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JUNE 11 Presenting Sponsor
Additional Support
Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust
Media Partners
Nydia C. Tranter, in memory of Jack Tranter
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“The Star-Spangled Banner” Music by John Stafford Smith Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Christopher Allen
John L. Magro Resident Conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Opera Chorus Last year’s Opera in the Park concert attracted 4,000 people.
The Toreador Song from Carmen
by Georges Bizet
Nathan Stark bass
Cincinnati Opera Chorus
Founded in 1920, Cincinnati Opera is celebrating its 97th anniversary season, making it the second-oldest U.S. opera company.
“No puede ser”
from La Tabernera del Puerto by Pablo Sorozábal
Pedro André Arroyo tenor
Giacomo Puccini
LA BOHÈME June 15, 17, 22 & 24 AT THE ARONOFF
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Habanera
from Carmen by Georges Bizet
Catalina Cuervo soprano
Cincinnati Opera Chorus Frida 2017
“Là ci darem la mano”
from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Jessica Rivera soprano
Ricardo Herrera bass-baritone
Cincinnati Opera will return to a newly renovated Music Hall in time for an incredible 2018 season.
“Una voce poco fa�
from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Nicole Cabell soprano
The Magic Flute 2017
“Non più andrai”
from The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ricardo Herrera
bass-baritone
Frida 2017
TONIGHT ONLY! $20 off any ticket to La Bohème. Visit our ticketing booth.
The Flower Song from Carmen by Georges Bizet
Sean Panikkar tenor
Cincinnati Opera performed at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden from 1920 to 1971.
“Todas las mañanitas” from Don Gil de Alcalá by Manuel Penella Moreno
Jessica Rivera soprano
Thomas Dreeze baritone La Bohème 2017
“Largo al factotum”
from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Edward Nelson baritone
The Barber of Seville was performed as part of Cincinnati Opera’s first season in 1920, and has been presented in 20 seasons since then.
The Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Cincinnati Opera Chorus
The Magic Flute 2017
“Dio, che nell’alma infondere” from Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi
Sean Panikkar tenor
Edward Nelson baritone
La Petenera
from La Marchenera by Federico Moreno Torroba
Jessica Rivera soprano
Cincinnati Opera’s 2017 season features artists from Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Uruguay, Japan, Canada—and Cincinnati!
“Deh vieni alla finestra�
from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rodion Pogossov baritone
Opera in the Park
“Chanson à boire”
from Don Quichotte à Dulcinée by Maurice Ravel
Thomas Dreeze baritone
This piece, translated as “Drinking Song,” is taken from a three-part song cycle based on the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote. Cheers!
“The Impossible Dream� from Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh
Nathan Stark bass
Opera in the Park 2016
“Tonight�
from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
Nicole Cabell soprano
Sean Panikkar tenor
The Magic Flute 2017
CINCINNATI OPERA 2017 SEASON AT THE ARONOFF
Puccini
La Bohème
June 15, 17, 22 & 24 Rodríguez
Frida
T D OU SOL
June 23–July 8 Mozart
The Magic Flute July 15, 20, 22 & 23 Mazzoli & Vavrek
Song from the Uproar July 17, 18, 19 & 21
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La Zambra
from La Leyenda del Beso by Reveriano Soutullo and Juan Vert
Catalina Cuervo soprano
Cincinnati Opera Chorus
The Magic Flute 2017
“God Bless America” by Irving Berlin
Edward Nelson
baritone
Cincinnati Opera Chorus SPECIAL COLLABORATION
WITH
MAZZOLI & VAVREK
SONG FROM THE UPROAR JULY 17, 18, 19 & 21 AT THE ARONOFF CENTER FIFTH THIRD BANK THEATER
Event Sponsor
Additional Support
Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust
Nydia C. Tranter, in memory of Jack Tranter Media Partners
Season Presenting Sponsor
Preferred Healthcare Provider
Season Funders
The Corbett Foundation Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust
Cincinnati Opera proudly presents the U.S. premiere of an extraordinary new opera – Another Brick in the Wall – as part of our return to Music Hall for the 2018 season. Featuring international soloists, the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and stunning visuals.
“THE REACTION WAS RAPTUROUS… STANDING OVATIONS GREETED THE END OF EACH ACT” – Observer.com
“TRANSFORMED ROCK & ROLL INTO PURE OPERA… WHEN THE WALL CAME DOWN, THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE WAS ON ITS FEET.” – Rolling Stone
SPECIAL PRE-SAL E BEGINS
JULY 5 Cincinnati Opera presents the U.S. Premiere of
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL THE OPERA
July 2018 AT MUSIC HALL
BASED ON THE LYRICS AND MUSIC OF ROGER WATERS’S THE WALL OPERATIC VERSION COMPOSED BY JULIEN BILODEAU WORLD PREMIERE MARCH 11, 2017 AT OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL
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Find dates and complete info at cincinnatiopera.org/the-wall