Carmen | 2016
Opera Western Reserve Presents Georges Bizet’s Carmen Friday, November 11, 2016 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Written by Georges Bizet, Carmen is one of the most well-known operas. The cast features Rhea Olivacce as Carmen, the exotic gypsy, who dominated every man she encountered. It follows the title character as she gains the […]
Elixir of Love | 2015
Opera Western Reserve Presents Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore – The Elixir of Love – Friday, November 13, 2015 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast The Elixir of Love, one of Donizetti’s most popular operas, including The Daughter of the Regiment, Don Pasquale, and Lucia di Lammermoor (which will have its first Opera […]
Don Giovanni | 2014
Opera Western Reserve Presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni Friday, November 14, 2014 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast ACT I Seville, mid-18th century. Leporello, servant to the nobleman Don Giovanni, keeps watch outside the Commendatore’s home at night. Suddenly, the Commendatore’s daughter, Donna Anna, rushes out, struggling with the masked Giovanni […]
La Bohemé | 2013
Opera Western Reserve Presents Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohemé Friday, November 15, 2013 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast Italian libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi IllicaAdapted from the novel Scenes de la Vie Bohème by Henri Murger ACT I It is Christmas Eve in Paris in the 1890s and Rodolfo, the writer, […]
The Barber of Seville | 2012
Opera Western Reserve Presents Giachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville – Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Friday, November 9, 2012 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast Act I Seville, 1800s. At night, Count Almaviva brings a band of musicians to serenade Rosina, ward of Dr. Bartolo, who keeps the girl confined in […]
Tosca | 2011
Opera Western Reserve Presents Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca Friday, November 11, 2011 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast ACT I The Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome, 1800, noon. Angelotti, a political prisoner, has escaped from Castel Sant’Angelo and takes cover in the church where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti, has left […]
La Traviata | 2010
Opera Western Reserve Presents Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata Friday, November 10, 2010 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast ACT I Violetta Valéry, a young courtesan, famous in the Parisian high society, throws a party in her home. Here, Gaston, Viscount of Letorières, introduces a new admirer to her, Alfredo Germont. He confesses […]
Carmen | 2009
Opera Western Reserve Presents George Bizet’s Carmen Friday, November 13, 2009 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast ACT I Scene 1 A company of soldiers lounge at a street corner outside their post in Seville. The officer on guard, Morales, tries to flirt with Micaela, a shy young country girl who has […]
Madama Butterfly | 2008
Opera Western Reserve Presents Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly Friday, November 14, 2008 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast Setting: The action takes place in the early 20th century in and around Butterfly’s house on a hill near Nagasaki, Japan. Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, an officer in the U.S. Navy, is captivated with Cio-Cio […]
Rigoletto | 2007
Opera Western Reserve Presents Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto Friday, November 9, 2007 | 7:30 pmConcert Hall | Stambaugh Auditorium Synopsis Cast Act I Scene 1 At a ball at the ducal court of Mantua, the hunchbacked jester Rigoletto mocks the courtiers cuckolded by the profligate Duke, stirring them to plans of vengeance. Count Monterone appeals to […]