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You're invited. Join us for Cincinnati Opera's 2012 Summer Festival and you'll hear internationally renowned singers in the impeccable acoustics of Music Hall, with the award-winning Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. You'll see stories that will touch your heart, conveyed through beautiful sets, dramatic lighting, and exquisitely crafted costumes. Experience the magic of live, grand opera!
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cincinnati opera2012 season
PassIonaTe sInGInG
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sTar In La TraviaTa
FreshneW oPera
alaIn GauThIer dIreCTs an ITalIan
double bIll
Porgy and Bess
suBscriPTions on saLe now. Make PLans Today! (don’t miss the opera’s last season in Music hall before a major renovation.)
P e r f o r M e d i n T h e g L o r i o u s o r i g i n a L o P e r a v e r s i o n w i T h T h e c s o
The Gershwins’
New Zealander bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu brings his “dark, deep, almost other-worldly voice” (The Washington Post ) to the role of Porgy.
Vivacious American soprano Kelly Kaduce, who “sings with bell-like purity and silvery sweetness” (Opera News), debuts as Nedda in Pagliacci.
Possessing “a superb voice capable of just about everything” (Miami Herald ), Canadian superstar soprano and recording artist Measha Brueggergosman will sing her first Bess.
Lithuanian Edgaras Montvidas, who makes his company debut with a “sumptuously lyric tenor” (Le Figaro, Paris), is Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi.
You’re invited.
Join us for Cincinnati Opera’s 2012 Summer
Festival and you’ll hear internationally
renowned singers in the impeccable acoustics
of Music Hall, with the award-winning
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
You’ll see stories that will touch your heart,
conveyed through beautiful sets, dramatic
lighting, and exquisitely crafted costumes.
Experience the magic of live, grand opera!
June 14–July 28, 2012
June 14 & 16 at 7:30 p.m.
PaGlIaCCI
GIannI sChICChI
Tragedy and ComedyA clever new production
Thrilling melodies
World-renowned singers
The Full Operatic VersionWorld-renowned singers
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
An amazing 50-voice chorus
Classic Verdi in ParisA passionate love story
Soaring melodies
Gorgeous sets and costumes
Frank Porrettacanio
Kelly Kaducenedda
The show must go on. His heart was pounding, and his hands were trembling. He tried to catch his breath. He tried to shake away the image. It kept returning, and it was poison. His wife in another man’s arms. Had he become a joke? Was he a clown or a man?
The oPeras The 2012 season opens with a double bill of Italian operas, pairing the tragic passion of Pagliacci with Puccini’s charming and hilarious Gianni Schicchi. It’s a brilliant new production from Opéra de Montréal. Musical highlights include the famous tenor aria “Vesti la giubba” as Canio the clown applies his make-up, and the sparkling soprano showstopper “O mio babbino caro” in Gianni Schicchi. The CasT American tenor Frank Porretta leads the Pagliacci cast in the role of the anguished Canio. And Italian soprano Maria Luigia Borsi returns as Lauretta after her heartbreaking Desdemona in our 2010 Otello.
Maria luigia borsiLauretta
edgaras Montvidasrinuccio
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PAGLIACCIMusic and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Canio Frank PorrettaNedda Kelly KaduceTonio Roberto de CandiaSilvio Ljubomir PuskaricBeppe Thomas Glenn
GIAnnI SChICChIMusic by Giacomo PucciniLibretto by Giovacchino Forzano
Gianni Schicchi Roberto de Candia Lauretta Maria Luigia Borsi Rinuccio Edgaras MontvidasZita Catherine KeenNella Alexandra Schoeny Gherardo Thomas GlennSimone Thomas HammonsLa Ciesca Stacey RishoiBetto di Signa Kenneth ShawMarco William McGraw
Conductor Richard Buckley Stage Director Alain GauthierScenic Designer Olivier Landreville Costume Designer Joyce GauthierLighting Designer Thomas C. HaseHair & Make-up Designer James D. GeierChorus Master Henri Venanzi
Sung in Italian with projected translation.
Make ’em laugh.
Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.
June 28 & 30, July 6 at 7:30 p.m.July 8 at 3:00 p.m.
PorGy and bessThe GershWIns’
Tragedy and ComedyA clever new production
Thrilling melodies
World-renowned singers
The Full Operatic VersionWorld-renowned singers
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
An amazing 50-voice chorus
Classic Verdi in ParisA passionate love story
Soaring melodies
Gorgeous sets and costumes
It was the biggest decision she’d ever made. She was coming clean. No more binges, no more waking up who-knows-where. He would be her happiness, now and always. Morning time and evening time, he would be her strength.
The oPera Cincinnati Opera is proud to present the great American opera Porgy and Bess in all its original glory. This is the full operatic version with internationally acclaimed opera singers and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. No microphones. No rewrites. No reduction of orchestral forces. This is George Gershwin’s gritty and glorious masterpiece Porgy and Bess for the first time on the Cincinnati Opera stage.
The CasT Canadian superstar soprano Measha Brueggergosman will portray the conflicted Bess. The powerful bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu returns to sing the role of Porgy. Their soaring duet, “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” is a guaranteed goosebumps moment. Other musical highlights include “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” among many others.
Measha brueggergosmanBess
Gordon hawkinscrown
Jonathan lemaluPorgy
steven Colesporting Life
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Porgy and BessMusic by George GershwinLibretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Porgy Jonathan Lemalu Bess Measha BrueggergosmanCrown Gordon HawkinsSporting Life Steven ColeClara Jacqueline EcholsSerena Adrienne Danrich Maria Brandi SamuelJake Michael PreacelyMingo Luther LewisRobbins Larry HyltonAnnie Chabrelle WilliamsStrawberry Woman Taylor JohnsonPeter Everett McCorveyJim Keith DeanFrazier Reginald Smith, Jr.Undertaker David MichaelNelson Cameo Humes
Conductor David Charles Abell Stage Director Lemuel WadeScenic Designer Kenneth Foy Costume Designer Judy Dearing Lighting Designer Thomas C. HaseHair & Make-up Designer James D. GeierChorus Master Henri Venanzi
Sung in English with projected translation.
Rise up singing.
Thursday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.Friday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, July 8 at 3:00 p.m.
July 26 & 28 at 7:30 p.m.
la TravIaTa
Tragedy and ComedyA clever new production
Thrilling melodies
World-renowned singers
The Full Operatic VersionWorld-renowned singers
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
An amazing 50-voice chorus
Classic Verdi in ParisA passionate love story
Soaring melodies
Gorgeous sets and costumes
How silly he was, boldly declaring his love like that. Surely, he understood her position. He had to know that none of this was really hers—the apartment in Paris, the latest fashions, the jewelry. But, before she knew it, his words had pierced her heart, and she dared to hope. Perhaps he loved her. Perhaps it wasn’t too late.
The oPera Verdi’s heartrending tragedy La Traviata is one of the best-loved operas of all time. We’re pleased to present this 1853 masterpiece in a “lavish, colorful, and romantic” production from Lyric Opera of Chicago.
The CasT The world-renowned husband-and-wife team of Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello, whose performance in Cincinnati Opera’s 2010 production of La Bohème was described as “overwhelming… in its unexpected dramatic power,” will return to Music Hall as lovebirds Violetta and Alfredo. Sardinian baritone Marco Caria, who made his Cincinnati Opera debut in 2009 as Don Carlo’s Rodrigo, will sing the role of Germont.
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stephen Costelloalfredo
ailyn Pérezvioletta
Marco Cariagermont
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La TraviaTaMusic by Giuseppe VerdiLibretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Violetta Ailyn PérezAlfredo Stephen Costello Germont Marco Caria Flora Stacey RishoiMarquis d’Obigny Kenneth ShawBaron Douphol Jonathan StinsonDoctor Grenvil Claude Cassion
Conductor Carlo MontanaroStage Director Jose Maria CondemiScenic & Costume Designer Desmond HeeleyLighting Designer Thomas C. HaseHair & Make-up Designer James D. GeierChorus Master Henri Venanzi
Sung in Italian with projected translation.
Sometimes it lasts in love. . .
Thursday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.
1. The company premiere of Porgy and Bess. It’s an enormous event, and we’re anticipating a completely sold-out run. buy tickets early!
2. new parking! That’s right—a state-of-the- art underground parking garage with 450 spaces directly across from Music hall.
3. Gorgeous playing by the Cso—the opera’s official orchestra since 1920.
4. a new park! Washington Park will unveil a dramatic renovation just before the opera season. highlights will include a sweeping green space and interactive water features.
5. The 2012 season is your last chance to see opera in Music hall until renovation is completed in time for the 2015 season. don’t miss it!
5 Here are the five big reasons you’ve got to be at Cincinnati Opera this summer.
MaríaJuly 25 & 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Hall Ballroom
María de buenos airesby Ástor Piazzolla
María de buenos aires is presented by
along with the acclaimed
ensemble concert:nova and the
Cincinnati symphony orchestra,
Cincinnati opera is pleased
to co-present Ástor Piazzolla’s
1968 María de buenos aires.
This “tango operita” tells a
dark and surreal tale through
seductive tango-style singing
and argentinian dance.
This collaborative production
will be directed by Jose Maria
Condemi, the acclaimed opera
director and native of buenos
aires. He returns to Cincinnati
after his spellbinding ainadamar
of 2009.
Tickets $35. not included in opera subscription.
For more information visit www.cincinnatiopera.org.
de Buenos Aires
sPeCial evenT!
María
evans MIraGeasThe harry T. wiLks arTisTic direcTor
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