Submitted by the Orcas Center.

Two stellar performances from The Metropolitan Opera come to the Orcas Center screen next week. Filmed live in high definition, these on-screen events offer a diverse sampling of the world’s best performers at the height of their careers.

Sunday, June 8 at 5 p.m. – “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”: Rossini’s perfectly honed treasure survived a famously disastrous opening night (caused by factions and local politics more than any reaction to the work itself) to become what may be the world’s most popular comic opera.

Thursday, June 12 at 7 p.m. – “Salome”: The story of this incendiary and powerful opera is derived from a brief biblical account: A young princess of Judea dances for her stepfather Herod and chooses as her reward the head of the prophet John the Baptist.

Tickets are available online at www.OrcasCenter.org, 360-376-2281 or in person.