Opera
Omaha is pleased to announce their 2012/2013 season. This will be the 55th year that
Opera Omaha has brought world-class opera to the Omaha Metro area. Premiere performances, collaboration, and classic
grand opera will be the hallmarks of what will prove to be a very exciting year
for the company and its audience members.
All three main-stage operas will be presented in the historic Orpheum
Theater. This season brings glorious
music, poignant romance, chilling mystery, and stunning, magnificent visual
art.
“I’m
delighted to announce the details of Opera Omaha’s bold new season,” says General
Director Roger Weitz. “La Traviata is one of the most beloved
operas of all time; our dynamic cast is in expert hands with director Jim de
Blasis and conductor Joseph Rescigno.
Jun Kaneko’s stunning new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute must be seen to be believed; this opera will be a
major event in the community. The season
finishes with Hal France returning to Opera Omaha to conduct Bartok’s powerful
opera, Bluebeard’s Castle, with the
legendary Samuel Ramey in the title role.
It’s a season not to be missed.”
Season
Subscriptions will be on sale starting April 9; tickets to individual operas
will go on sale after Labor Day. Season
Subscriptions can be purchased by phone: 402-346-4398.
Details
about the season:
La Traviata
Music
by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto
by Francesco Maria Piave
October
5 and 7, 2012
Verdi’s
tragic tale of a beautiful Parisian courtesan named Violetta and her young
lover from a respectable provincial family is the first production of the Opera
Omaha 2012/2013 season. Based on the
Alexandre Dumas play “The Lady of the Camellias”, which also inspired the
legendary Greta Garbo film “Camille”, this classic and touching tale of love
and sacrifice written in 1853 has some of Verdi’s best-loved music. This production will evoke the world of 18th
century Paris and the demimonde lifestyle of its main character.
Director
James de Blasis returns to Opera Omaha, furthering a long history with the
company including Lucia di Lammermoor with Beverly Sills in 1975. Conductor Joseph Rescigno is another
returning artist, having led Jun Kaneko’s Madama Butterfly for the company in 2010.
Conductor: Joseph Rescigno
Director: James de Blasis
Role Cast
Violetta Inna Dukach
Alfredo Joshua Kohl
Germont Jake Gardner
Flora Leah Wool
Barone
Douphol Kirk Vaughn Robinson
The Magic Flute
Music
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto
by Emanuel Schikaneder
February
22 and 24, 2013
New
Production
The
exciting centerpiece offering of the new Opera Omaha season, The Magic Flute,
will be designed by Omaha’s own visual artist Jun Kaneko whose talent in
opera design is recognized from coast to coast; Opera Omaha is a co-producer
with four other leading opera companies including San Francisco Opera and
Washington National Opera in Washington, DC. The Magic Flute is a lighthearted tale of love and adventure,
charmingly fantastical, utterly unique, and perfect for the entire family. Jun Kaneko’s newest creation promises to be a
truly spectacular event for the Omaha Metro area.
Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury
Director: Garnett Bruce
Designer: Jun Kaneko
Role Cast
Papageno Corey McKern
Pamina Monica Yunus
Sarastro Tom McNichols
Bluebeard’s Castle
Music
by Bela Bartok
Libretto
by Bela Balazs
April
19 and 21, 2013
New
Production
The
captivating story of Duke Bluebeard, his new wife, Judith, and a castle
containing seven mysterious doors. The
secrets that lie behind them are revealed one by one through rich, haunting
music. Hal France returns to Opera Omaha
to conduct this complex work featuring brilliant orchestral writing. Mr. Samuel Ramey, one of the music world’s
foremost interpreters of bass and bass-baritone operatic and concert repertoire
will return to Omaha to perform the title role.
Opera
Omaha will collaborate with several local arts organizations in bringing this
story to life. Their participation in
the production will help reveal the mysteries of the seven doors and
demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of opera.
Conductor: Hal France
Director: Andrew Eggert
Role Cast
Bluebeard Samuel Ramey
Judith Kara Shay Thomson
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