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Where the Finest Productions Come Alive! INDIANA UNIVERSITY Cast (in order of appearance) November 13, 2009 November 14, 2009 Tamino. Mark Van Arsdale James O’Hanlon Three Ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night: Where the finest First Lady . Alyssa Cox Amanda Woodbury Second Lady. Kerriann Otano Shareese Johnson Third Lady. Kelly Glyptis Melissa Block productions come alive! Papageno, a birdcatcher . Mark Davies Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek The Queen of the Night . Shannon Love Katelyn Lee Monostatos, servant Opera to Sarastro . Benjamin Werley James Edward Bennett III Pamina, daughter Lucia di Lammermoor of the Queen . Jacqueline Brecheen Suna Avci Three Genies, pages to February by Gaetano Donizetti Tamino on his journey. CeCe Underwood CeCe Underwood 5, 6, 12, 13 8 pm Ben Johnson Madie Allender Elsa Shelton Arielle Moir Conductor: Arthur Fagen Spokesman of the Temple Set & Costume Designer: C. David Higgins of the Sun . Hirotaka Kato Jesse Malgieri Sarastro, High Priest Opera of the Temple of the Sun . Joseph Beutel Max Wier La Rondine First Priest of the Temple . Steve Rothkopf Steve Rothkopf NEW PRODUCTION (The Swallow) Second Priest of the Temple . Daniel Mayo Daniel Mayo February March by Giacomo Papagena . Meredith Taylor Jenny Ji-Sun Kim Puccini Man in Armor. Joseph Kloppenburg James Arnold 26, 27 8 pm 5, 6 8 pm Man in Armor . Andrew Lunsford W. Jermaine Jackson Conductor: David Effron | Stage Director: Vincent Liotta Set & Costume Designers: Bill Forrester and Linda Pisano TO OUR PATRONS: Curtain time for IU Opera Theater is promptly at 8 p.m., by which time all opera goers should be in their seats. Latecomers will be Ballet seated only on the third terrace, or at the discretion of the management. Thank you for your cooperation. An American Evening Die Zauberflöte will conclude at approximately 11:10 p.m. March March Spring Ballet 8 pm 2 pm No Cameras, Flash Equipment, or Audio Recorders 26, 27 27 are allowed in the auditorium Serenade | Rubies | Rodeo of the Musical Arts Center. Box office: (812) 855-7433 | music.indiana.edu/operaballet Two Hundred Ninety-Second Program of the 2009-10 Season _____________________ Indiana University Opera Theater presents as its 409th production Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) A Co-Production of Indiana University Opera Theater and The Atlanta Opera Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder English supertitle translation Barbara Silverstein Mark Gibson, Conductor Tomer Zvulun, Stage Director C. David Higgins, Set & Costume Designer Marie Barrett, Lighting Designer Lisa Sturz, Puppet Creator Gary Arave, Wig & Make-up Designer Mark Doerries, Chorus Master Brent Gault, Children’s Choir Master Melissa Noble, Movement Coach Julia Lawson, German Diction Coach Die Zauberflöte was first performed on September 30, 1791, at Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna _______________ Musical Arts Center Friday, November Thirteenth Saturday, November Fourteenth Friday, November Twentieth Saturday, November Twenty-First Eight O’Clock music.indiana.edu INDIANA UNIVERSITY music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky December December 4, 5 8 pm 5, 6 2 pm Conductor: Jeff Cook Choreographer: Michael Vernon Set & Costume Designer: C. David Higgins A Bloomington Tradition Meet Clara and other characters in a special Nutcracker “Tea” for parents and children of all ages, on the mezzanine following each matinee. Tickets for all available from Nov. 3. Box office: (812) 855-7433 | music.indiana.edu/operaballet Cast (in order of appearance) Tamino . James O’Hanlon, Mark Van Arsdale Three Ladies, attendants of the Queen of the Night: First Lady. Alyssa Cox, Amanda Woodbury Second Lady . Shareese Johnson, Kerriann Otano Third Lady. Melissa Block, Kelly Glyptis Papageno, a birdcatcher . Mark Davies, Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek The Queen of the Night . Katelyn Lee, Shannon Love Monostatos, servant to Sarastro . James Edward Bennett III, Benjamin Werley Pamina, daughter of the Queen . Suna Avci, Jacqueline Brecheen Three Genies, pages to Tamino on his journey. CeCe Underwood, Ben Johnson, Elsa Shelton, Madie Allender, Arielle Moir Spokesman of the Temple of the Sun . Hirotaka Kato, Jesse Malgieri Sarastro, High Priest of the Temple of the Sun . Joseph Beutel, Max Wier First Priest of the Temple . Steve Rothkopf Second Priest of the Temple . Daniel Mayo Papagena . Jenny Ji-Sun Kim, Meredith Taylor Two Men in Armor . W. Jermaine Jackson, Andrew Lunsford James Arnold, Joseph Kloppenburg Papageno Children. Adam Rector, Breitegan Paules, Drake Volz, Niles Austin Burke, Tony Ponella, Chris Sackman, Michael Finegan, Nick Nesbitt, Gabriel Gutierrez, Claire Bidwell, Ben Delony Priests and Women of the Temple . Monica Armstrong, Colleen Beucher, Emily Blair, Georgia Boonshoft, Michael Buschbacher, Alana Cheshire, Brian Darsie, Michael Deane, Gavin Duffy, Shina Ellingson, Nick Flynn, Sienna Forest, Asha Goings, George Gorrindo, Jason Jedlicka, Amanda Kasem, Blake Kendall, Ann Kelly, Patrick Kronner, Krista Laskowski, Daniel Lentz, Jonathan Lerner, Trevor Leslie, Steven Linville, Andrew Lunsford, Gabriel Ma, Julian Morris, Andrew Nason, Kevin Neel, Avery Nielson, Matthew Opitz, Emily Poulsen, Gabrielle Reed, Rebecca Rosky, Abigail Sandler, Stefano Sarzani, Benjamin Smith, Emily Smith, Beverly Thompson, David Ward, Tyler Webb, Jennifer Whalen, Laura Wilde, Laura Zahn Synopsis There will be an Intermission of 15 mintues between the two acts. In the dark forest, the Prince Tamino is rescued from a serpent by three attendants of the Queen of the Night. The ladies present the Prince to the Queen, who perceives in him the long-awaited champion who can rescue her daughter, Pamina, who is held captive by Sarastro. Enlisting his sympathy and charming him with a picture of her daughter, the Queen promises Tamino that Pamina will be his if he can rescue her from Sarastro, whom she paints as a tyrant. The Prince sets out on this quest guided by three young spirits. He is armed with the gift of a magic flute, whose music can protect him from danger. He is joined in his quest by Papageno, the birdcatcher, who has also received a gift of magic bells. Papageno finds Pamina and rescues her from the unwanted attentions of the venal Monostatos. They set out in search of the Prince. In the meantime, Tamino has been led by the spirits to the temple where Sarastro dwells. Here, Tamino seeks the advice of the Speaker of the Temple. He learns that Sarastro is holding Pamina captive in order to save her from the evil influence of her mother. He also learns that if he would rescue his beloved, he must cast vengeance out of his heart and prove his virtue, faith, and bravery. As Pamina and Tamino finally meet in the temple, Tamino solemnly vows to prove himself worthy of her. The tests then begin. Intermission Along with Papageno, Tamino begins his trials. First, the test of constancy in which Tamino and Papageno are tempted by the ladies to flee the realm of Sarastro. The second is the test of silence, which tests not only Tamino and Papageno, but also Pamina. Papageno chooses to abandon the trials in favor of a simple but good life with a wife by his side. Tamino resists the urge to speak to Pamina and succeeds in the test at great emotional cost. Pamina, who has been assaulted on all sides by the Queen, urging her to kill Sarastro, and Monostatos, attempting to ravage her, almost fails her test when she mistakenly believes that Tamino no longer cares about her and resolves to commit suicide. Tamino passes on to the test of courage: he must pass through fire and water. In the end, it is only with Pamina to share his trial that Tamino can pass the final test, and both Pamina and Tamino are admitted into the temple. Finally, Papageno, having realized his opportunity for finding a wife has been missed, also attempts suicide. He is rescued at the last moment by the young spirits, who reunite him with his Papagena. As they run off to their new life, the citizens of the temple celebrate the return of harmony and joy to the world by the uniting of Tamino and Pamina. ### The Contrasting Characters of Die Zauberflöte by Nik Taylor Many eighteenth-century operas have plots that revolve around conflicts and divisions of class. Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, for example, both feature characters of various backgrounds and social standing who intermingle in ways that create interesting stories for the stage. Such plots were especially appealing to Mozart and other composers of the period because the different character types allowed them to compose in a variety of musical styles. This is especially true in the fantasy world of Mozart and Schikaneder’sDie Zauberflöte, where there is an exceptionally wide array of characters. In setting this libretto, Mozart not only composed in a variety of styles to match these different characters, he also created clear musical contrasts between pairs of characters that heighten the musical and dramatic effect of the story. One of the most obvious contrasts is in the musical depiction of Sarastro and the Queen of the Night. These two characters never interact on stage, but Mozart describes the brutal conflict between them by giving them completely different styles of music. Sarastro receives two solo arias, “O Isis und Osiris” and “In diesen Heil’gen Hallen,” both of which maintain a slow tempo and hymn-like style, and often sink to deep notes, depicting Sarastro’s prominent position and his profound thoughts. As Sarastro’s counterpart, both in terms of plot and music, the Queen of the Night is given arias with much faster sections and extremely high pitches. Like Sarastro, the Queen of the Night is also given two arias. The first, “Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren,” begins with a slow, sorrowful section that recalls her daughter’s abduction and ends with blazing virtuosity that features long runs, the last of which climaxes to the F above high C.
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