Our artists are busy rehearsing La bohème, which opens February 5. We're excited and hope you are too! It's a great cast - with several audience favorites returning - Maria D'Amato, Young-Bok Kim, Carelle Flores, Grant Clarke, Bejamin Gelfand and more! Harold Meers makes his Sarasota Opera debut as heartthrob Rodolfo. And our talented Sarasota Youth Opera singers perform in the big Act II street scene!
Performances are through March 19. Get your tickets while they are still available - either at the Box Office (941) 328-1300 or online at http://www.sarasotaopera.org/seasonandtickets/index.aspx
Cast (including Sarasota Youth Opera members) rehearsing the street scene in Act II of Sarasota Opera's production of La bohème.
Carlos Monzón, Carelle Flores, Young-Bok Kim, Matthew Hanscom,
Maria D'Amato, Harold Meers, and Grant Clarke rehearse the scene
at Café Momus.
Carelle Flores sings the popular aria, Musetta's Waltz, during Act II.
Colline (Young-Bok Kim) makes a purchase from a street vendor.
Photos by Patricia Galausky Horwell
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Sarasota Opera House will be alive with the sounds of the world renowned American Spiritual Ensemble.
The American Spiritual Ensemble will perform two concerts on Sunday, December 5 at 1:30pm and 6pm.
The Spiritual as a musical form has a distinct place in this country’s history. “The spirituals are the folk songs of the American negro slaves. And from the spirituals, many sorts of music and art forms grew,” says Dr. McCorvey( who holds an endowed professorship in voice and is director of opera at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY). Spirituals were often crafted with hidden or secret meanings, which only the Christian slaves understood. The word “home” can mean heaven, but covertly means a free country, a haven for slaves. The Negro Spirituals “The Gospel Train” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” actually refer to the Underground Railroad, which aided many slaves in finding freedom.
Founded in 1995, the American Spiritual Ensemble’s mission is to keep the American Negro Spiritual alive. The Spiritual Ensemble also has recorded four CDs and is featured in the 2007 PBS documentary “The Spirituals.” Members of the ensemble have sung in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and abroad in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain and Japan.
Don’t miss this exciting event! Tickets, priced at $15 for the matinée, and $25-$75 for the evening performance, are on sale now at the Box Office, by phone at (941) 328-1300, or online at http://www.sarasotaopera.org/.
Do you have your tickets yet? Performances are October 29, November 2, 4, and 10 at 8 p.m.; October 31 and November 7 at 1:30 p.m. Be prepared to laugh hard and fall in love again as our cast enchants you with this amusing, magical tale. Tickets start at only $19. Call the box office at (941) 328-1300 or visit our website for yours.
La Cenerentola, Heather Johnson, and her mean step-sisters, Abla Lynn Hamza (Clorinda) and Melissa Treinkman (Tisbe).
Mean step-sisters must have ugly shoes!
Step-sisters, Clorinda and Tisbe, and their father Don Magnifico, played by Stefano de Peppo.
We had fun with Cinderella (Heather Johnson) and Prince Ramiro (Hak Soo Kim) while doing some publicity shots in full make-up and costumes, thanks to our costume designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan and our Wigs and Make-up Designer Georgi Eberhard! Now we head into the final week of rehearsals, including two dress rehearsals - then opening night on October 29! You won't want to miss Rossini's La Cenerentola. Performances are Oct. 29, November 2, 4, and 10 at 8 p.m.; October 31 and November 7 at 7:30 p.m. Call (941) 366-8450, ext. 1 for tickets or order online.
Tenor Hak Soo Kim, as Prince Ramiro, surrounded by
cast members.
Step-father (Don Magnifico), played by bass-baritone Stefano de Peppo and Tisbe (nasty step-sister) played by mezzo-soprano Melissa Treinkman
Sarasota Opera artists are busy rehearsing for our upcoming production of Rossini's version of Cinderella, La Cenerentola!
There's a wonderful energy and chemistry among cast members - it's sure to be a fantastic and fun production!
Add the lavish costumes and beautiful scenery - and you have - OPERA.
We open October 29 - check out our web site and get your tickets while they are still available. This opera is suitable for the entire family. We hope to see you there.
P.S. Keep checking this blog - more photos to come.
Cinderella and her prince
La Cenerentola (Cinderella) played by mezzo-soprano
Heather Johnson pleads with step-sisters Clorinda played
by soprano Abla Lynn Hamza and Tisbe
Step-sisters seek comfort from their father.
All photos by Patricia G Horwell
Jeff Ellis, our Director of Production, is featured in Backstage Pass in this week's edition of the Sarasota Observer. Here's the video (youtube) that was posted on the Observer's web site.
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