Don Giovanni, probably Mozart’s most famous opera, was the opening presentation of the Salzburg Festival in 2008. This production is directed by Claus Guth; Bertrand de Billy directs the Vienna Philharmonic. In the title role is British baritone Christopher Maltman, winner of the Lieder Prize at the 1997 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, making his first appearance in Salzburg; Annette Dasch, highly celebrated last season as Armida, takes the role of Donna Anna. Dorothea Roschmann, renowned for her interpretation of the great Mozart roles, sings Donna Elvira; Erwin Schrott appears as Leporello. Recorded in High Definition and presented in 5.1 surround sound, the screening lasts three hours with one intermission. Admission is $18 for all UM alumni, faculty, staff, and students. General admission is $20. The opera screens on Saturday and Sunday at 12 p.m.  For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

In 1970s Germany, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the young and still-fragile democracy. Radicalized children of the Nazi generation Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin are leading a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment. Their aim is to create a more humane society, but by spreading terror and bloodshed, they lose their own humanity. The head of the German police force, Horst Herold, relentlessly pursues the young terrorists, even though he knows they are only the tip of the iceberg. In German, English, French, and Swedish with English subtitles. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff, and is free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, November 6 at 9 p.m.; Saturday, November 7 at 5:15 p.m.; and Sunday, November 8 at 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small-town Illinois. In America, as her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together a new life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle. Told with heartfelt humor by writer-director Cherien Dabis in her feature film debut, Amreeka is a universal journey into the lives of a family of immigrants and first-generation teenagers caught between their heritage and the new world in which they now live and the bittersweet search for a place to call home. The film is in English and Arabic with English subtitles. Admission is $6 for all UM alumni, faculty, and staff, and is free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, November 6 at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 7 at 3:30 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 8 at 6:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

George (Adam Sandler) is a successful stand-up comedian who is given less than a year to live. Ira (Seth Rogen) is a struggling up-and-coming stand-up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira to be his semi-personal assistant as well as his friend. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff, and is free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Saturday, November 7 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, November 8 at 8 p.m. For more information visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

The 2009-2010 concert season of the University of Miami Choral Studies Program continues on Sunday, November 8 at 4 p.m. with “North and South” at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1142 Coral Way, Coral Gables, featuring the Frost Chorale under the direction of Joshua Habermann. Selections will include works by Iain Grandage, Sarah Hopkins, Selga Mence, Samuel Barber, and Jan Magne Førde. Admission is free. For more information, call the UM Choral Studies Program at 305-284-4162, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.music.miami.edu/choralstudies.