Community Partnership
Screenings in partnership with local organizations and businesses.
The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Nov 22
Sat, Nov 22 @ 12:00 pm: Live in HD!
Director: Nicholas Carter Run Time: 252 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production...
Wicked: For Good Pre-Screening Singalong – Presented with Des Moines Performing Arts
- Sun, Nov 23
Sun, Nov 23 @ 6:00 pm: Join us for a singalong and themed cocktails before the show!
Director: Jon M. Chu Run Time: 197 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode
You will be changed.
It’s a Wonderful Life – Presented with the State Historical Society of Iowa
- Thu, Dec 11
Thu, Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm: Special post-screening discussion with State Curator Hanna Howard
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, James Stewart
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!
The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Daniele Rustioni Run Time: 211 min. Release Year: 2025
Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and...
The Metropolitan Opera: I Puritani – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Marco Armiliato Run Time: 227 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Italian
When it comes to beautiful melodies, captivating coloratura and virtuoso vocal fireworks, few operas can match Bellini’s I...
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Run Time: 312 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: German
The electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in...
The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Timur Zangiev Run Time: 245 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Russian
Soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation...
The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Deborah Colker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Run Time: 158 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and...