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“The Star-Spangled Banner” Music by John Stafford Smith Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Christopher Allen conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Last year’s Opera in the Park Concert attracted 4,000 people.
Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Cincinnati Opera Chorus
La Calisto 2014
“Quel guardo, il cavaliere... So anch’io la virtù magica” from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Jeanine De Bique soprano
June 18 & 20
IL TROVATORE
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“Au fond du temple saint� from The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet
Andrew Bidlack tenor
Morgan Smith baritone
Founded in 1920, Cincinnati Opera is celebrating its 95th anniversary season, making it the second-oldest U.S. opera company.
Special seats now available for IL TROVATORE and DON PASQUALE beginning at
$49 LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Visit our ticket booth tonight to order!
“Là ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart
Stephanie Jennings soprano
Kenneth Shaw
bass-baritone Cincinnati Opera’s 2015 season features artists from South Korea, France, Turkey, Cuba, Taiwan, Russia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and Trinidad and Tobago. And... Cincinnati!
“Make Them Hear You” from Ragtime by Stephen Flaherty
Larry D. Hylton tenor
Madame Butterfly 2014
“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Twyla Robinson soprano
Andrew Bidlack tenor
Patrons from more than 44 states came to a Cincinnati Opera performance in the 2014 season.
“Song to the Moon” from Rusalka by Antonín Dvorák v
Twyla Robinson soprano
La Traviata 2012
“Tonight� Quintet from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Stephanie Jennings soprano
Kathryn Leemhuis
Larry D. Hylton
Andrew Bidlack
Morgan Smith
mezzo-soprano
tenor
tenor
baritone
“Unter Donner und Blitz�
(Under Thunder and Lightning), Op.324 by Johann Strauss II
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
This polka is often featured in the party scene in Die Fledermaus.
“Bring Him Home”
from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Andrew Bidlack tenor
Behind the scenes, 2014
“Che interminabile andirivieni!� from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Cincinnati Opera Chorus
Opera in the Park 2014
“So Many Colors”
from Morning Star by Ricky Ian Gordon and William M. Hoffman
Jeanine De Bique soprano
This summer, Cincinnati Opera will present its first world premiere in over 50 years—Morning Star by Ricky Ian Gordon and William M. Hoffman—June 30-July 19 at SCPA.
“O don fatale”
from Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi
Jamie Barton
mezzo-soprano
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“Nessun dorma� from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
Russell Thomas tenor
Behind the scenes, 2011
“God Bless America” by Irving Berlin
Kathryn Leemhuis
mezzo-soprano
Opera in the Park 2014
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Additional Support The Corbett Foundation Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust