Opera Western Reserve

Rigoletto – 2007

 Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto November 9, 2006 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 the Duke for the return of his dishonoured daughter, but is cruelly […]

Le Nozze di Figaro – 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro November, 10 2006 Synopsis Cast A dramatic tale of love and betrayal, Pagliacci revolves around a commedia dell’arte troupe. Canio and Nedda are married, and the leads in the troupe along with Tonio and Beppe, however Nedda is secretly having an affair with Silvio. Fearing Canio’s anger, Nedda […]

La Bohemé – 2005

 Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohemé November 11, 2005 Synopsis Cast Four struggling bohemians – a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher are living together in Paris, when one freezing Christmas Eve their lives are changed forever. A girl named Mimì knocks on their door looking for a candle light, and she and Rodolfo fall […]

Pagliacci – 2004

 Ruggiero Leoncavallo Pagliacci November 12, 2004 Synopsis Cast A dramatic tale of love and betrayal, Pagliacci revolves around a commedia dell’arte troupe. Canio and Nedda are married, and the leads in the troupe along with Tonio and Beppe, however Nedda is secretly having an affair with Silvio. Fearing Canio’s anger, Nedda continues to hide the […]