This week Orcas Center will present the second and third operas of the “Summer HD Encores,” a series of screenings from the award-winning Metropolitan Opera series “Live in HD.”

Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will show on Wednesday, July 6, and Verdi opera “Simon Boccanegra” on July 8. Both screenings are at 7:30 pm.

Don Pasquale

Anna Netrebko reprises her sensational turn in this sophisticated bel canto comedy, opposite Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo in the title role. Music director James Levine conducts. When Otto Schenk’s production premiered in 2006, the New York Times called it “brilliant” and “wonderful.” This performance was originally transmitted live on Nov. 13, 2010.

Simon Boccanegra

Four decades into a legendary Metropolitan Opera career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris are his co-stars in this moving story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts. This performance was originally transmitted live on Feb. 6, 2010.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members. Tickets may be purchased on the website, by calling 376-2281 ext 1, or by visiting the Orcas Center box office during box office hours, which are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12-4 p.m. For more information about Orcas Center 2011 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.

Upcoming opera showings at Orcas Center

La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti): Friday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.

Tosca (Puccini): Friday, July 29 Don Carlo (Verdi): Friday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m.