12 / PRNewswire / -- As part of the Metropolitan Opera 's continuing efforts to bring opera to a wider audience , the Met has joined with educators and representatives from opera houses around the country to introduce its educational program , The Met : HD Live in Schools , to 18 school districts in 13 states . The program , in which students , parents , and educators experience live Met performances transmitted for free at participating movie theaters , began with Puccini 's La Rondine on January 10 , followed by Donizetti 's Lucia di Lammermoor ( February 7 ) , Puccini 's Madama Butterfly ( March 7 ) , and Rossini 's La Cenerentola ( May 9 ) .