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Few experiences on earth reveal the sheer beauty of the human voice quite like it. Opera has the power to move, to change, to enthrall and to delight. It touches our every emotion and leaves us breathless.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City is thrilled to include four spectacular works for this upcoming season. Don Giovanni, Mozart’s haunting tale of lust and ultimate consequence, is updated to the smoky days of film noir, complete with fedoras and femme fatales. Rusalka is Dvořák’s lush and enchanting legend of a mermaid whose desperate quest for love means sacrificing her very self. The Elixir of Love, from Donizetti, is a delightful, bright and funny romp in a charming small town where snake oil may actually work. And finally, Carmen, Bizet’s sweeping masterpiece of seduction and betrayal, is complete with flaming dress and fighting bull.

The 2015-16 season will dazzle, seduce, thrill and charm with each performance. Lyric Opera brings the best and the brightest artists to Kansas City, so don’t miss your chance to secure your seat. Our Season Ticket offers have more options than ever before, so order yours today!

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Snap-brim fedoras, trench coats and dimly lit speakeasies set the stage for legendary libertine Don Giovanni and his comic sidekick, Leporello. Seville has been replaced by the mean streets of the big city as dark shadows hide mistaken identities while intrigue and revenge abound. Mozart’s music is evocative and glorious as the Don romances and then discards his conquests. He finally meets his end at the cold hand of destiny in this beautifully reimagined masterpiece.

Dark Desires and Destiny.

Sung in Italian with English titles.

Appropriate for children 13+

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Saturday, September 26, 2015 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:30 p.m.Friday, October 2, 2015 7:30 p.m.Sunday, October 4, 2015 2:00 p.m.

FEATURED ARTISTS

“Daniel Okulitch sings Giovanni with an irresistible bass-baritone that helps explain

why women would be drawn to an oleaginous sociopath…” (New York Magazine).

Okulitch makes his Lyric Opera debut in one of his signature roles, Don Giovanni.

He has performed worldwide, including La Scala, Théâtre du Châtelet, Washington

National Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Dallas Opera, and Los Angeles Opera.

Elizabeth Caballero as Donna Elvira makes her triumphant return to Lyric Opera

of Kansas City after her highly acclaimed performances as Liù in Turandot and Cio

Cio San in Madama Butterfly. She regularly performs on leading opera and concert

stages internationally including the Metropolitan Opera and Seattle Opera. The New

York Times hailed Ms. Caballero as “the evening’s most show-stopping performance,

offering a thrilling balance of pearly tone, exacting technique and brazen physicality.”

Director Kristine McIntyre “not only honed dramatic moments of unerring dramatic

accuracy, but also mined every ounce of humor in the work…” (Opera Today). McIntyre

returns to Lyric Opera of Kansas City to direct this film noir-inspired new production of

Don Giovanni. Known for her visually stunning and emotionally rich productions, other

Lyric Opera credits include John Brown and Così Fan Tutte.

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A l though Disney’s The Lit t le Mermaid and Dvořák’s Rusalka are based on the same Hans Christ ian Andersen fable, th is isn’t your daughter’s Ar ie l . A hauntingly poetic libretto matched with a lush score, Rusalka tells the story of a lovely yet lovelorn mermaid who yearns to become human. The searing aria, “Song to the Moon,” is filled with longing as she prays for the prince to return her love. Her wish is granted, but she discovers that what we desire can also destroy and redemption is seldom granted.


Love, Loss and Longing.

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Ellie Dehn returns to play the tormented title role in Rusalka after her highly lauded

performance in the 2013 Lyric Opera production of La bohème as Musetta. Opera

News wrote, “She has a luscious, silky voice and a pleasing stage presence.” Ms.

Dehn has sung in many of the world’s finest opera houses, including the Metropolitan

Opera, Teatro alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, and the opera houses of Geneva, Rome,

and Bologna.

Emerging tenor Brian Jagde is making his Lyric Opera debut as the prince in Rusalka.

A graduate of the San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellowship program, Mr. Jagde’s recent

engagements have included his debut at the Metropolitan Opera and performances

with Santa Fe Opera and Deutsche Oper Berlin. Associated Press claims, “Lyric tenor

Brian Jagde is the talent to watch for the future!”

Academy Award-winning and Tony and Emmy Award-nominated director Eric Simonson

brings his talents to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre stage to head Rusalka. His opera

credits include many premiere productions at Minnesota Opera, Opera Colorado,

Pittsburgh Opera, and Carnegie Hall, most notably directing the world premiere of

Silent Night at Minnesota Opera. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in

Chicago and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

SHOWTIMES

Saturday, November 7, 2015 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, November 11, 2015 7:30 p.m.Friday, November 13, 2015 7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 15, 2015 2:00 p.m.

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Sung in Italian with English titles.

Passion, Pride and Potions.

Donizetti’s bel canto comedy is a lively, charming tale of a boy, a girl and a love potion. The setting has been reimagined as early 20th-century America in a style reminiscent of Kansas City painter Thomas Hart Benton. Upright and slightly naïve Nemorino is infatuated with beautiful and slightly fickle Adina, who in turn is in the sights of the calculating and slightly devious Sergeant Belcore. Enter snake-oil salesman Dr. Dulcamara, a cheap bottle of wine (or two) and you have a fun and whimsical romp. A beguiling tonic of passion and humor, The Elixir of Love features exhilarating duets as well as the wildly romantic aria, “Una furtiva lagrima,” which will leave you enchanted.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Making her Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut in the role of Adina, Chicago Tribune

critics declared, “Biller’s light, sweet lyric voice and coloratura agility allow her to

nail the highest high notes with ease and are at one with the spirited heroine she’s

portraying.” Susannah Biller is a graduate of the highly respected Adler Fellowship

Program at San Francisco Opera. She has performed in many prestigious opera

houses including San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Portland Opera, and Opera

Theatre of St Louis.

“Reinhardt possesses a somewhat dark-hued lyric tenor with a strength and

steadiness to intensify his vocal achievement” (International Record Review). Making

his Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut in the role of Nemorino, Norman Reinhardt

is a graduate of the prestigious Houston Grand Opera Studio. He has performed

worldwide, including Houston Grand Opera, Theater an der Wien, Opéra National de

Lille, Theater Basel, and Garsington Opera.

Kansas City audience favorite Patrick Carfizzi returns in the role of Dulcamara,

after his hilarious portrayal of Mustafa in Lyric Opera’s production of The Italian Girl

in Algiers. “Mr. Carfizzi’s impressive bass is as powerful as it is handsome. Make no

mistake, he certainly knows how to use a full arsenal of buffo vocal tricks and colors

to nail his laughs…” (Opera Today). Mr. Carfizzi made his Metropolitan Opera debut in

1999 and recently celebrated his 300th performance with the company.

SHOWTIMES

Saturday, March 12, 2016 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 16, 2016 7:30 p.m.Friday, March 18, 2016 7:30 p.m.Sunday, March 20, 2016 2:00 p.m.

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The music follows his descent from

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Carmen, the passionate and devastating masterpiece by Georges Bizet, may be the opera even those unfamiliar with opera will recognize. Bizet’s score is seductive, alluring and perfectly matched to Carmen’s conquest of bullfighters, soldiers and smugglers. The fiery gypsy sings the signature “Habanera” as she sets her sights on local corporal Don José. He quickly falls under her spell, only to be cast aside and humiliated. The music follows his descent from soldier and lover to desperate murderer as he sends Carmen to her doom against the roar and cry of the bullring.

Maidens, Matadors and Madness.


Sung in French with English titles.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Critics claim Latvian mezzo-soprano Zanda Švēde “possesses the looks, the

glamour and the voice.” She is an alumna of the 2013 Merola Opera Program and

currently an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera. She recently appeared

alongside world renowned singers Christine Brewer and Daniel Belcher

in the benefit concert for Lyric Opera, Vinson Cole & Friends. She will make her

Lyric Opera of Kansas City mainstage debut in the title role of Carmen.

Rafael Davila returns to Lyric Opera of Kansas City in the role of Don José, after highly

acclaimed performances in Lyric productions of Norma and Il Trovatore. A Kansas City

Star critic writes, “Davila displayed a lyrical voice with a spectacular upper range

and beautifully focused tone.” A veteran singer, Davila has performed at opera

houses worldwide, including Teatro di San Carlo, Palau de les Arts Valencia, Washington

National Opera, Oper Leipzig, and L’Opéra de Montréal.

Jose Maria Condemi will be making his Lyric Opera of Kansas City directorial debut

with the beloved opera Carmen. Condemi’s work spans all the major North American

opera houses including San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand

Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Opera, and

Seattle Opera. The Oakland Post considers Condemi “one of the most promising and

impressive directors in all opera.”

SHOWTIMES

Saturday, April 23, 2016 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7:30 p.m.Friday, April 29, 2016 7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 1, 2016 2:00 p.m.

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