OPERA
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STORIES
2013/14 Season
In opera, as in life, there are many stories, and no one way of looking at the world. Madison Opera’s 2013/14 season tells three stories, each in a different language and style. Tosca is a traditional classic. Puccini’s taut masterpiece thrills both musically and dramatically, interweaving intense passion and murderous jealousy with soaring music. The Daughter of the Regiment is entertainment, pure and simple. Donizetti’s sweet boy-meets-girl, boy-gets-girl story, laced with comedy and vocal pyrotechnics, will delight audiences of all ages. Dead Man Walking is one of the greatest operas ever written. Its shattering story begins with a violent crime and ends in silence, leaving no one who encounters it unchanged. This soul-stirring season marks John DeMain’s 20th anniversary with Madison Opera, and the diversity of styles are a reflection of his own storied and stunning career. Join us for a season that shows exactly why the musical and dramatic power of opera cannot be equaled.
Kathryn Smith General Director
John DeMain Artistic Director
Puccini
Drama and Passion November 1 & 3, 2013 | Overture Hall
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Daughter of the Regiment Comedy and Happily-Ever-After February 7 & 9, 2014 | Capitol Theater
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Man Walking
Violence and Redemption April 25 & 27, 2014 | Overture Hall
Opera in the Park 2014 A Madison Original July 26, 2014 | Garner Park
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by Giacomo Puccini
Š Kristen Loken | San Francisco Opera
Overture Hall
Friday, November 1, 2013 at 8pm Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 2:30pm Sung in Italian with projected English translations
With those words, opera singer Floria Tosca stabs Scarpia, the evil police chief who has tortured her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and now threatens her. One of the most tightly written and fast-paced of operas, Puccini’s Tosca is a tour de force that combines soaring music, true love, and political intrigue into three acts of headlong drama. Don’t miss this production of one of the most justifiably popular operas ever written. Melody Moore (Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro) returns in the role in which she recently triumphed at San Francisco Opera. Scott Piper (last here for Opera in the Park 2004 ) sings the heroic Cavaradossi and Nmon Ford sings Scarpia, one of the most satisfyingly villainous of baritone roles. Tosca Melody Moore
Angelotti Ryan Kuster*
Conductor John DeMain
Cavaradossi Scott Piper
Sacristan Nikolas Wenzel*
Stage Director A. Scott Parry
Scarpia Nmon Ford
* Madison Opera debut
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Daughter of the Regime (La Fille du Régiment) by Gaetano Donizetti
© Ken Howard | Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Rataplan! Capitol Theater
Friday, February 7, 2014 at 8pm Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 2:30pm Sung in French with projected English translations
Marie loves Tonio. Tonio loves Marie. Marie’s adoptive parents, the entire 21st Regiment, are a bit less happy about matters, and when her new-found aunt takes her away from both the regiment and Tonio, Marie despairs. Fortunately, because this is a comedy, all ends happily ever after. Donizetti’s sparkling melodies, laced with thrilling high notes, are sure to enchant, while the sweet love story makes this an opera for all ages. Madison Opera returns to the beautiful Capitol Theater for this enchanting comedy, starring Caitlin Cisler (Oscar in A Masked Ball) as Marie; Javier Abreu as the high-C-prone Tonio; celebrated Metropolitan Opera baritone Kim Josephson as Sergeant Sulpice, and local favorite Allisanne Apple as the Marquise of Berkenfield. Marie Caitlin Cisler
Sulpice Kim Josephson*
Conductor John DeMain
Tonio Javier Abreu*
The Marquise of Berkenfield Allisanne Apple
Stage Director David Lefkowich
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Music by Jake Heggie Libretto by Terrance McNally based on the novel by Sister Helen Prejean “Dead Man Walking makes the most concentrated impact of any piece of American music theater since West Side Story.” – The Guardian (London)
© Cliff Coles | Eugene Opera
Overture Hall
Friday, April 25, 2014 at 8pm Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 2:30pm Sung in English with projected English text
Since its premiere in 2000, Dead Man Walking has become a modern classic, one of the most important, powerful operas ever written. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book and the movie of the same name, it tells of a nun’s journey as the spiritual advisor of a convicted murderer on Louisiana’s death row. From its shocking beginning to its emotionally searing final scene, this opera changes everyone who encounters it. Its stunning score and intense story combine into a work that “must be reckoned something of a masterpiece – a gripping, enormously skillful marriage of words and music to tell a story of love, suffering and spiritual redemption” (San Francisco Chronicle). Daniela Mack (Cinderella) returns as Sister Helen Prejean, whose faith is tested by her meetings with DeRocher. Michael Mayes, who composer Heggie calls the definitive DeRocher, sings the convicted murderer, simultaneously defiant and terrified. Internationally-acclaimed mezzo Susanne Mentzer makes her Madison Opera debut as his mother, whose heartbreak is as real as that of the parents of the teenagers her son murdered. Sister Helen Prejean Daniela Mack
Mrs. Patrick DeRocher Susanne Mentzer*
Conductor John DeMain
Joseph DeRocher Michael Mayes
Sister Rose Jeanine De Bique*
Stage Director Kristine McIntyre
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Parental advisory: This opera contains nudity, graphic violence, and explicit language, and is not recommended for anyone under age 18.
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I want the last thing you see in this world to be a face of love.
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Opera in the Park 2014 An ideal evening to fall in love with opera. — Rena Archwamety, 77 Square
Garner Park
July 26, 2014 (rain date: July 27) Free Community Event Opera in the Park, Madison Opera’s gift to the community, is a night like no other. In beautiful Garner Park, the stars come out in the sky, the light sticks glow in the audience, and singers from our mainstage season share their favorite opera and Broadway numbers. Now in its 13th year, it is quite literally a night like no other. Come join 14,000 of your neighbors for a Madison summer tradition.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
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A jubilant night of revelry to benefit Madison Opera’s Opera in the Park and Education Programs. Dress: Cocktail attire, masked or otherwise – beads provided! Tickets: $150 / person, including valet parking Brighten up a winter evening and join Madison Opera to celebrate and support everything we do in our community. The party features New Orleans-inspired cuisine, a silent auction, a live auction, rollicking entertainment, and so much more! For information on sponsoring the event or purchasing a table, please contact development@madisonopera.org.
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Your tax-deductible contribution makes possible: The Student Matinees, attended each season by 2,000 high school students, many of whom have never seen a fully-staged opera. Opera in the Park, a free concert enjoyed by more than 14,000 people every July. Free previews for senior citizens and other community groups. Community partnerships with groups such as Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Access Community Health, and Agrace Hospice. The High School Apprenticeship Program that helps prepare tomorrow’s arts professionals. And of course, world-class performances of operas onstage here in Madison.
OPERA UP CLOSE
There’s no better way to get up close to the operatic art form. Join Madison Opera for a series of entertaining and informative previews of this season’s productions. General Director Kathryn Smith leads a multimedia exploration of the history of each opera, along with behind-the-scenes commentary from guest artists.
Tosca preview | Sunday, October 27, 2013 – 1pm-3pm The Daughter of the Regiment preview | Sunday, February 2, 2014 – 1pm-3pm Dead Man Walking preview | Sunday, April 13, 2014 – 1pm-3pm Opera Up Close will be held at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State Street, Madison. Admission is $20 for non-subscribers, but…. • Full season subscribers receive free admission – just show your “Full Season Subscriber” card at the door. • Two-show subscribers receive discounted admission of $10 by calling the Opera office or showing their “Overture Hall Subscriber” card at the door. Subscriber cards will be mailed along with your tickets in September.
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