Cast Change for Pagliacci

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Cast Change for Pagliacci THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2017 CAST AMENDMENT PAGLIACCI (Ruggero Leoncavallo) Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 12pm and Saturday 9 December 2017 at 7.30pm Due to a family emergency, Italian tenor Fabio Sartori has had to withdraw from the role of Canio in Pagliacci on 6 December and on 9 December. The role will now be sung by American tenor Bryan Hymel, who makes his debut in the role on 2 December, and who also makes his role debut as Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana). Bryan Hymel made his Royal Opera debut in 2010 as Don José (Carmen) and has since sung Prince (Rusalka), Aeneas (Les Troyens), the title role of Robert le diable, Henri (Les Vêpres siciliennes), Don José and Don Carlo for the Company. Earlier in the 2017/18 Season he returned to sing Henri for The Royal Opera. Recent engagements elsewhere include Don José, Alfredo Germont (La traviata) and Faust (La Damnation de Faust) for Paris Opéra, Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) for La Scala, Milan, Arnold (Guillaume Tell) and Rodolfo (La bohème) for the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto) for Deutsche Oper Berlin. The rest of the cast remains the same with British baritone Simon Keenlyside as Tonio, Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio as Nedda, Polish baritone Andrzej Filończyk as Silvio and Portuguese tenor Luis Gomez as Beppe. Israeli conductor Daniel Oren conducts. PRESS OFFICE CONTACTS Ann Richards/Rhys Edwards Opera Press Office, The Royal Opera Tel: 020 7212 9132/020 3772 6458 [email protected] /[email protected] For all Royal Opera House press releases visit www.roh.org.uk/press .
Recommended publications
  • Cast Amendment for Il Trovatore
    8 DECEMBER 2015 CAST AMENDMENT IL TROVATORE (Giuseppe Verdi) 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15 July at 7.15pm ; 17 July at 6.30pm Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio has withdrawn from singing the role of Leonora in Il trovatore on 4, 7, 9, 12 and 15 July. The role will now be sung by Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi , who will make her Royal Opera debut in this new production by German director David Bösch . She will share the role with Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian (2, 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17 July) as previously announced. Anna Pirozzi was born in Naples and studied at the Istituto Musicale in Valle d’Aosta and at the Turin Conservatory with Silvana Moyso. She has won widespread acclaim for her performances as Abigaille ( Nabucco ), the role in which she made her Salzburg Festival debut in 2013 conducted by Riccardo Muti and which she has sung in Florence, Bologna, Parma, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Valencia, and for Arena di Verona. Her other engagements include Amelia ( Un ballo in maschera ) for Teatro Regio, Turi, and in Parma, Lady Macbeth ( Macbeth ) in São Paulo and Bologna, Leonora (Il trovatore ) in Bologna, Santuzza ( Cavalleria rusticana ) for Rome Opera and Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Elvira ( Ernani ) in Rome, Tosca for Deutsche Oper Berlin and in Leipzig and Turin, Luisa Miller in Genoa, Leonora and Maddalena ( Andrea Chénier ) for Teatro di San Carlo, Santuzza and Nedda ( Pagliacci ) in Macerata, Aida in Turin, and Elisabetta ( Roberto Devereux ) at the ABAO Bilbao. The rest of the cast remains unchanged,
    [Show full text]
  • Biography: Fabio Armiliato
    Biography: Fabio Armiliato Internationally renewed tenor Fabio Armiliato is acclaimed by the public thanks to his unique vocal style, his impressive upper register and his dramatic abilities and charisma that infuses in his characters. He made his opera debut as Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra in his hometown Genoa, where he graduated at the Conservatory Niccolo Paganini, after which his career set off leading him to address many important roles for his register in the most prestigious theatres in the world. In 1993 debuted at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York with Il Trovatore, followed by Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana, Don Carlo, Simon Boccanegra, Tosca, Fedora, Madama Butterfly. Especially his performance of Andrea Chènier at the Met is considered one of his most iconic roles, receiving the proclamation from the critics of “best Chénier of our times”. Equally importance Fabio Armiliato gave to the role of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, sung amongst others at La Scala in Milan, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the New National Theatre in Tokyo. During the period from 1990 to 1996, he performed in the Opera of Antwerp on a cycle dedicated to Giacomo Puccini, in production directed by Robert Carsen interpreting Tosca, Don Carlo and Manon Lescaut. Armiliato is a refined interpreter of Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca with more than 150 performances of the title, he has been acclaimed in this role in the most prestigious Opera Houses including La Scala in Milan, conducted by Lorin Maazel, and the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London under the baton of Antonio Pappano in 2006.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 WFMT Opera Series Broadcast Schedule & Cast Information —Spring/Summer 2021
    2021 WFMT Opera Series Broadcast Schedule & Cast Information —Spring/Summer 2021 Please Note: due to production considerations, duration for each production is subject to change. Please consult associated cue sheet for final cast list, timings, and more details. Please contact [email protected] for more information. PROGRAM #: OS 21-01 RELEASE: June 12, 2021 OPERA: Handel Double-Bill: Acis and Galatea & Apollo e Dafne COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel LIBRETTO: John Gay (Acis and Galatea) G.F. Handel (Apollo e Dafne) PRESENTING COMPANY: Haymarket Opera Company CAST: Acis and Galatea Acis Michael St. Peter Galatea Kimberly Jones Polyphemus David Govertsen Damon Kaitlin Foley Chorus Kaitlin Foley, Mallory Harding, Ryan Townsend Strand, Jianghai Ho, Dorian McCall CAST: Apollo e Dafne Apollo Ryan de Ryke Dafne Erica Schuller ENSEMBLE: Haymarket Ensemble CONDUCTOR: Craig Trompeter CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Chase Hopkins FILM DIRECTOR: Garry Grasinski LIGHTING DESIGNER: Lindsey Lyddan AUDIO ENGINEER: Mary Mazurek COVID COMPLIANCE OFFICER: Kait Samuels ORIGINAL ART: Zuleyka V. Benitez Approx. Length: 2 hours, 48 minutes PROGRAM #: OS 21-02 RELEASE: June 19, 2021 OPERA: Tosca (in Italian) COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini LIBRETTO: Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa VENUE: Royal Opera House PRESENTING COMPANY: Royal Opera CAST: Tosca Angela Gheorghiu Cavaradossi Jonas Kaufmann Scarpia Sir Bryn Terfel Spoletta Hubert Francis Angelotti Lukas Jakobski Sacristan Jeremy White Sciarrone Zheng Zhou Shepherd Boy William Payne ENSEMBLE: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
    [Show full text]
  • RSTD OPERN Nov Dez 212X476 15.10.12 17:48 Seite 1
    RSTD OPERN_Nov_Dez_212x476 15.10.12 17:48 Seite 1 Opernprogramm November 2012 November Franz Liszt Legende der heiligen Elisabeth 20.00 - 22.35 Hermann: Kolos Kováts, Sophie: Éva Farkas, Ludwig: Sándor Sólyom-Nagy, Elisabeth: Éva Marton, 1 Friedrich II. von Hohenstaufen: József Gregor, Ungarischer Magnat: István Gáti, Seneschal: István Gáti. Donnerstag Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, Leitung: Árpád Joó, 1984. November Léo Delibes Lakmé 20.00 - 21.55 Nilakantha: Clifford Grant, Lakmé: Joan Sutherland, Mallika: Huguette Tourangeau, Hadji: Graeme Ewer, 3 Gerald: Henri Wilden, Frederick: John Pringle, Ellen: Isobel Buchanan. Samstag Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Leitung: Richard Bonynge, 1976. November Bedrichˇ Smetana Die verkaufte Braut 20.00 - 22.25 Marenka: Dana Burešová, Jenik: Tomáš Juhás, Kecal: Jozef Benci, Vašek: Aleš Vorácek, 6 Mícha: Gustáv Belácek, Háta: Lucie Hilscherová, Krušina: Svatopluk Sem, Ludmila: Stanislava Jirku. Dienstag BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leitung: Jirí Belohlávek, 2011. November Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Le nozze di Figaro 20.00 - 23.00 Almaviva: Tom Krause, Gräfin: Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Susanna: Ileana Cotrubas, Figaro: José van Dam, Cherubino: Frederica 8 von Stade, Bartolo: Jules Bastin, Marcellina: Jane Berbié, Basilio: Heinz Zednik, Don Curzio: Kurt Equiluz. Donnerstag Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Leitung: Herbert von Karajan, 1977. November Christoph Willibald Gluck Alceste 20.00 - 22.25 Admete: Paul Groves, Alceste: Anne Sofie von Otter, Oberpriester: Dietrich Henschel, Euandros: Yann Beuron, 10 Herakles: Dietrich Henschel, Herold: Ludovic Tézier, Orakel: Nicolas Testé, Apollo: Ludovic Tézier. Samstag Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Leitung: Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 1999. November Christoph Willibald Gluck Paride ed Elena 20.00 - 22.30 13 Paride: Magdalena Kožená, Elena: Susan Gritton, Amore: Carolyn Sampson, Pallade: Gillian Webster.
    [Show full text]
  • National-Council-Auditions-Grand-Finals-Concert.Pdf
    NATIONAL COUNCIL AUDITIONS grand finals concert conductor Metropolitan Opera Bertrand de Billy National Council Auditions host and guest artist Grand Finals Concert Joyce DiDonato Sunday, April 29, 2018 guest artist 3:00 PM Bryan Hymel Metropolitan Opera Orchestra The Metropolitan Opera National Council is grateful to the Charles H. Dyson Endowment Fund for underwriting the Council’s Auditions Program. general manager Peter Gelb music director designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2017–18 SEASON NATIONAL COUNCIL AUDITIONS grand finals concert conductor Bertrand de Billy host and guest artist Joyce DiDonato guest artist Bryan Hymel “Martern aller Arten” from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) Emily Misch, Soprano “Tacea la notte placida ... Di tale amor” from Il Trovatore (Verdi) Jessica Faselt, Soprano “Va! laisse couler mes larmes” from Werther (Massenet) Megan Grey, Mezzo-Soprano “Cruda sorte!” from L’Italiana in Algeri (Rossini) Hongni Wu, Mezzo-Soprano “In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì” from Don Giovanni (Mozart) Today’s concert is Danielle Beckvermit, Soprano being recorded for “Amour, viens rendre à mon âme” from future broadcast Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck) over many public Ashley Dixon, Mezzo-Soprano radio stations. Please check “Gualtier Maldè! ... Caro nome” from Rigoletto (Verdi) local listings. Madison Leonard, Soprano Sunday, April 29, 2018, 3:00PM “O ma lyre immortelle” from Sapho (Gounod) Gretchen Krupp, Mezzo-Soprano “Sì, ritrovarla io giuro” from La Cenerentola (Rossini) Carlos Enrique Santelli, Tenor Intermission “Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhäuser (Wagner) Jessica Faselt, Soprano “Down you go” (Controller’s Aria) from Flight (Jonathan Dove) Emily Misch, Soprano “Sein wir wieder gut” from Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss) Megan Grey, Mezzo-Soprano “Wie du warst! Wie du bist!” from Der Rosenkavalier (R.
    [Show full text]
  • La-Traviata-Extract.Pdf
    OVERTURE OPERA GUIDES in association with We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Overture Publishing on this series of opera guides and to build on the work English National Opera did over twenty years ago with the Calder Opera Guide Series. As well as reworking and updating existing titles, Overture and ENO have commissioned new titles for the series and all of the guides will be published to coincide with the repertory being staged by the company. We hope that these guides will prove an invaluable resource now and for years to come, and that by delving deeper into the history of an opera, the libretto and the nuances of the score, readers’ understanding and appreciation of the opera and the art form in general will be enhanced. Daniel Kramer Artistic Director, ENO The publisher John Calder began the Opera Guides series under the editorship of the late Nicholas John in association with English National Opera in 1980. It ran until 1994 and eventually included forty-eight titles, covering fifty-eight operas. The books in the series were intended to be companions to the works that make up the core of the operatic repertory. They contained articles, illustrations, musical examples and a complete libretto and singing translation of each opera in the series, as well as bibliographies and discographies. The aim of the present relaunched series is to make available again the guides already published in a redesigned format with new illustrations, revised and newly commissioned articles, updated reference sections and a literal translation of the libretto that will enable the reader to get closer to the meaning of the original.
    [Show full text]
  • Staged Treasures
    Italian opera. Staged treasures. Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioacchino Rossini © HNH International Ltd CATALOGUE # COMPOSER TITLE FEATURED ARTISTS FORMAT UPC Naxos Itxaro Mentxaka, Sondra Radvanovsky, Silvia Vázquez, Soprano / 2.110270 Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Plácido Domingo, Tenor / Roberto Accurso, DVD ALFANO, Franco Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Rodney Gilfry, Baritone / Juan Jose 7 47313 52705 2 Cyrano de Bergerac (1875–1954) Navarro Bass-baritone / Javier Franco, Nahuel di Pierro, Miguel Sola, Bass / Valencia Regional Government Choir / NBD0005 Valencian Community Orchestra / Patrick Fournillier Blu-ray 7 30099 00056 7 Silvia Dalla Benetta, Soprano / Maxim Mironov, Gheorghe Vlad, Tenor / Luca Dall’Amico, Zong Shi, Bass / Vittorio Prato, Baritone / 8.660417-18 Bianca e Gernando 2 Discs Marina Viotti, Mar Campo, Mezzo-soprano / Poznan Camerata Bach 7 30099 04177 5 Choir / Virtuosi Brunensis / Antonino Fogliani 8.550605 Favourite Soprano Arias Luba Orgonášová, Soprano / Slovak RSO / Will Humburg Disc 0 730099 560528 Maria Callas, Rina Cavallari, Gina Cigna, Rosa Ponselle, Soprano / Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano / Marion Telva, Contralto / Giovanni Breviario, Paolo Caroli, Mario Filippeschi, Francesco Merli, Tenor / Tancredi Pasero, 8.110325-27 Norma [3 Discs] 3 Discs Ezio Pinza, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Bass / Italian Broadcasting Authority Chorus and Orchestra, Turin / Milan La Scala Chorus and 0 636943 132524 Orchestra / New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / BELLINI, Vincenzo Vittorio
    [Show full text]
  • Carlo Guelfi Baritone
    Carlo Guelfi Baritone Born in Rome, Carlo Guelfi studies singing with his uncle on father side, Maestro Renato Guelfi. He wins Adriano Pertile Competition. Since then, his extraordinary and brilliant career begins. Indeed, he has been collaborating with the major theatres and music institutions across the globe, until he has become the greatest baritone of his generation. Thanks to the dark timbre of his voice, the noble manner in which he delivers the voice, his renowned diction, the infinite ease of his legato singing, the skilful use of the half-voice, combined with his remarkable stage presence, he has risen to international prominence as the interpreter of reference of Verdi’s and the verista repertoire. The series of the great Verdi roles has been OPERA SINGING enriched by his debut in "Nabucco" at La Fenice in Venezia and "Stiffelio" at Sao Carlos theatre in Lisbon and made even more special by his debut in "Don Carlos", conductor Maestro Mehta, at MASTERCLASS the Teatro Comunale in Florence. It is also worth mentioning the well-known "Rigoletto" and "Simon Boccanegra", whose precious recording can be found in the recently issued DVD of the famous Cultural Association edition of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentinom conducted by & School of Music Maestro Claudio Abbado, "Macbeth", "Othello", with which he 00169 Rome - Via Casilina, 1101 opened New York’s 2004/2005 season under the baton of CARLO GUELFI Maestro Levine, “A masked ball”, "Trovatore", also recorded for ph. + 39 06.2389732 DECCA, "Traviata", etc. In addition to his Verdi’s
    [Show full text]
  • Billy Budd Cast Biographies
    Billy Budd Cast Biographies William Burden sang George Bailey in San Francisco Opera’s West Coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s It’s a Wonderful Life in fall 2018. The American tenor made his San Francisco Opera debut in 1992 as Count Lerma in Don Carlo and has returned in roles including Laca in Jenůfa, Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress and he created the roles of Dan Hill in Christopher Theofanidis’ Heart of a Soldier and Peter in Mark Adamo’s The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. An alumnus of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, Burden is a member of the voice faculty at The Juilliard School and the Mannes School of Music. Appearing in prestigious opera houses in the United States and Europe, his repertoire also includes the title roles of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Faust, Pelléas et Mélisande, Roméo et Juliette, Béatrice and Bénédict, Candide, and Acis and Galatea; Loge in Das Rheingold, Aschenbach in Death in Venice, Florestan in Fidelio, Don José in Carmen, Pylade in Iphigénie en Tauride, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Ferrando in Così fan tutte and Lensky in Eugene Onegin. A supporter of new works, he appeared in the U.S. premiere of Henze’s Phaedra at Opera Philadelphia and created the roles of George Bailey at Houston Grand Opera, Frank Harris in Theodore Morrison's Oscar at the Santa Fe Opera, Gilbert Griffiths in Tobias Picker’s An American Tragedy at the Metropolitan Opera, Dodge in Daron Hagen’s Amelia at Seattle Opera, Ruben Iglesias in Jimmy López's Bel Canto at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Nikolaus Sprink in Kevin Puts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night at Minnesota Opera.
    [Show full text]
  • Portrait of Caterina Cornaro (1454 –1510) Dressed As St Catherine of Alexandria C.1542 (Oil on Canvas) by Titian (C.1588 –1576)
    ORC48 Box cover and CD faces : Portrait of Caterina Cornaro (1454 –1510) dressed as St Catherine of Alexandria c.1542 (oil on canvas) by Titian (c.1588 –1576). Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy/ The Bridgeman Art Library Book cover : Caterina Cornaro by Hans Makart (1840 –1884). © Belvedere, Vienna Opposite : Gaetano Donizetti (Opera Rara Archive) –1– Gaetano Donizetti CATERINA CORNARO Tragedia lirica in a prologue and two acts Libretto by Giacomo Sacchèro Caterina Cornaro............................................................Carmen Giannattasio Andrea Cornaro, Caterina’s father ..........................................Graeme Broadbent Gerardo, a young Frenchman ( in the prologue bethrothed to Caterina ).....................................................................Colin Lee Lusignano, King of Cyprus ..................................................................Troy Cook Mocenigo, a counsellor of the Dieci in Venice and Venetian ambassador in Cyprus .................................................................Vuyani Mlinde Strozzi, a leader of mercenary cut-throats ...............................................Loïc Félix A Knight of the King...........................................................................Loïc Félix Matilde, Caterina’s confidante .........................................................Sophie Bevan Knights, Ladies, Gondoliers, Populace, Soldiers, Cut-throat ruffians, Guards BBC Singers Renato Balsadonna, chorus director BBC Symphony Orchestra Stephen Bryant, leader David Parry, conductor
    [Show full text]
  • Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
    MEDIA RELEASE Mascagni | Leoncavallo | Directed by Damiano Michieletto | Conducted by Andrea Licata Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci 10 – 20 May | State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne Starring | Diego Torre | Dragana Radakovic | José Carbó | Anna Princeva Opera Australia is giving audiences a rare opportunity to experience a classic operatic double- bill when they present celebrated director Damiano Michieletto’s new Olivier Award-winning production of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Arts Centre Melbourne this autumn. This co-production with the Royal Opera House is a classic of the ‘verismo movement’ and presents a slice of life from the small villages of Southern Italy, laying bare the raw heart of each story – ordinary people, driven by betrayal, passion, jealousy and revenge, emotions stretched to the limits. Although a different composer wrote each opera, it has been a long-standing tradition that they are performed together. In this production, Michieletto implies that both happen in the same town on the same night and are inextricably linked. Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini has wanted to do Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci for some time. “I think audiences are going to love this new production. These two operas are tremendously powerful and the cast is simply brilliant. “In particular, it is a treat to see Diego Torre perform the two challenging roles on the one night and we’re thrilled that Dragana Radakovic has returned to Australia after her fantastic performance in Handa Opera on the Harbour - Turandot. She’s the perfect choice for the intensity of Santuzza. I saw Russian singer Anna Princeva perform Così fan tutte in Switzerland and knew she’d be fabulous as Nedda in Pagliacci,” he said.
    [Show full text]
  • Season Premiere of Tosca Glitters
    2019–20 Season Repertory and Casting Casting as of November 12, 2019 *Met debut The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin New Production Sep 23, 27, 30, Oct 5mat, 10, 13mat, 16, Jan 8, 11, 15, 18, 24, 28, Feb 1mat Conductor: David Robertson Bess: Angel Blue/Elizabeth Llewellyn* Clara: Golda Schultz/Janai Brugger Serena: Latonia Moore Maria: Denyce Graves Sportin’ Life: Frederick Ballentine* Porgy: Eric Owens/Kevin Short Crown: Alfred Walker Jake: Ryan Speedo Green/Donovan Singletary Production: James Robinson* Set Designer: Michael Yeargan Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber Lighting Designer: Donald Holder Projection Designer: Luke Halls The worldwide copyrights in the works of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin family. GERSHWIN is a registered trademark of Gershwin Enterprises. Porgy and Bess is a registered trademark of Porgy and Bess Enterprises. A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam; and English National Opera Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund Additional funding from Douglas Dockery Thomas Manon Jules Massenet Sep 24, 28mat, Oct 2, 5, 19, 22, 26mat ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRESS DEPARTMENT The Metropolitan Opera Press: 212.870.7457 [email protected] 30 Lincoln Center Plaza General: 212.799.3100 metopera.org New York, NY 10023 Fax: 212.870.7606 Conductor: Maurizio Benini Manon: Lisette Oropesa Chevalier des Grieux: Michael Fabiano Guillot de Morfontaine: Carlo Bosi Lescaut: Artur Ruciński de Brétigny: Brett Polegato* Comte des Grieux: Kwangchul Youn Production: Laurent Pelly Set Designer: Chantal Thomas Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly Lighting Designer: Joël Adam Choreographer: Lionel Hoche Associate Director: Christian Räth A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; and Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse Production a gift of The Sybil B.
    [Show full text]