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6 WELCOME 8 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S WELCOME 10 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 15 USELESS PRECAUTIONS 18 THE OLDEST STORY IN THE BOOK 24 SEASON SPONSORS 28 CAST / ARTISTIC STAFF / CHORUS 32 THE STORY OF THE BARBER OF SEVILLE 36 COMPOSER AND LIBRETTIST 39 UTAH SYMPHONY 40 DONORS 52 CRESCENDO & TANNER SOCIETIES 54 ADMINISTRATION 58 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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WELCOME On behalf of the board, staff, artists, and musicians of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre for this presentation of Rossini’s classic comedy The Barber of Seville.
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For more than 30 years, March has been celebrated around the nation as Music in Our Schools month. Sponsored by the National Association for Music Education, the initiative directs the nation’s attention to the powerful role that quality music programs play in the lives of young people and this year’s theme is Music Changes Lives. Throughout each school year USUO’s Education programs provide to the citizens of Utah one of the most extensive arts education initiatives by a professional musical arts organization in the United States. For Utah Opera, these programs are provided by our Resident Artists— professional artists who tour the state presenting ageappropriate educational programming in Utah Schools nearly every day of the academic year. In addition to performing in Utah’s Schools, our Utah Opera Resident Artists receive professional training and performing experiences while with the company. These artists are among the best and brightest young singers and collaborative pianists beginning their operatic careers and we are delighted to feature each of them in productions throughout the season. We are also thrilled to showcase the return of former Utah Opera Resident Artist Sarah Coit (2015/16-2016/17) as tonight’s vivacious leading lady Rosina! Thank you for joining us for this performance by Utah Opera. We hope that you will return in May for the Utah Opera debut of Jules Massenet’s Thaïs. The lush melodic score and spectacular vibrant scenery and costumes will truly provide a grand season finale! Sincerely,
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S WELCOME Dear Utah Opera friends and family, What a joy it is returning to operas that we know and love and, in particular, those which are a celebration of life and love. Rossini’s most famous opera, The Barber of Seville, definitely checks all of those boxes! The opera’s bubbly music and frothy comic story lines are a romp from the first note of the overture to the rousing finale. The music is ubiquitous, being played in concert halls, movie scores, and, yes, even in Bugs Bunny cartoons. However, it all started in the opera house and that is where Rossini’s score shines brightest.
Christopher McBeth
Artistic Director
Artists who specialize in Rossini’s bel canto style are notoriously difficult to find. Utah Opera has worked at identifying the artists for this presentation for several years and we are proud to present an outstanding cast. Playing the title role is Michael Adams who has performed with Utah Opera multiple occasions and become an audience favorite. As the witty and charming Rosina, Utah Opera Resident Artist alumna Sarah Coit makes a triumphant homecoming. Notable debuts include one of the most sought after tenors for Rossini roles, Matthew Grills, as Count Almaviva, and one of the finest singing actors today, Kevin Burdette, as Dr. Bartolo. One of our favorite conductors, Maestro Gary Thor Wedow, returns for his fifth time to lead this production from the podium. If you’ve seen The Barber of Seville previously, I assure you that you are about to see it as never before. Michael Shell’s colorful mid-20th century setting of this classic opera opens our eyes to see it in a wonderfully new way and makes the story even more vibrant. Thank you for joining us and enjoy this performance. Sincerely,
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he year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution and the 150th anniversary of the first vote under a women’s suffrage law, which happened in Salt Lake City. In recognition of these milestones, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s 2020 cultural festival will highlight the achievements of women and create opportunities for them in the field of classical music, particularly as composers and conductors. Activities include performances of original works, artist presentations, and masterclasses.
SPECIAL EVENT: On March 28th, join a panel of professional conductors for a special workshop. The invitation is especially extended to women interested in conducting, but all genders of conductors are welcome. The panelists will provide insights from their own careers and four participants will have the opportunity to prepare a portion of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, conduct a Utah Youth Symphony rehearsal of it, and receive immediate feedback from our panel. Sign up as an observer, or apply to be an active conducting participant at utahsymphony.org/ conducting-masterclass-reservation-form/ For more details and a full list of festival activities, go to utahopera.org/festival. #WomenOfNotes
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USELESS PRECAUTIONS By Jeff Counts
Disastrous premieres are a common theme in music history. The story of The Rite of Spring’s Paris premiere is as well known as the music itself these days and no performance is likely mounted without an accompanying essay on the “riot.” Embellished or not, it is one of the most wonderfully outrageous stories in the canon, one so celebrated it seems peerless. But The Rite of Spring was not the only work to quickly rise beyond its tragic impetus for civil unrest and achieve everlasting critical and popular fame. No, something quite similar happened nearly 100 years earlier… Rossini was concerned from the start, and rightly so. His commission for a comic opera at the Teatro Argentina in Rome included, in addition to a very tight timeframe for completion, an unambiguous stipulation that he work with whatever libretto the company chose, be it “old or new.” They chose “old.” Rossini himself would not likely have selected the first play from the 18th century “Figaro Trilogy” of Pierre de Beaumarchais, principally because The Barber of Seville had already been given a few operatic treatments at that point, most importantly by Giovanni Paisiello some decades before. The Paisiello Barber, though no longer in the regular Italian opera rotation in 1815, was still viewed with great reverence in Rome and elsewhere in the country. Rossini worried that his Barber might UTAHOPERA.ORG / (801) 533-NOTE
be read as a direct challenge to the old master’s greatest work. Not wishing to come off like a disrespectful upstart, Rossini supposedly wrote to the aging Paisiello and laid himself at the maestro’s feet, promising to tread lightly with his new version of the story and avoid any direct competition with the beloved “older” Barber. Paisiello supposedly gave Rossini his blessing and wished him every success. That might have been enough to assuage the fears of some, but Rossini took the further step of calling his new opera by its theatrical sub-title The Useless Precaution in hopes of staving off one-to-one comparisons. Ironically, these and other such “precautions” would prove useless indeed. He worked quickly and finished the score in just under three weeks (possibly in as few as 13 days if Rossini’s own boasts on the issue are accepted). Some of the music was borrowed from his earlier operas but even with that head start, it was not at all uncommon for Rossini to produce great art in incredibly short periods. For the initial performance on February 20, 1816 Rossini made one last attempt to calm his nerves and beg preemptive forgiveness from his audience by including an introductory note in the printed libretto. The note makes the case for public understanding by both admitting the precarious position Rossini found himself in and offering a few technical reasons to accept The Useless Precaution as an earnestly new take on the source material. Liberally offered among the stated “differences” that Rossini hoped would distinguish his work as modern and unique are several sincere genuflections to Paisiello’s legacy. Reading the words today with knowledge of what came next makes one’s heart go out to poor Rossini. He tried so hard. 15
USELESS PRECAUTIONS Seated in the opera house on the night of the premiere were many supporters of Paisiello who were spoiling for agitation. Had he set this demonstration in motion? Regardless, they didn’t have to wait long. Rossini, in a rare moment of obliviousness, made his entrance into the pit clad in a gaudy Spanish-style coat. When the traditionalists saw this, the rout was on. Whistles and shouts of disapproval would attend him for the rest of the evening as one inconceivable mishap after another befell his production. It was a string of comical bad luck that defies belief and begs the question, “Why hasn’t anyone written an opera based on the first performance of this opera?” Rossini had apparently allowed his most famous cast member Manuel Garcia to replace the air Count Almaviva sings under Rosina’s window in Act I with a Spanish melody of his own selection, while accompanying himself on the guitar. While laboriously and torturously tuning his instrument on stage, he broke a string and was treated to a gale of laughter from the audience. The song had no chance after that, and it did not improve their behavior when it finally happened. Figaro made his first entrance a bit later and, in what must have seemed like a very poor staging decision in retrospect, he too was carrying a guitar. More laughter. More whistling. More derision. If only that was the end of it. An ensuing entrance by Don Basilio was marred by an inadvertently open trapdoor. He tripped, nearly broke his nose and was forced to sing his aria with a bloody handkerchief pressed to his face. When the finale of Act I mercifully arrived, a stray cat somehow found its way onto the stage and threatened to send 16
the audience into a collective seizure of morbid delight. Not one note of the music could be heard over the uproar. Act II proceeded without disaster but by then it was far too late to save the night. Rossini was calm throughout and simply returned home to sleep when it was finally over. He wisely claimed to be “ill” for the second performance and was surprised to wake that night to find a torch-wielding mob approaching his door. He had no way of knowing that, absent a predetermined atmosphere of protest, his music was greeted with immense praise and the crowd was coming for him with bravos, not pitchforks. Garcia (Count Almaviva) got to him first and tried to prepare Rossini for the gracious throng and convince him to address them. But the composer refused and sent the singer back out to deal with them instead. According to Rossini, Garcia got plunked in the eye with an orange for his troubles. Despite that last piece of rambunctiously thrown fruit, the tide of opinion had turned for good. Like The Rite of Spring, Rossini’s opera was destined for a rare kind of greatness thanks in small part to its origin story. The Useless Precaution soon became rightfully known as The Barber of Seville and none other than Verdi called it the greatest comic opera ever written. He was right when he said it and his opinion holds still. Jeff Counts is General Manager of the Grand Teton Music Festival. He is program annotator and pre-concert lecture host for the NOVA Chamber Music Series and has been writing articles for Utah Opera for over 9 years. Jeff is also one of the hosts for USUO’s Ghostlight podcast. UTAHOPERA.ORG / (801) 533-NOTE
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THE OLDEST STORY IN THE BOOK By Michael Clive
Music by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Libretto by Cesare Sterbini (1784–1831) Based upon the play Le Barbier de Séville by Pierre Beaumarchais (1732–1799) Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a beautiful young girl and a good-looking young guy fall in love. But the girl is living under the care of a much older guardian who also has eyes for her…and for the money she stands to inherit when she marries. Unfortunately, the young girl can’t marry without her guardian’s consent; fortunately, her young suitor is also rich (though he’s disguised himself to conceal his wealth), and he knows just the man to help them thwart the old guardian’s intentions. That would be Figaro, the barber, jack-of-all-trades, and master manipulator who seems to be everywhere at once in the swinging city of Seville. If this scenario has the resonance of a rom-com, it was no less familiar to the audience members in the premiere season of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia in Rome in 1816. Not only were all the characters well-established types recognizable from innumerable buffo-style operas; they were also known to the French theatergoers who attended the play that was the opera’s source, Beaumarchais’ Le Barbier de Séville thirty years earlier. After all, the Comédie-Française had stock characters that paralleled those of the Italian Commedia dell’arte. 18
The fact is, these characters know no season or country; you’ll recognize them if you’ve ever watched a romantic comedy on television or at the movies. In strictest opera buffa tradition, each role is identifiable by type in The Barber of Seville. We have our Colombina, in this case named Rosina—pert, attractive, wily, ready to do what it takes to get what she wants; Il Dottore, the doctor (Dr. Bartolo), who is Rosina’s guardian and is greedy, self-deluding, and too old for an ingenue; Rosina’s young suitor, who disguises himself as the typically bumbling soldier Il Capitano but is actually the dashing Count Almaviva; and the Brighella, the shrewd servant-cum-factotum, Figaro. This form of operatic comedy reached its zenith in the 19th century, and was a staple of bel canto style. Rossini was the foremost composer of bel canto operas; in fact, he and his most prominent rivals in the form, Vincenzo Bellini and Gaetano Donizetti, were all born within seven years of each other (Rossini first, in 1792). Bel canto rules were strict for both composers and librettists: Solo arias and ensembles, which required beautiful melodies and opportunities for vocal display, had to be arrayed in the approved structure. In comic operas, the characters hewed close to the archetypes handed down through generations of commedia dell’arte tradition—the Dottores, Colombinas, Brighellas and the like. More serious operas required a high moral purpose and more individualized characters of noble birth or character, often based on figures in history, legend, or myth. You’re probably familiar with the spectacularly ornamented vocal lines in these operas, with roulades and flourishes that sound all but impossible to sing. Almost two centuries after Rossini’s success in writing these operas, the UTAHOPERA.ORG / (801) 533-NOTE
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THE OLDEST STORY IN THE BOOK music dramas, which required much more effort from both composer and listener. Rossini could toss off a comic opera in a matter of weeks, and over a period of approximately two decades produced an average of two per year, and in some years, as many as four. It was the success of these comedies that financed his luxurious retirement at age 40; a dedicated gourmand, he settled in Paris, where he was known in all the best restaurants. Operas like The Barber of Seville had made him the most famous composer in the world, even when he was no longer composing them.
Utah Opera The Barber of Seville, 2013; photo Dana Sohm
American diva Beverly Sills—herself a notable Rosina—quipped that sopranos in such roles would be rich if they were paid by the note. The very phrase bel canto, which simply means “beautiful singing,” has become synonymous with these vocal pyrotechnics, and understandably so. They are thrilling to hear for their own sake, and technically difficult to master; the notes come thick and fast, and they must all be delineated with accuracy and without apparent strain, requiring a voice of extreme flexibility and phenomenal breath control. Though Rossini also wrote many serious operas, including lengthy historical epics such as Semiramide and William Tell, his contemporary audiences clamored for his buffo comedies. To his chagrin, there was far less interest in his weightier
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The premiere of The Barber of Seville, in Rome in 1806, was an unmitigated disaster. It was subverted by partisans of one of Rossini’s earlier rivals, the Rococo composer Giovanni Paisiello, whose 1782 version of the same Beaumarchais play had become wildly popular throughout Europe. After opening in Vienna in 1783, Paisiello’s Barber played simultaneously in five major theatres, making performances available in either German or Italian. But Rossini’s version soon eclipsed it, and today Paisiello’s work is rarely performed, while Rossini’s has only grown in popularity over the years. Today The Barber of Seville is recognized as one of the greatest of all musical comedies in Western theater, and is sometimes described as the ultimate opera buffa. How could it be otherwise with such delicious music and madcap comedy, irresistible and ageless? For those rare singers who are blessed with both comic acting ability and coloratura chops, Barber is a joy to perform, and we come away from the theater feeling that the cast has had as much fun onstage as we had watching and listening.
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Utah Opera The Barber of Seville, 2013; photo Dana Sohm
But there’s more to the success of this landmark comic opera. By taking Beaumarchais’ play as their source, Rossini and his librettist framed a politically provocative scenario within the confines of buffo tradition. Sterbini’s libretto is based on Le barbier de Séville, ou la Précaution inutile (“The Barber of Seville, or the Useless Precaution”). The progressive ideas of the Enlightenment hide within plain sight in Barber—not just in the egalitarian sympathies in the text, but also in Rossini’s brilliant musical rendering of the Brighella, Figaro. He is a true workingman’s hero. Finally, there is the Mozart connection: Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is based on a later play by Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou Le mariage de Figaro (“The Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro”). Politically it is even more daring, with UTAHOPERA.ORG / (801) 533-NOTE
its explicit critique of the aristocracy; in Mozart’s rendering, its balance between psychological character study and slapstick comedy is more complex. The characters and setting are the same, but our Colombina and her dashing suitor, now the Count and Countess Almaviva, have been married for years and are having marital problems. To keep it all straight, just remember: Rossini, who came later, wrote the “prequel”; Mozart, who came earlier, wrote the “sequel”. Rossini, who venerated Mozart, had Figaro very much in mind when he depicted the characters in Figaro as their younger selves in Barber. And it’s likely he had Mozart’s masterpiece in mind when he expressed one of the greatest tributes any composer has ever offered another— calling Mozart “the inspiration of my youth, the despair of my maturity, and the consolation of my old age.” 23
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Music by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Libretto by Cesare Sterbini (1784–1831) Based upon the play Le Barbier de Séville by Pierre Beaumarchais (1732–1799) Sung in Italian Premiere: 1816 Previously at Utah Opera in 1980, 1987, 1996, 2006, 2013
CAST
Rosina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Coit** Count Almaviva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Grills Figaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Adams Don Basilio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Banion Doctor Bartolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Burdette Fiorello/Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Bell* Berta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Kahl* ARTISTIC STAFF
Stage Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Featherstone Marcheso Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Thor Wedow Chorus Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michaella Calzaretta Set Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoko Kambara Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Seymour Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driscoll Otto Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Hoke-Brady Wigs and Make-up Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Mitchell Principal Coach and continuo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Anderson Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Boyle Guest Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurelia Andrews Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Nictakis Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Robilotta, Martin Alcocer Supertitle Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Burkhardt* Original Production by Michael Shell Scenery and Costumes produced by Opera Philadelphia and Opera Theatre of St. Louis Owned by Utah Opera and Austin Opera
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CAST Sarah Coit (Florida)
Rosina Most Recently at Utah Opera, Don Giovanni Former Utah Opera Resident Artist Recently: Carmen, Seattle Opera, Opera Tampa; Threepenny Opera, West Edge Opera; Le nozze di Figaro, Michican Opera Theatre Upcoming: Káťa Kabanová, West Edge Opera; The Copper Queen, Arizona Opera Matthew Grills (Connecticut)
Count Almaviva Utah Opera Debut Recently: Il barbiere di Siviglia, La cenerentola, Seattle Opera; Der Rosenkavalier, Metropolitan Opera; Don Pasquale, Berkshire Opera Festival Upcoming: L’elisir d’amore, Seattle Opera; La cenerentola, Nashville Opera Michael Adams (Texas)
Figaro Most recently at Utah Opera, Pagliacci/Gianni Schicchi Recently: Eugene Onegin, Così fan tutte, La cenerentola, Seattle Opera; Die Zauberflöte, Silent Night, Washington National Opera; Les pêcheurs de perles, Gran Teatre del Liceu Upcoming: L’elisir d’amore, Seattle Opera; Candide, Grand Théâtre de Genève Brian Banion (Ohio)
Don Basilio Utah Opera Debut Recently: Gianni Schicchi, Opera Columbus; L’elisir d’amore, Piedmont Opera; Il barbiere di Siviglia, Lyric Opera of Kansas City Upcoming: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra; Resident Artist, Bay View Music Festival 28
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Doctor Bartolo Utah Opera Debut Recently: Candide, Gran Teatre del Liceu; Billy Budd, Central City Opera; The Exterminating Angel, Metropolitan Opera Upcoming: M. Butterfly (World Premiere), Il barbiere di Siviglia, The Santa Fe Opera; The Marriage of Figaro, Dallas Opera Brandon Bell (Virginia)
Fiorello/Officer Most Recently at Utah Opera, Silent Night Current Utah Opera Resident Artist Recently: La traviata, Utah Opera; Messiah, Utah Symphony; La bohème, West Bay Opera; Breaking the Waves, West Edge Opera; La fille du régiment, Opera Saratoga Upcoming: Thaïs, Utah Opera Grace Kahl (New York)
Berta Most Recently at Utah Opera, La traviata Current Utah Opera Resident Artist Recently: Apprentice Program, The Santa Fe Opera; The Little Prince, Utah Opera; Candide, Messiah, Utah Symphony; The Tender Land, Rusalka, Des Moines Metro Opera; Falstaff, Intermountain Opera Bozeman Upcoming: Thaïs, Utah Opera; Sweeney Todd, Fellow Travelers, Des Moines Metro Opera
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ARTISTIC STAFF ARTISTIC STAFF Jimmy Featherstone Marcheso (California)
Stage Director Utah Opera Debut Recently: Mary Pleasant at Land’s End (World Premiere Workshop), San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Hansel and Gretel, San Francisco Opera; Italian Girl in Algiers, The Santa Fe Opera Upcoming: The Barber of Seville, San Diego Opera Partenope, San Francisco Opera Gary Thor Wedow (Indiana)
Conductor Most Recently at Utah Opera, Die Fledermaus Recently: Semele, Opera Philadelphia; La cenerentola, Seattle Opera; The Abduction from the Seraglio, Opera Omaha Upcoming: Giulio Cesare, Boston Lyric Opera; Platée, Des Moines Metro Opera Michaella Calzaretta (Iowa)
Chorus Master Most Recently at Utah Opera, Silent Night Recently: 2018–19 season, Utah Opera; We are Women, Utah Opera Chorus Upcoming: 2019–20 season, Utah Opera; Locust, Natural History Museum of Utah in collaboration with Utah Opera
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Costume Design Utah Opera Debut Recently: The Prince of Players, Houston Grand Opera; The Little Mermaid, Arkansas Repertory Theatre; The Barber of Seville, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Theatre of St. Louis Don Pasquale, Juliard School Driscoll Otto (Texas)
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THE STORY OF THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
Utah Opera The Barber of Seville, 2013; photo Dana Sohm
Act I: 90 minutes Intermission: 20 minutes Act II: 50 minutes Total: 2 hours 40 minutes ACT I
Seville. Count Almaviva comes in disguise to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house, beneath her balcony window. Figaro the barber, who knows all the town’s secrets and scandals, arrives. He explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo’s ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will disguise himself as a drunken soldier with orders to be quartered at Bartolo’s house so that he may gain access to the girl. Almaviva is excited and Figaro looks forward to a nice cash pay-off. Rosina reflects on the voice that has enchanted her and resolves to use her considerable wiles to meet its owner, whom the count leads her to believe is a poor student named Lindoro. Bartolo 32
appears with Rosina’s music master, Don Basilio. Basilio warns Bartolo that Count Almaviva, who has made known his admiration for Rosina, has been seen in Seville. Bartolo decides to marry Rosina immediately. Figaro, who has overheard the plot, warns Rosina and promises to deliver a note from her to Lindoro. Bartolo suspects that Rosina has indeed written a letter, but she outwits him at every turn. Angry at her defiance, Bartolo warns her not to trifle with him. Almaviva arrives, creating a ruckus in his disguise as a drunken soldier, and secretly passes Rosina his own note. Bartolo is infuriated by the stranger’s behavior and noisily claims that he has an official exemption from billeting soldiers. Figaro announces that a crowd has gathered in the street, curious about the argument they hear coming from inside the house. The civil guard bursts in to arrest Almaviva but when he secretly reveals his true identity to the captain he is instantly released. Everyone except Figaro is amazed by this turn of events. UTAHOPERA.ORG / (801) 533-NOTE
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THE STORY OF THE BARBER OF SEVILLE ACT II
Bartolo suspects that the “soldier” was a spy planted by Almaviva. The count returns, this time disguised as Don Alonso, a music teacher and student of Don Basilio. He announces he will give Rosina her music lesson in place of Basilio, who, he says, is ill at home. “Don Alonso” tells Bartolo that he is staying at the same inn as Almaviva and has found a letter from Rosina. He offers to tell her that it was given to him by another woman, seemingly to prove that Lindoro is toying with Rosina on Almaviva’s behalf. This convinces Bartolo that “Don Alonso” is indeed a student of the scheming Basilio, and he allows him to give Rosina her music lesson. She sings an aria, and, with Bartolo dozing off, Almaviva and Rosina express their love. Figaro arrives to give Bartolo his shave and manages to snatch the key that opens the doors to Rosina’s balcony. Suddenly Basilio shows up looking perfectly healthy. Almaviva, Rosina, and Figaro convince him with a quick bribe that he is sick with scarlet fever and must
go home at once. While Bartolo gets his shave, Almaviva plots with Rosina to elope that night. But the doctor overhears them and furiously realizes he has been tricked again. Everyone disperses. Bartolo summons Basilio, telling him to bring a notary so Bartolo can marry Rosina that very night. Bartolo then shows Rosina her letter to Lindoro, as proof that he is in league with Almaviva. Heartbroken and convinced that she has been deceived, she agrees to marry Bartolo. A thunderstorm rages. Figaro and the count climb a ladder to Rosina’s balcony and let themselves in with the key. Rosina appears and confronts Lindoro, who finally reveals his true identity as Almaviva. Basilio shows up with the notary. Bribed and threatened, he agrees to be a witness to the marriage of Rosina and Almaviva. Bartolo arrives with soldiers, but it is too late. Almaviva explains to Bartolo that it is useless to protest and Bartolo accepts that he has been beaten. Figaro, Rosina, and the count celebrate their good fortune.
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COMPOSER AND LIBRETTIST GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868)
Known as Italian Opera’s Comic Genius and the leading opera composer of the first half of the 19th century, Gioachino Rossini was the master of simple melody and clear rhythm. Born in 1792 to a musical family—his father a trumpet player, his mother an opera singer—Rossini mastered the trade at an early age, writing his first opera at age 8 and becoming a national celebrity by the time he was 21-years-old. From Venice to Milan, from Rome to Naples, Rossini gained a reputation for his notable style and his uncanny speed at producing operas.
Gioachino Rossini
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Between 1808 and 1829, Rossini composed no fewer than 40 operas. Among his operatic successes are The Barber of Seville (1816), La Cenerentola (1817), La Gazza Ladra (1817), Semiramide (1823), and William Tell (1829). In 1822, Rossini settled in Paris and became the Royal Composer and Inspector General of Singing in France. Despite his enormous success—even the great Beethoven congratulated him on The Barber of Seville— Rossini stopped composing at the age of 37. Living off the wealth of his achievements, Rossini lived lavishly until his death on November 13, 1868. He was buried in Paris but 19 years later his remains were taken to be reinterred in the church of Santa Croce in Florence. CESARE STERBINI (1784–1831)
Sterbini was an Italian writer and librettist with a deep knowledge of classical and contemporary culture, philosophy, linguistics, and was fluent in Greek, Latin, Italian, French and German. He is most known as the librettist for two operas by Gioachino Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) and The Barber of Seville (1816). An official in the Pontifical Administration, he also set poetry to music as an amateur. He died in Rome on 19 January 1831. PIERRE-AUGUSTIN CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS (1732–1799)
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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is grateful to those donors who have made commitments to our Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund is a vital resource that helps the long-term well-being & stability of USUO, & through its annual earnings, supports our Annual Fund. For further information, please contact 801-869-9015. Gael Benson Edward Ashwood & Candice Johnson Estate of Alexander Bodi The Elizabeth Brown Dee Fund for Music in the Schools Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Thomas & Candace Dee
Hearst Foundation Roger & Susan Horn The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish & Frederick Quinn Edward & Barbara Moreton Estate of Pauline C. Pace Perkins-Prothro Foundation Kenneth† & Jerrie Randall
The Evelyn Rosenblatt Young Artist Award Bill & Joanne Shiebler James R. & Susan Swartz Norman C. Tanner & Barbara L. Tanner Trust O.C. Tanner Company M. Walker & Sue Wallace
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GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY
Jay T. Ball Dawn Ann Bailey Marie Nelson Bennett Betty Bristow Robert H. Burgoyne, M.D. Doris Macfarlane Corry Kathie Dalton Robert Ehrlich Leah Burrows Felt Loraine L. Felton
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Anonymous The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Foundation Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Dominion Energy George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation O.C. Tanner John & Marcia Price Family Foundation Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency Salt Lake County
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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera offers sincere thanks to our patrons who have included USUO in their financial and estate planning. Please contact Leslie Peterson at lpeterson@usuo.org or 801-869-9012 for more information, or visit our website at usuo.giftplans.org.
CRESCENDO SOCIETY OF UTAH OPERA Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bailey Judy Brady & Drew W. Browning Dr. Robert H.† & Marianne Harding Burgoyne Shelly Coburn Dr. Richard J. & Mrs. Barbara N. Eliason Anne C. Ewers Edwin B. Firmage
Joseph & Pat Gartman Paul (Hap) & Ann† Green John & Jean† Henkels Edward R. Ashwood & Candice A. Johnson Clark D. Jones Turid V. Lipman Herbert C. & Wilma Livsey Richard W. & Frances P. Muir Marilyn H. Neilson
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Patricia A. Richards & William K. Nichols Sharon & David† Richards Harris H. & Amanda P. Simmons E. Jeffery & Joyce Smith G.B. & B.F. Stringfellow Norman† & Barbara Tanner Mr. & Mrs. M. Walker Wallace
Dianne May Jerry & Marcia McClain Jim & Andrea Naccarato Stephen H. & Mary Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Scott Parker Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Pazzi Richard Q. Perry Chase† & Grethe Peterson Glenn H. & Karen F. Peterson Thomas A. & Sally† Quinn Dan & June Ragan
Mr. Grant Schettler Glenda & Robert† Shrader Mr. Robert C. Steiner & Dr. Jacquelyn Erbin† JoLynda Stillman Joann Svikhart Frederic & Marilyn† Wagner Jack R. & Mary Lois† Wheatley Edward J. & Marelynn Zipser
Mahler Circle Anonymous (3) Eva-Maria Adolphi Dr. Robert H.† & Marianne Harding Burgoyne Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Coombs Paul (Hap) & Ann† Green Robert & Carolee Harmon Richard G. & Shauna† Horne Virginia A. Hughes Turid V. Lipman Herbert C. & Wilma Livsey
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Julie McBeth
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Collette Cook
Director of Orchestra Personnel
Interim President & CEO Senior Vice President & COO Executive Assistant to the CEO Executive Assistant to the Sr. VP and COO & Office Manager
OPERA ARTISTIC Christopher McBeth Opera Artistic Director
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