p A MESSAGE FROM Is THE GENERAL MANAGER Keep your eyes on the Opera... bo KEEPYOUREYESONTHE ...as we present the 1989-90 season, one of the most spectacular seasons in our forty-nine year history. CO Each of the five operas included in this thrilling oo > CD GREATERMIAMI series is a jewel, but we hope you will view the entire season as a treasure in itself, in the same way that a composer views an opera and its individual elements. M By experiencing such rare gems as Bellini's Norma and i \~ f"\ /—% Mozart's Idomeneo, as well as the ever-popular master­ * pieces of Verdi, Rossini, and Puccini, your senses will be delighted by the beauty and power of opera through­ out the season. We are committed to continuing the Greater Miami Opera's superb tradition of presenting an ensemble company featuring the stars of the opera world today and the young artists who will be the stars of tomorrow. Our productions have been created by some of the most brilliant designers of our time, and will range from ancient Crete after the Trojan *I War to Japan at the turn of the century. With the spectacle II of scenery, costumes, and glo­ CD Co H rious music, you will want to o ^ Q) 3: m keep your eyes, and your ears, CO CD on the Greater Miami Opera. ?s? CQ" CD Subscribe now for your II t choice of seats and eo" 0>" performances. !§- O CO ROBERTM. HEUER General Manager CO ?2 td !> 1? <=i ^ g CO -F Robert M. Heuer Willie Anthony Waters = 2: — " "o if m " ^ 2 3 3° •n ^ £ O O General Manager Artistic Director r- o a co -n 15 -co OO 1989-90 SEASON NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3,1989 JANUARY 15-21,1990 FEBRUARY 12-18,1990 MARCH 12-18,1990 ft APRIL 23-29,1990 STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY... PROJECTED ENGLISH TITLES No more rushing to read a synopsis before the lights go ILTR0VATE3RE Idomeneo MUM, ILBARBIERE down or fumbling in the dark with a libretto! Follow every WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART twist and nuance of the plot effortlessly with projected GIUSEPPE VERDI 1 ,M Madama VINCENZO BEL '^* titles—English translations which appear above the stage. Mistaken identities and vengeance are two favorite plot devices of These titles, used with all productions, make opera more DlSlVIGLIA 00 enjoyable for everyone. opera composers, but few have so intricately woven them together as GIOACHINO ROSSINI Projected Titles: sponsored by Verdi in // Trovatore. Even as a young man, the composer Gioachino Rossini had a Mtterfly As you would expect in an opera entitled The Wolfgang O Southeast Bank sharp sense of human folly. Nowhere is that more evident than in GIACOMO PUCCINI ^ Troubadour, there is great music throughout Verdi's Amadeus Mozart this rollicking comedy, which takes a lighthearted view of love while colorful score, including the famous Anvil Chorus. is considered by Culture clashes are nothing new to opera, but few composers it pokes good-natured fun at old fools. // Trovatore has thrilled operagoers for more than a century many to be the greatest have so masterfully conveyed tragedy in intercultural romance as The Barber of Seville contains some of opera's most delightful with its tale of brothers separated at birth who, neither know­ composer who ever lived. The film Puccini did in Madama Butterfly. Surprisingly, Butterfly was a total and memorable music, and here opera lovers will recognize many of ing the other's identity, become bitter enemies in politics and Amadeus certainly confirmed him failure when it premiered in 1904, but today it is surely one of the the characters from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. Figaro is the town If* romance. Verdi adds further layers of drama by casting one brother as today's most popular composer. most popular operas by any composer. barber of the opera's title, who schemes to help Rosina marry the as a nobleman, the other as a troubadour, and the exotic life of the Following the success of last year's Madama Butterfly is one of those works of universal appeal that young Count Almaviva. gypsies adds to the aura of mystery. Le Nozze di Figaro, we are pleased seems fresh and new each time it is performed. One of the greatest 00 Jake Gardner, last season's nimble Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Stunning arias, duets, and ensembles give us the opportunity to present the Florida premiere of Butterflys of our time, Renata Scotto, will utilize her vast experience continues his manipulations as Rossini's Figaro. Kathleen in to introduce to Miami audiences a powerful cast, including the ac­ Idomeneo, which tells a story of Vincenzo Bellini was one of the most admired composers of his in the role when she returns to Miami as the Kuhlmann, who thrilled audiences in our production of Rossini's CO claimed young Verdi soprano Silvia Mosca as Leonora. Miss Mosca love and reconciliation in the after- age, a time when the most prominent vocal style was called stage director for this refined and beauti- international Series ^ ^ ^ ^^ Bianca e Falliero two years ago, returns as the charming yet cunning is familiar to Metropolitan Opera audiences Qf m simply "bel canto' or 'beautiful song; and Norma is one of ul masterpiece. Maria Spacagna makes Rosina. She will be joined by both and now joins us in this first production KS::::::::!!T5 by Artistic Director Willie Anthony the greatest examples of this beautiful and brilliant style. her Greater Miami Opera debut as veteran singer-actor Carlos Feller of the season, conducted by the Greater Susan Quittmeyer idamante Waters, this production features t Chopin, Wagner, and Liszt all admired Bellini's music, Cio-Cio-San, a role which earned as Doctor Bartolo, and another her wide acclaim last season at La Miami Opera's Artistic Director Willie SSSSM'.VMS Miami-trained tenor Curtis Rayam and now you have a chance to admire it as well when Miami favorite, Richard Buckley, who Anthony Waters. Michael Hampe... stage Director as Idomeneo, a role which he sang we present the Miami premiere of what has been Scala. The winner of the 1986 Fifth will be on the podium to conduct Martin Rupprecht .... Proto a{ ^ g^^g pestiva| rep|acing called "the quintessential opera". Worldwide Madame Butterfly Compe­ Underwritten in part by Luciano Pavarotti and, repeating her i this splendid example of Italian Soprano Carol Neblett returns to Miami in the de­ tition, Vyacheslav Polozov, who made his The Verdi Society, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. 'opera buffa'. manding title role of Norma, the High Priestess of the Druids. Greater Miami Opera debut last season as Crawley, Founders highly acclaimed portrayal of the Trojan princess Ilia at the Metro­ politan Opera, Miami's own Marvis Martin. We have invited the inter­ She and her people are struggling against the rule of the Don Alvaro in La Forza del Destino, returns as Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell Dauer Underwritten in part by nationally renowned stage director, Michael Hampe to recreate this Roman Empire, and the mystical setting and the love-hate the handsome Pinkerton. With this world-renowned Mozart masterpiece. Dr. Hampe is known for his dynamic produc­ © TEXACO relationships provide many wonderful opportunities for the cast, and sets by a Miami favorite, Allen Charles tions at the Salzburg Festival, La Scala, and the San Francisco vocal pyrotechnics that made Bellini so famous. With the re­ Klein, Madama Butterfly promises to be an appro­ priately grand conclusion to a grand season of the S T Opera. Idomeneo promises to be one of the great discoveries for surgence of interest in 'bel canto' over the past few decades, no opera has been more popular than Norma. It will be di­ Greater Miami Opera. International Series South Florida music lovers next year. ^Our productions are in rected and designed by the highly acclaimed team that cre­ Underwritten in part by Silvia Mosca Leonora constant demand by Underwritten in part by ated last season's production of Wagner's Die Walkure, Bliss The Puccini Society, The Arthur F and Alice E. Adams Foundation, other opera companies Barbara Conrad Azucena Founders Robert McFarland.. Count di Luna (S) Southern Bell across the country. Hebert and Allen Charles Klein. The organizing committee of the Worldwide Madame Butterfly Willie Anthony Waters ..Conductor The Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition Matthew Lata Stage Director The magical Tales of Nicola Benois Set Designer Hoffmann concluded our Charles R. Caine Costume *?,V Designer International Series International Series 1988-89 Season. International Series Carol Neblett Norma Maria Spacagna Cio-Cio-San Kathleen Kuhlmann Rosina Jeffrey Wells Oroveso Kathleen Hegierski Suzuki Jake Gardner Figaro Willie Anthony Waters ..Conductor Vyacheslav Polozov Pinkerton Carlos Feller Dr. Bartolo Bliss Hebert Stage Director Louis Otey Sharpless Richard Buckley Conductor Allen Charles Klein.. Set Designer Renata Scotto Stage Director Sandra SachwitzBernhard .. Stage John Lehmeyer Costume Allen Charles Klein ... Production Director Designer Designer LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN SUBSCRIBE NOW TO Renata Scotto STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY... FIVE GRAND OPERAS AND SAVE in recital September 23,1989. PROJECTED ENGLISH TITLES UP TO 20% OVER SINGLE TICKET PRICES For more information call 854-7890. Greater Miami Opera ftyte^&z . t4/&c/ /O /3<y<?& OUR SUBSCRIBERS A MEMBER RECEIVE STAR 1989-90 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION PRICE CHART ^^ TREATMENT!!! SUBSCRIBE NOW DADE INTERNATIONAL SERIES NATIONAL SERIES YOUR CONTRIBUTION COUNTY MAKES THE As a SUBSCRIBER, you are en­ AUDITORIUM TUE/SUN DIFFERENCE! TO FIVE GRAND OPERAS SECTIONS titled to these exclusive benefits: MON WED/SAT REGULAR SENIOR/STUDENT Membership •Your reserved seating is Categories guaranteed for all opera 1 $385* $300 $170 $170 AND SAVE UP TO 20% performances.