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June 8 Presenting Sponsor
Media Partners
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“The Star-Spangled Banner” by John Stafford Smith
Kelly Kuo conductor
LOUIS LANGRÉE • MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Last year’s Opera in the Park Concert attracted 3,000 people.
“Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre� from Carmen by Georges Bizet
Daniel Okulitch bass-baritone
Porgy and Bess 2012
“Je veux vivre”
from Romeo and Juliet by Charles Gounod
Alexandra Schoeny soprano
Pretty. Dangerous.
June 12-22
Carmen Season Presenting Sponsor:
“Stars”
from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Nathan Stark bass
Galileo Galilei 2013
“Un bel dì”
from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Kara Shay Thomson soprano
La Traviata 2012
“Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin
Aida 2013
“O soave fanciulla” from La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Laquita Mitchell soprano
William Burden tenor
Cincinnati Opera was founded in 1920, making it the second-oldest opera company in the U.S.
Intermezzo
from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
Opera in the Park 2013
“Tonight�
From West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
Alexandra Schoeny soprano
Aaron Blake tenor
Cincinnati Opera performances are held at Music Hall in the months of June and July. Summertime is opera time.
“The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh
Daniel Okulitch
bass-baritone
La Bohème 2010
“Va, pensiero�
from Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
Pagliacci 2012
“Cheti, cheti, immantinente” from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Joseph Lattanzi baritone
Nathan Stark bass
Cincinnati Opera’s 2014 season features artists from Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, and England.
“Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from Land of Smiles by Franz Lehár
William Burden tenor
Opera in the Park 2013
“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Laquita Mitchell soprano
Aaron Blake tenor
Patrons from more than 30 states came to Cincinnati Opera performances in the 2013 season.
“God Bless America” by Irving Berlin
Elizabeth Pojanowski
mezzo-soprano
Visit the Opera Shop
tonight only • here in the park
Event Presenting Sponsor
Media Partners
CSO Opera Season Sponsor
The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund
Season Presenting Sponsor
Season Funder
Additional Support
Ohio Arts Council The Patricia A. Corbett Trust