Carmen
OPERA WESTERN RESERVE PRESENTS CARMEN Friday, November 17 – 7:30 pmDeYor performing arts center Written by Georges Bizet, Carmen is one of the most well-known operas. It follows the title character as she gains the favor of a soldier, Jose, who is already involved with Micaela all while the bullfighter, Escamillo, tries desperately to catch […]
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Opera western reserve emerging artists present JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Sunday, march 12 | 2:00 pm Follow Jack’s adventure atop a magical beanstalk, where our hero finds himself in a confrontation with an impolite giant. The audience will learn about the importance of acceptance of people who may be different than themselves. This performance is […]
La Bohème – 2022
Opera Western Reserve Presents La Bohème November 11, 2022 – 7:30 pm La bohème, an opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini, is a triumphant blend of grim reality and soaring romanticism. The narrative, set around the late 1830s in Paris, tells the story of a poor seamstress and her artist friends. Synopsis Cast […]
Romeo + Juliet – 2021
An adaptation of the works of William Shakespeare and Charles Gounod. Romeo + Juliet November 12, 2021 Experience the timeless tale of the world’s most famous star-crossed lovers, brought to life in an exciting and immersive re-imagination. OWR’s Romeo + Juliet combines well-known text from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet -spoken in English, with the soaring vocal lines […]
A Taste of Traviata – 2020
Giuseppe Verdi A Taste of Traviata November 13, 2020 A Taste of Traviata highlights Guiseppe Verdi’s opera, La Traviata, and follows Violetta Valery.A consumptive young courtesan who wants to leave her life of revelry, Violetta decides to live her final days devoted to one man, Alfredo Germont. Alfredo’s genuine love rejuvenates Violetta’s health until Alfredo’s father […]
Macbeth – 2019
Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth November 15, 2019 Based on the famous Shakespearean tragedy, Verdi’s Macbeth follows the rise to power of an increasingly paranoid Scottish general and the bloody prophesies steering his fate. After receiving glimpses of the future, Macbeth embarks on a murderous path to the throne, urged on by his wife’s unscrupulous ambition. Losing […]
Madama Butterfly – 2018
Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly November 16, 2018 The story of a young Japanese geisha, clinging to the idea that her relationship with a visiting American naval officer is loving and permanent. The opera will be beautifully sung in Italian. Marian Vogel, who has starred in OWR’s productions of La Bohème and Tosca, returns to sing […]
Lucia Di Lammermoor – 2017
Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor November 10, 2017 Inspired by a novel by Sir Walter Scott, Lucia di Lammermoor is told through the masterful music of Gaetano Donizetti. Referred to as a Scottish version of Romeo and Juliet, Lucia and Edgardo are two innocent young lovers who quickly realize that not even the strongest passion […]
Carmen – 2016
Georges Bizet Carmen November 11, 2016 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 favor of a soldier, Jose, who is already involved with Micaela all […]
Elixir of Love – 2015
Gaetano Donizetti L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) November 13, 2015 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 Western Reserve production in November 2017) “Elixir” was written when he was thirty-four years […]