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2014–15 INTERNATIONAL SEASONLa bohèmeGiacomo PucciniJanuary 24, 27, 29, February 1 (m), 2015

Don GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus MozartFebruary 14, 17, 20, 22 (m), 2015

Nixon in ChinaJohn AdamsMarch 14, 17, 20, 22 (m), 2015

SPECIAL EVENTSWe’ll meet again: The Songs of Kate SmithStephanie Blythe & Craig TerryDecember 11, 2014

50th Anniversary Celebration ConcertApril 18 & 19, 2015

El Pasado Nunca se Termina(The Past is Never Finished)Music by José “Pepe” Martínez, Libretto by Leonard Foglia April 25, 2015 at 2pm & 7pm

San Diego Opera is back and better than ever.  Whether you are a newbie or an aficionado, we have something for everyone… so join us and see what all the buzz is about!

Hosted by Dr. Nicolas Reveles, San Diego Opera’sDirector of Education and Community Engagement

You are invited to exciting opera events around town, designed just for you!

SDOPERA OFFSTAGE

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Curious about La bohème’s Mimì and her malady? Or wonder what a ’sexpert’ says about the sex and power struggle in Don Giovanni? Free, thought–provoking collaborations with diverse experts discussing the powerful themes in our season. Visit www.sdopera.com/c2

TASTE OF OPERA Creatively–themed pairings of cuisine and opera discussions at restaurants like Wang’s North Park, The Flight Path, Tapenade and Solare Ristorante, plus cooking classes at Great News Cooking School. Visit www.sdopera.com/experience/tasteofopera

OPERA EXPOSEDPartnering with voice students from San Diego State University, Point Loma Nazarene University and the University of San Diego, we’ve created a hot young  ensemble to spread opera throughout the community! Visit www.sdopera.com/education/SDOU

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Mimì Alyson Cambridge

Rodolfo Harold Meers

Musetta Sara Gartland

Marcello Morgan Smith

Schaunard Malcolm MacKenzie

Colline Christian Van Horn

Conductor Karen Keltner

San Diego Civic Theatre In Italian with projected English translations

New production never before seen at San Diego Opera!

Sat Jan 24 7pmTue Jan 27 7pmThu Jan 29 7pmSun Feb 1 2pm

JOURNEY BACK IN TIME TO YOUR FIRST LOVEYoung love…nothing is more all-consuming and passionate. Share the struggles, joys and ultimate tragedy of bohemian friends and the passion of a couple whose love is so intense it is unbearable to be apart, yet impossible to be together.

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San Diego Civic TheatreIn Italian with projected English translations.

Sat Feb 14 7pmTue Feb 17 7pmFri Feb 20 7pmSun Feb 22 2pm

DESCEND INTO THE DISTURBING MIND OF MOZART’S SERIAL WOMANIZER

Don GiovanniIldebrando D’Arcangelo

LeporelloAlex Esposito

Donna AnnaEllie Dehn

Donna ElviraMyrtò Papatanasiu

Don OttavioPaul Appleby

ZerlinaEmily Fons

Masetto Kristopher Irmiter

CommendatoreReinhard Hagen

ConductorDaniele Callegari

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo debuts as Don Giovanni

Photo © Uwe Arens - Deutsche Grammophon

Pompous, lustful and masochistic, Don Giovanni is the ultimate bad boy, but is he more? In this intense opera, Giovanni stalks his latest conquest, but he cannot escape his past sins. In a shocking conclusion, we find that the living are not the only ones who can seek vengeance.

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A HANDSHAKE THAT BROKE 25 YEARS OF SILENCEAn opera of fact and fiction about the historic goodwill meeting in Peking in 1972 between U.S. President Richard Nixon and China’s Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. Experience this whirlwind diplomatic trip that changed history.

Richard Nixon Franco PomponiPat Nixon Maria Kanyova Chou En-Lai Chen-Ye YuanMao Tse-Tung Chad SheltonHenry Kissinger Richard Paul FinkMadame Mao Tse-Tung Kathleen KimConductor Joseph MechavichDirector James Robinson

San Diego Civic TheatreIn English with projected English supertitles

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Sat Mar 14 7pmTue Mar 17 7pmFri Mar 20 7pmSun Mar 22 2pm

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The great Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán returns with an entirely new mariachi opera from the same team which created Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the 2013 sold-out hit. In 1910, Halley’s Comet appeared in the sky over Mexico and many believed it foretold bloodshed and upheaval to come. Smoldering restlessness fueled by abject poverty force cultural clashes and impact generations to come in El Pasado Nunca se Termina.

Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm

San Diego Civic TheatreSung in English and Spanish with projected translation.

Music by José “Pepe” MartínezLibretto by Leonard Foglia

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#sdopera #pasado #mariachiopera

Come experience opera star Stephanie Blythe and pianist Craig Terry in the acclaimed show “We’ll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith”. Ms. Blythe made her tour de force debut last season in A Masked Ball and sang in Verdi’s Requiem. In this powerful and uplifting recital, they celebrate great American singer Kate Smith, whose bold and beautiful voice inspired a nation through the Great Depression and devastating

wars with popular standards like We’ll Meet Again, When You Wish Upon a Star and God Bless America.

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 7:00pm

Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Avenue, Downtown San Diego

We’ll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith

STEPHANIE BLYTHE & CRAIG TERRY

“A once-in-a-generation opera singer has arrived…” The New York Times

TWO SPECIAL EVENTS

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50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERTSaturday, April 18, 2015 at 7:00pmSunday, April 19, 2015 at 2:00pm

Jacobs Music Center - Copley Symphony Hall750 B Street, Downtown San Diego

Celebrate our 50th Anniversary and new beginning with an amazing concert filled with favorite arias, duets, ensembles and choruses with the San Diego

Symphony at the Jacobs Music Center - Copley Symphony Hall. Featuring soprano Lise Lindstrom, mezzo-soprano Marianne Cornetti, baritone Stephen Powell, tenor René Barbera, tenor Sean Panikkar,

bass Reinhard Hagen and bass-baritone Scott Sikon with Karen Kamensek conducting.

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE

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LOW SINGLE TICKET PRICESGuaranteed through November 30, 2014

$7.50 order fee applies. Wheelchair seating is available at all performances. Audio Description Service available at Tuesday and Sunday performances. Cast and repertoire subject to change. Seating subject to availability.

2014-15 SEASON ARTWORK: R. BlackPHOTO CREDITS: La bohème by Philip Groshong/Cincinnati Opera; Don Giovanni by Philip Groshong/Cincinnati Opera; Nixon in China by Ken Howard/Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; El Pasado Nunca se Termina by Marie Noelle Robert/Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris; Stephanie Blythe and Craig Terry by Kevin Yatarola/Lincoln Center

Extended Monthly Payment Plan: Any ticket purchase over $100 and paid with a credit card is eligible. Call for details

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LA BOHÈMEDON GIOVANNINIXON IN CHINASan Diego Civic Theatre1100 Third Avenue, Downtown San Diego

EL PASADO NUNCA SE TERMINASan Diego Civic Theatre - 1100 Third Avenue, Downtown San Diego

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Balcony $35Premier Balcony, Upper Loge $50Mezzanine, Lower Loge $75Preferred Orchestra, Dress Circle $99Premier Orchestra $125

50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERT Copley Symphony Hall - 750 B Street, Downtown San Diego

Balcony $45Mezzanine $85Main-4 $109Main-3, Grand Tier-3 $140Main-2, Grand Tier-2 $175Main-1, Grand Tier-1 $200

SONGS OF KATE SMITH: BLYTHE/TERRYBalboa Theatre - 868 Fourth Avenue, Downtown San Diego

Orchestra-5 $30Orchestra-4 $50Orchestra-3 $70Orchestra-2, Loge-2 $90*Orchestra-1, Loge-1 *$170

*Post-concert reception included.Balcony section not available at this time.

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