgisa—a casting coup for bel canto fans. Tenor Joseph Calleja is Pollione, Norma’s unfaithful lover, and Carlo Rizzi conducts. Sir David McVicar’s evocative production sets the action deep in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule. Approximate running time is 3 hours and 30 minutes.

General admission is $22, $20 for MET CLUB FOREVER members. Contact Sharry Manning at 802-257-5717 or sjmpr@comcast.net for information or advanced credit card purchases.

The 2017-18 season continues on October 14 at 1 p.m., with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote.”

For information, visit latchisarts.org.