FRYEBURG – The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Met Opera Live in HD series is returning to the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center for the 2015-16 season.

Located inside Fryeburg Academy’s state-of-the-art theater, the live simulcast’s high-definition picture and surround sound audio will make it seem as if you are actually watching the performance inside New York City’s famed opera house.

Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” kicks off the season at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Soprano Anna Netrebko’s dramatic and vocal skills are on full display in her new role at the Met as Leonora, the heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the gypsy troubadour. Tenor Yonghoon Lee sings the ill-fated Manrico, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is his rival, and mezzo-soprano Delora Zajick is the mysterious gypsy with the troubled past. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.

Other offerings are: “Otello” on Oct. 17; “Tannhauser” on Oct. 31; “Lulu” on Nov.  21; “Les Pecheurs de Perles” on Jan. 16, 2016; “Turandot” on Jan. 30, 2016; “Manon Lescaut” on March 5, 2016; “Madama Butterfly” on April 2, 2016; “Roberto Devereux” on April 16, 2016; and “Elektra” on April 30, 2016).

Single tickets are $26 for adults, $23 for seniors, and $18 for students. Season passes for all 10 operas for the price of nine will be available Oct. 3. To order tickets go to fryeburgacademy.org or call the box office at 207-935-9232.

Tickets will also be available at the box office an hour before the show. Lake Region Caterers will serve lunch in the lobby an hour before each show. Call 207-787-3327 to reserve meals.

The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center is at 18 Bradley Street.

Joe De Vito will hosting a lecture series every Thursday before a live simulcast at 3 p.m. to prepare attendees for the upcoming performance. De Vito has been studying the stories and music of operas for several decades. The content includes a synopsis of the opera’s plot and some biographical background of the composer and the composition. The bulk of the lecture is spent listening to musical selections from the opera. No prior musical knowledge is needed to attend this series. Admission is free.