Verdi’s “Aida” will be streamed live from the Met in New York City to Orcas Center Sunday, Dec. 23 at 1 p.m. Holiday treats from the Orcas Center board will be served before the performance and at intermission.

The Met presents spectacular staging that captures the grandeur of Ancient Egypt. More than 200 artists fill the stage for this performance of Verdi’s tragedy, which sets a heartbreaking love triangle against the backdrop of an empire at war.

There are 10 to 12 high-definition cameras, including a robotic camera that tracks the action along the edge of the stage. Additional handheld cameras and a steadicam are backstage to provide a fishbowl view of the behind-the-scene action, from divas in their dressing rooms to stagehands maneuvering tons of scenery between acts.

Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska makes a spectacular Met debut as Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian princess, opposite two major Met stars: tenor Roberto Alagna as the war hero Radamès and Olga Borodina as the pharaoh’s daughter Amneris, Aida’s formidable rival. George Gagnidze sings Amonasro, Aida’s cunning father, and Štefan Kocán is the imposing Egyptian priest Ramfis. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi conducts his first company performances of the opera.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 students, ($2 off for Orcas Center members) and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office.