2015 SEASON - Florida Grand Opera · the men to leave the girls, who are sisters, and then return in disguise. The sisters waver, and soon fall headlong for each other’s fiancé

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Welcometo the 2014-15 SEASON

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Madama Butterfly

KEllY KadUCE & MaRtIn nUSSpaUMER

are Cio-Cio-San and Lt. Pinkertonin GIACOMO PUCCINI’S

Puccini’s opera is based on a true story and depicts a shattering clash of cultures. While stationed in Japan, an American naval officer Benjamin

Franklin Pinkerton obtains, through an unscrupulous marriage broker, a 15-year-old geisha known as Butterfly. He plans to amuse himself with the girl until he can take a real wife from America.

When he goes back to sea, everyone believes Butterfly has been abandoned, but her faith that he will return is steadfast. He does return, but with an American wife, and she plans to claim Butterfly’s child who was born after his departure. Hopeless and left with nothing, Butterfly sees suicide as her only option, and she re-employs the very knife her father had used to end his own life.

Madama Butterfly gained immense worldwide popularity during the early 1900s and has remained among the most frequently performed operas. Puccini’s spectacular gift for sureness of purpose, both musically and theatrically, is nowhere more evident than here. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy some of opera’s most famous music and powerful drama.

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CaStCio-Cio-San Kelly Kaduce (Nov 15, 18, 22, Dec 4) Vanessa Isiguen (Nov 16, 21, Dec 6)Lt. Pinkerton Martin Nusspaumer (Nov 15, 22, Dec 4, 6) John Pickle (Nov 16, 18, 21)Suzuki Caitlin McKechneySharpless Todd ThomasGoro Daniel Bates Prince Yamadori will Hughes The Bonze Jeffrey Beruan The Imperial Commissioner Chance Eakin Kate Pinkerton Hailey Clark The Official Registrar Isaac Bray Conductor Ramón TebarDirector Marc AstafanProduction Sarasota Opera

Vanessa Isiguen John Pickle Todd ThomasJeffrey Beruan

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DEC 06THRU

BREnda pattERSOn & SaRI GRUBER are Dorabella and Fiordiligiin wOLFGANG AMADEUS MOzART’S

Così fan tutte

CaStFiordiligi Sari Gruber (Jan 24, 27, 31, Feb 12) Hailey Clark (Jan 25, 30, Feb 14)Dorabella Brenda Patterson (Jan 24, 27, 31, Feb 12)Carla Jablonski (Jan 25, 30 , Feb 14)Ferrando Jason Slayden (Jan 24, 27, 31, Feb 12) Daniel Bates (Jan 25, 30, Feb 14)Guglielmo Jonathan Beyer (Jan 24, 27, 31, Feb 12) Isaac Bray (Jan 25, 30, Feb 14)Don Alfonso Arthur woodley Despina Ava Pine (Jan 24, 27, 31, Feb 12) Rebecca Henriques (Jan 25, 30, Feb 14)Conductor Ramón TebarDirector Bernard Uzan Production Florida Grand Opera

Jonathan Beyer Ava Pine Jason Slayden Arthur Woodley


Così fan tutte was once considered risqué, if not immoral, and the opera’s unblink-ing observation of the frailty of human relationships is a comedically unforgettable

experience. Following the triumphs of The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte is the third and final collaboration of the gifted librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte and the brilliant Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Two young men make a bet with an older friend that their fiancées will remain faithful to them under any circumstance. Their friend, claiming to know better, arranges for the men to leave the girls, who are sisters, and then return in disguise. The sisters waver, and soon fall headlong for each other’s fiancé. When the mean-spirited trick is revealed, all one can know for certain is that these relationships will never be the same.

The dramatic theme of testing the constancy of women by improvising a trial is old, but the treatment provided by Mozart and Da Ponte was boldly new. Mozart’s music is so deeply felt and breathtakingly skillful that it is considered by many to be some of his best. And if you find the ending a little unsettling, you’ve gotten the point!

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FEB 14THRU

The Pearl Fishersin GEORGES BIzET’S

SYdnEY ManCaSOla & pHIlIppE talBOtare Leïla and Nadir

On his way to creating Carmen, which would become the world’s most popular opera, Georges Bizet composed this atmospheric tale of love, friendship, and

sacrifice in 1863. Unlike Carmen, which Bizet believed to be a failure upon his death, The Pearl Fishers had a successful premiere, and it has been revived frequently since his death. The Pearl Fishers is set in ancient Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, where two men have fallen in love with the same beautiful priestess. In a famous duet of astonishing beauty, they both swear to renounce her to preserve their friendship. When the oath is betrayed, the lovers are caught and presented for justice before the village chief. He is also the wronged party in the love triangle, and is now faced with a terrible decision.

The 1800s witnessed a European infatuation with all things Oriental that deeply inspired The Pearl Fishers. The exotic locale and its colorful individuals with their emotional turmoil provided Bizet with a perfect opportunity to create this tuneful, compelling score. You’ll see why the tenor-baritone duet, “Au fond du temple saint,” has become one of the most famous in all of opera.


Burak Bilgili Emily Birsan Corey McKern

CaStLeïla Sydney Mancasola (Feb 28, Mar 1, 3, 6) Emily Birsan (Mar 7, 12, 14)Nadir Philippe Talbot (Feb 28, Mar 3, 7, 12, 14) Daniel Bates (Mar 1, 6)Zurga Corey McKern (Feb 28, Mar 3, 7, 12, 14) will Hughes (Mar 1, 6)Nourabad Burak Bilgili Conductor Anthony Barrese Director A. Scott Parry Production Sarasota Opera

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MAR 14THRU

Will Hughes

The Consulin GIAN CARLO MENOTTI’S

are John and Magda Sorel

KEItH pHaRES & KaRa SHaY tHOMSOn

Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul premiered in 1950 and enjoyed a spectacular Broadway run of 269 performances as well as a Pulitzer

Prize for Music. In a world still recoiling from World War II and coming to terms with the grim realities of the Cold War, its themes of suppression, governmental indifference, and despair found resonance around the world.

The Consul takes place in an unnamed country where Magda Sorel is desperate to obtain visas that will enable her family to emigrate and escape persecution. The endless waiting erodes what hope she clings to, until a tragic and shattering deed concludes both the opera and her terrible saga.

Immediately following The Consul’s New York run, it was presented at Milan’s La Scala in an extraordinary nod to the importance of this new American opera. One of The Consul’s highlights is Magda’s aria, “To This We’ve Come,” which became an anthem for oppressed people everywhere.


Victoria Livengood Tyler Simpson Jason Ferrante Carla Jablonski

CaStJohn Sorel Keith PharesMagda Sorel Kara Shay Thomson The Secretary Carla Jablonski The Mother Victoria LivengoodThe Secret Police Agent Tyler SimpsonNika Magadoff Jason FerranteMr. Kofner Chance Eakin The Foreign woman Betsy Diaz Anna Gomez Rebecca Henriques Vera Boronel Raehann Bryce-Davis Assan Isaac BrayConductor Andrew BisantzDirector Julie Maykowski Production Seattle Opera

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MAY 16THRU

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During the war, Winston Churchill was asked to cut funding to the arts to help the war effort. He refused to do so, stating “After all, that is what we are fighting for!” Opera is the most expensive art form, but it is also the most collaborative, with so many people involved in creating beautiful art. This comes at a cost, and ticket sales cover less than one-third of Florida Grand Opera’s expenses. It is up to you as passionate opera fans to help secure our success. At Florida Grand Opera we value your dedication and support and have developed benefits to enhance your operatic experience. As a donor you will have the opportunity to peek behind the curtain, meet the artists and staff that make us successful, and have wonderful experiences at thoughtful and fun events. Have you ever wondered how opera singers learn their craft? Have you had the chance to interact with one of our principal artists? Have you ever been backstage to see how we make the magic happen? Now is your chance. Your support is the key to the future of grand opera in South Florida. Please give today!

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principal artists for the Season$380,000

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2015 SEASON - Florida Grand Opera · the men to leave the girls, who are sisters, and then return in disguise. The sisters waver, and soon fall headlong for each other’s fiancé