2013-2014 Opera Series
Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER (The Flying Dutchman)
by Richard Wagner
The legend of the ghostly ship condemned to wander the oceans forever has fascinated opera goers for
many years. An enthralling score by Wagner, illuminated by striking stage imagery, powers a thrilling
journey into an unsettling, mythic world where a tormented spirit seeks true love as his redemption.
(Sung in German with English supertitles projected above the stage.)
- Stage Director is Andy Ottoson -
Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 3:00 PM
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS (The Kaiser of Atlantis or The Disobedience of Death)
by Viktor Ullman
This opera was composed in Theresienstadt Nazi Concentration Camp in March 1944 when Ullman was imprisoned there. It was an allegorical depiction of a kaiser and was eventually considered a satire on Adolf Hitler.
(Sung in German with English supertitles projected above the stage.)
- Stage Director is Peter Webster -
Friday, May 23, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Madam Butterfly)
by Giacomo Puccini
Set in Japan in the early Twentieth Century, Puccini’s deeply-felt and imaginative opera follows the poignant story of love between a United States naval officer, B.F. Pinkerton, and the beautiful Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio-San. This popular opera, characterized by the clever integration of traditional Japanese themes with the soaring Italian operatic tradition, is an acclaimed masterpiece.
(Sung in Italian with English supertitles projected above the stage.)