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2011 Season Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera, announced Wednesday, July 21, 2010, from the Music Hall stage repertoire and principal casting for the company’s 2011 Summer Festival. Cincinnati Opera’s 91st season will feature four operas, including a company premiere and the return of Russian opera with Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi Thursday, June 16, 2011 Saturday, June 18, 2011 The 91st Summer Festival season opener Rigoletto, presented in the same stunning production which enjoyed critical acclaim in 2005, once again promises to move audiences with its gorgeous music and vocal star power. Baritone Stephen Powell, praised by the Wall Street Journal for his “rich, lyric baritone, commanding presence, and thoughtful musicianship,” stars in the title role, and soprano Sarah Coburn, who dazzled in the title role of the company’s 2008 production of Lucia di Lammermoor, appears as Gilda. Her portrayal of Gilda was praised by the Portland Oregonian as “true of tone, pure of sound; she found the subtleties in Verdi's music with lovely phrasing and touching sincerity.” Tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, called “a star worth watching” and “a singer with a firmly supported lyrical voice, a lovely legato, and the ability to sound effortless” by The Washington Post, appears as the Duke. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is led by Jean-Marie Zeitouni, one of Canada’s brightest conductors. A Flowering Tree John Adams Thursday, June 30, 2011 Saturday, July 2, 2011 Based on an Indian folktale, John Adams’s latest opera is “enchanting, disturbing, and musically intense” and “alive with innocence and magic” (New York Times). Adams's A Flowering Tree recounts the touching story of a young woman who magically morphs into a tree, undergoing myriad transformations, to help her poor family and eventually find true love. Hailed by the New York Times as a “vocally luminous young soprano,” Jessica Rivera returns to Cincinnati Opera as Kumudha, a role she originated at the work’s premiere in Vienna, following her success as Nuria in the company’s 2009 production of Ainadamar. Tenor Noah Stewart appears as the Prince; Opera Today praised his recent performance of the role saying, “He brought a regal bearing to the portrayal and a polished, weighty lyric voice.” Bass-baritone Eric Owens, commended by the New York Times for his “burnished and powerful voice,” reprises the role of the Narrator. Joana Carneiro of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra conducts. Eugene Onegin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Thursday, July 14, 2011 Saturday, July 16, 2011 Returning after a 27-year-absence from the Music Hall stage is Tchaikovsky’s wistful 1879 masterpiece Eugene Onegin. Superstar baritone Nathan Gunn, praised by the New York Times for his “musical intelligence, crisp rhythmic delivery…impressive acting skills and daring physicality,” makes both his company and role debut as the poet Onegin. Soprano Tatiana Monogarova portrays his beloved Tatyana, and tenor William Burden, who last impressed Cincinnati audiences as Don José in the company’s wildly successful 2009 production of Carmen, is Lensky. Vasily Petrenko, formerly the resident conductor at Russia’s St. Petersburg Opera and Ballet Theatre, conducts. The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Friday, July 29, 2011 Sunday, July 31, 2011 Cincinnati Opera’s 2011 Summer Festival closes with Mozart’s majestic and playful 1791 opera The Magic Flute. Nicole Cabell, who has been called “one of the most exciting lyric sopranos to grace the world’s concert halls” (Chicago Magazine), returns to Cincinnati Opera as the beautiful princess Pamina, following her critically-acclaimed portrayal of the Countess in the 2009 production of The Marriage of Figaro. Audience favorite Edoardo Müller, who shone on the podium during Cincinnati Opera’s 90th Anniversary Gala Concert earlier this season, returns to lead the musical proceedings. All performances take place at 7:30 p.m., with the exception of the matinee on July 31 which begins at 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati Opera subscription renewals will be available in September, and new subscriptions and single tickets will go on sale in 2011. For additional information, please contact the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at (513) 241-2742. |
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