This was my first-time experience with Met Live Opera, and am literally spellbound by it. It seems that the producers created a totally new kind of art that took all advantages of a live opera performance and successfully combined them with the art of cinema. The result is so incredibly amazing. Certainly, nothing can be compared to a visit to Met, however, cinema viewers are presented with much more than a spectator at Met. Close ups, details, elaborate cameras' movements make the performance more dynamic and move a viewer so close to the performers that the viewer has an illusion of being present on a stage.