UPCOMING PROJECTS
WOZZECK @ Des Moines Metro Opera, July 6 - 15, 2019:
Directed by Kristine McIntyre.
Conducted by David Neely.
Set and Costumes by Vita Tzykun.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.
The first all-female design team in DMMO history! The quintessential “modern” opera, Wozzeck still hasn’t lost its bite. Alban Berg’s masterpiece combines music of intense emotional power with a profoundly dramatic story. Berated by his captain and overcome by jealousy, Wozzeck tries to make sense of his fragmented, dreamlike mental state with disastrous results. Nearly 100 years after its premiere, Wozzeck still sounds dramatically modern. But the style that shocked listeners in 1925 sounds seamlessly natural today, so perfectly suited to character and incident that the drama and its soundtrack unfold together with utter clarity.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC @ Wheeler Opera House, Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, CO, July 11, 13, 15, 2019:
Winner of four Tony Awards, this beloved Sondheim classic about love, regret, and desire unfolds amidst a tangled web of affairs during a weekend in the countryside. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, this dramatic celebration of love showcases timeless melodies, a harmonically advanced score—and Sondheim's enduring genius.
Directed by Edward Berkeley.
Conducted by Andrew Einhorn.
Set by John Kasarda.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.
THE MAGIC FLUTE @ Merrill Auditorium, Opera Maine in Portland, ME, July 24, 26, 2019:
To celebrate its 25th anniversary– and the magic of opera– Opera Maine presents its first-ever production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Magnificent music draws you into a fantasy world, where Prince Tamino and the bird catcher Papageno embark upon a trial-filled journey to rescue the beautiful daughter of the Queen of the Night. The twisting tale of good, evil, enlightenment, and love will captivate young and old alike.
Directed by Dona Vaughn.
Conducted by Roberto Kalb.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.
Projection by Alex Basco Koch.
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO @ Wheeler Opera House, Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, CO, August 13, 15, 17, 2019:
Widely considered one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro is a fast-paced comedy that recounts a single day of scheming in pursuit of love—and lust—in the palace of Count Almaviva. Figaro pursues marriage to his beloved Susanna while the Count has designs on her as well. Full of witty manipulations and resonant melodies, this artistic masterpiece makes us laugh, but also reveals the depth of human tenderness.
Directed by Edward Berkeley.
Conducted by Jane Glover.
Set by John Kasarda.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.