Saturday 20 October 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart Marko Letonja Elena Schwarz

Opéra in Five Acts by Charles-François Gounod to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after William Shakespeare’s play. First performed at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, 27 April 1867.

Marko Letonja Conductor ACT I Elena Schwarz Assistant Conductor A masked ball at the Capulet residence. Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz June Tyzack Chorusmaster Duration 38 mins Marko Letonja is Chief Conductor Libby Hill Staging and Artistic Director of the Tasmanian was the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s first Symphony Orchestra, Music Director ever Assistant Conductor in 2017 and will take Ingrid Rahlén Stage Manager ACT II of the Orchestre Philharmonique de up the position of Associate Conductor from Phoebe Briggs Music Preparation The Capulet garden by night. Strasbourg and Music Director of the the start of 2019. She is currently Assistant Jennifer Marten-Smith Répétiteur Duration 24 mins Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra from Conductor to Mikko Franck at the Orchestre Robert Pechanec Répétiteur/ the start of the 2018-19 season. Born Philharmonique de Radio France. Recent Vocal Coach ACT III in Slovenia, he studied at the Academy engagements include ‘Portrait’ concerts Brian Harris Lighting The cell of Frère Laurent; daybreak. A street in of Music in Ljubljana and the Vienna with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio Adriana Kučerová Juliette front of the Capulet house. Academy of Music. He was Music France (Nicolas Bacri), and the Lucerne Festival Director of the Slovenian Philharmonic Academy (Olga Neuwirth), concerts with the Duration 33 mins Pavol Breslik Roméo Orchestra from 1991 to 2003 and Music Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta David Parkin Frère Laurent Director and Chief Conductor of both de Lausanne, Orchestre de Cannes and the Samuel Dundas Mercutio INTERVAL the Symphony Orchestra and the 2016 Martha Argerich Festival in Lugano, Sally-Anne Russell Stéphano in Basel from 2003 to 2006. He was where she conducted Alban Berg’s Chamber Duration 20 mins Pelham Andrews Capulet Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestra Concerto with soloists Renaud Capuçon and in 2008 and made his debut with Nicholas Angelich. She was a prizewinner James Egglestone Tybalt ACT IV the TSO the following year. He took up at the Jorma Panula Competition and the Roxane Hislop Gertrude Juliette’s room; daybreak. A magnificent hall in the post of Chief Conductor and Artistic Princess Astrid Competition (1st prize, Norway Michael Lampard Le duc the Capulet palace. Director of the TSO at the start of 2012. 2014), and was selected as one of three Nathan Lay Pâris Duration 34 mins He has worked with many orchestras young conductors supported by the French Stephen Marsh Grégorio in Europe including the Munich Performers’ Association Adami (October 2016). Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Berlin In addition to engagements with the TSO, ACT V Brenton Spiteri Benvolio Radio Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchestra the 2017-18 season includes performances TSO Chorus The underground crypt of the Capulets. and the Orchestra Filarmonica della with the Orchestre de Pasdeloup, Orchestre Duration 18 mins Scala, Milan. He has also worked in many de Opéra National de Lorraine, Orchestre renowned opera houses such as the Philharmonique de Radio France and the West Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Australian Symphony Orchestra. She works Performed in French with surtitles. Surtitles courtesy of Presented in association with La Scala Milan, Semper Oper Dresden regularly with contemporary music ensembles Opera , reimagined by June Tyzack, operated by and the Grand Théâtre de Genève. such as Ensemble Matka, Remix, Ensemble Marie Keane. Recent engagements include Der Ring Diagonal and the Internationale Ensemble This performance will end at approximately 10 pm. des Nibelungen for the Royal Swedish Modern Akademie (Frankfurt). She has Opera, for the Bavarian been appointed to the prestigious Dudamel State Opera and Le nozze di Figaro for Fellowship Program with the Los Angeles the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Philharmonic for the 2018-19 season.

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3 June Tyzack Adriana Kučerová Pavol Breslik David Parkin

June Tyzack became Chorusmaster of Adriana Kučerová studied at the Academy Pavol Breslik was named ‘Most Promising David Parkin is the winner of the 2015 the TSO Chorus in 2001 following a of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the Singer of the Year’ in the 2005 critics’ Australian Opera Awards Committee Dame career in with Conservatoire Supérieur de musique et de survey of Opernwelt magazine. In 2000 Award. Other competition and the Opera Studio of the Sydney dans de Lyon. In 2005 she won First Prize he won first prize at the Czech Republic’s successes include winning the 2013 Opera Conservatorium. Under her direction, at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Antonin Dvořák Singing Competition. Foundation Australia Vienna State Opera the TSO Chorus has given performances Competition in Vienna. Among many others He has appeared at the Bavarian State Award, the 2009 Opera Foundation in Hobart and regional Tasmania, and she has been supported by the Gulbenkian Opera as Gennaro in Lucrezia Borgia and Australia Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship, through her initiative, collaboration Foundation and the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, as well Operatunity Oz competition (a joint with interstate choirs has resulted in Adriana Kučerová has appeared at venues as Tamino, Idamante, Nemorino (The Elixir production between Opera Australia and the performances with Sydney Philharmonia such as La Scala, the Munich State Opera, of Love) and Cassio. He has sung Lensky ABC, which was televised late in 2006), and Choirs, Victorian Opera, Adelaide Festival Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opéra de Bastille in at Vienna State Opera being placed as a finalist in the McDonald’s Chorus, West Australian Symphony Paris, Santa Cecilia Rome, Teatro dell’Opera and Covent Garden. Other houses where Operatic Aria. During his time in Vienna, Orchestra Chorus, and in Hong Kong di Roma, New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv, Theater he has appeared include the Paris Opera, among his many cover responsibilities, with the WASO Chorus and Hong Kong an der Wien, Dallas Opera, at Glyndebourne Barcelona’s Liceu Theatre, Théâtre Royal de he performed the role of the Imperial Philharmonic. She has been chorusmaster and with their Touring Opera, and at festivals la Monnaie in Brussels, Berlin State Opera, Commissioner in for the of the Australian International Symphony such as Salzburg, Ravenna, Spoleto, the Salzburg Festival and Geneva’s Grand Vienna State Opera. He has performed with Orchestra Institute and the Australian Røros Festival in Norway, and the BBC Théâtre. 2018 has seen further appearances Opera Australia, Pinchgut Opera, the state Intervarsity Choral Festival and in 2014 Proms. Conductors with whom she has as Nemorino, in The Bartered Bride with opera companies and recently for Sydney was assistant to the conductor for the worked include Riccardo Muti, Ivor Bolton, Adriana Kučerová, and singing Alfredo Opera House Trust as Henry Kissinger (Nixon production of Handel’s Orlando for Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, opposite Plácido Domingo’s Germont in in China in concert). Recent roles include Hobart Baroque. More recently, she has Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Jurowski, La traviata at Vienna State Opera. From Sarastro (), Raimondo (Lucia devised and directed cutting-edge TSO , Kent Nagano, Jean- Tasmania he travels to the Bavarian State di Lammermoor), the King and Ramfis (Aïda), Chorus programs for a number of festivals, Christophe Spinosi and Kazushi Ono. Her Opera for The Bartered Bride and Elixir of Frate (Don Carlos), Basilio (The Barber of including in the Speigeltent for Ten Days repertoire ranges from Handel to Stravinsky. Love and to the Semperoper Dresden for Seville), Colline (La bohème), Angelotti on the Island, Mona Foma, Dark Mofo, She has several times sung Susanna in The and the Staatskapelle (), Commendatore (Don Giovanni), Synaesthesia and Synaesthesia+. In 2016 Marriage of Figaro (at the Maggio Musicale Dresden for Dvořák’s Stabat mater. Sparafucile (Rigoletto), Walter (Luisa Miller), she was Director for Bach’s St Matthew Fiorentino, Teatro Real Madrid and Houston Recent recordings include Mendelssohn’s King of Clubs (The Love for Three Oranges), Passion and last year facilitated a group Grand Opera), and Adina (Elixir of Love) at Symphony No 2 Lobgesang with the Samuel (David and Jonathan), Ferrando (Il of TSO choristers to perform in the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Vienna State Kammerakademie Potsdam and Dvořák trovatore) and Titurel (Parsifal). Engagements Mitsingkonzert in the Berlin Philharmonie. Opera and Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. songs with accompanist, Robert Pechanec. in 2018 include Beethoven’s Symphony In January for Mofo, she directed TRUCE, Recent appearances have included Smetana’s A keen recitalist, a highlight of Pavol No 9 with the West Australian Symphony an a cappella choral program that roamed Bartered Bride and a concert presentation of Breslik’s career was his 2014 debut at the Orchestra, and the roles of Capellio the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona). Bernstein at the Slovak National Theater. Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg. He has (Capuleti e i Montecchi) and Arkel (Pelleas et recorded Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin. Melisande) for Victorian Opera.

4 5 Samuel Dundas Sally-Anne Russell Pelham Andrews James Egglestone

Samuel Dundas is a graduate of the Melba Australian mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell Australian bass Pelham Andrews trained Dual Helpmann Award-winning Conservatorium of Music, . has performed in over 20 countries in over in the UK, Germany and Australia, and artist James Egglestone is one of He has performed with the Adelaide, 70 operatic roles and has 40 CDs/DVDs has been widely praised for the richness Australia’s finest tenors. Roles for the Melbourne, Tasmanian and West Australian to her credit with ABC Classics, Chandos, of his singing. He has been a principal State Opera of South Australia have Symphony Orchestras, the Australian Naxos and Decca. Among her many awards artist for Opera Australia, State Opera included Laurie in Little Women, Youth Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia she has won an ARIA people’s choice award of South Australia, Victorian Opera and Ishmael in Moby-Dick and Nadir in Choirs and the Philharmonia and nominations for Young Australian of English National Opera in such roles as The Pearl Fishers; for West Australian in repertoire including Carmina Burana, the Year, Young Achiever of the Year (Arts), Timur (Turandot), Sparafucile (Rigoletto), Opera Nadir, Almaviva in The Barber Fauré Requiem, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Green Room and Helpmann Awards. She Padre Guardiano (La forza del destino), of Seville, Ismaele in Nabucco and Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Serenade has performed with all of the Australian Colline (La bohème), Mephistopheles Pluto in Orpheus in the Underworld; to Music. He was the recipient of the 2013 opera companies, symphony orchestras, (La damnation de Faust) and Lodovico for Victorian Opera Don Ottavio in Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship and Australian Chamber Orchestra, Musica Viva, (). His most recent performances Don Giovanni, Ferrando in Così fan the inaugural Dame Award Australian String Quartet and for all the include the King (Aïda) and Geronte tutte and Peter Quint in The Turn in 2014. He made his opera debut with major festivals and choral organisations. (Manon Lescaut) for the Auckland of the Screw. His major role debut Opera Queensland, before joining Victorian International highlights include Oper der Philharmonia, the Demon Farfarello for Opera Australia was as Lysander Opera’s Artist Development Program and Stadt Köln, Washington Opera (Washington (The Love for Three Oranges) for Opera in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In Opera Australia’s Moffatt Oxenbould Young DC), ten seasons at the Carmel Bach Festival Australia, and for the State Opera of South 2007 he sang leading roles in The Artist Program, and subsequently became (California), Spoleto Festival (Italy) and in Australia: Pogner (and covering Hans Love of the Nightingale for West a principal artist with Opera Australia where Canada, Japan and Austria performing Sachs) in Act III of Die Meistersinger von Australian Opera, Opera Queensland his repertoire includes the title role in Don with , Vladimir Ashkenazy, Nürnberg, Nourabad (Les pêcheurs de and Victorian Opera (for which he Giovanni, Papageno (The Magic Flute), Sir Bryn Terfel, Sir Andrew Davis, Simone perles), Tio Salvador (La vida breve), Betto won the Helpmann Award as Best Silvio (Pagliacci), Marquis (La traviata), Young, Richard Bonygne and most recently di Signa (Gianni Schicchi) and Lester Lamb Male Singer in a Supporting Role); Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Belcore (The Sumi Jo. Sally-Anne is also a member of the (Cloudstreet). As a concert soloist, he has he won the same award in 2008 for Elixir of Love), Dr Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Kathaumixw Festival International Artistic performed with numerous ensembles his performance in Little Women. Marcello (La bohème), Prosdocimo (Il turco Council in Canada. Recent performances including the Auckland Philharmonia His most recent engagements have in Italia), Pish Tush (The Mikado), Sid (Albert have included Mercedes () in concert Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, included Pinkerton in Madama Herring) and Starveling (A Midsummer with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Butterfly, Lensky in Eugene Onegin, Night’s Dream). He has also recently sung Beethoven’s Ninth with Christchurch Philharmonia Choirs, Napier Civic Choir, Cassio in Otello, Edrisi (Krol Roger), Golaud (Pelléas et Mélisande) and Harasta Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s B-Minor Wales Millennium Centre, and the Aalborg Froh () and (The Cunning Little Vixen) for Victorian Mass and St Matthew Passion with Sydney Symphony Orchestra in such repertoire Lysander for Opera Australia; Rodolfo Opera; Papageno for Philharmonia, Esther with Handel in the as the Requiems of Verdi, Mozart and (La bohème) and the title role in Opera; Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Theatre, Canberra, and concerts with Monash Fauré, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Faust for the State Opera of South Count Almaviva () Academy Orchestra, Melbourne Bach Choir, Haydn’s The Creation, Handel’s Messiah, Australia; Cavaradossi (Tosca) for New and Valentin (Faust) for West Australian Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society, Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, Mozart and Zealand Opera and Cassio (Otello) for Opera; and Marcello (La bohème) in Hanoi, Victoria Chorale and Adelaide Philharmonia Beethoven masses, and cantatas by Bach. Auckland Philharmonia. Vietnam. Chorus.

6 7 Roxane Hislop Michael Lampard Nathan Lay Stephen Marsh

Roxane Hislop is a graduate of Sydney Michael Lampard’s roles include Dr Nathan Lay completed his Bachelor of Stephen Marsh was the recipient of University, the NSW Conservatorium of Kanzler in Victorian Opera’s The Princess Music at the Melba Conservatorium the Paulette Bisley Opera Scholarship Music and RMIT University. Awards include and the Pea and regular appearances of Music in 2008. He has won the and the Eleanor Blakemore Opera the Sydney Sun Aria and the Australian with including Biterolf National Liederfest, Australian Music Scholarship with Melba Opera Trust in Regional finals of the Metropolitan Opera in Tannhäuser, Schaunard in La bohème, Events’ Opera Scholar of the Year, the 2017. He made his professional debut Auditions. She has been nominated five Morales in Carmen, the Marquis in La Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria, the in Victorian Opera’s Sleeping Beauty times for a Green Room Award and was traviata, Zurga in Pearlfishers, Killian in Australian International Opera Award, that year and was a developing artist named best female artist in a supporting Der Freischütz and Kurwenal in Tristan and was placed third in the Herald Sun for the company for both the 2017 and role for Maddalena (Rigoletto) and Olga und Isolde. In 2007, at only 21 years Aria. He has performed with Opera 2018 seasons, performing in regional (Eugene Onegin). She has over 60 roles of age, he was a finalist in Placido Australia, Melbourne Opera, Sydney tours which included performances of in her repertoire including the title roles in Domingo’s Operalia competition in Paris Chamber Opera, the Royal Melbourne Hansel and Gretel, Heroes and Villains Carmen and La Périchole, Rosina (Barber of and through an international audition Philharmonic, the Tasmanian Symphony (a gala concert), The Snow Queen Seville), Dalila (Samson et Dalila) and Varvara process in 2005 sang Guglielmo in the Orchestra and extensively with Victorian (a commissioned work by Gordon (Katya Kabanova). She has appeared with Rome Opera Festival season of Così Opera. He was the winner of the 2016 Kerry) and The Magic Pudding (Calvin every major opera company and symphony fan Tutte. Other engagements include Australian International Opera Award, Bowman). Recent engagements include orchestra in Australia. Recent engagements Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas for Ten which gave him the opportunity to the roles of the Doctor and Shepherd in include Dame Hannah (Ruddigore) for Opera Days On The Island, Papageno in the study with tenor Dennis O’Neill at the Victorian Opera’s Pelleas and Melisande. Queensland; Mrs Herring (Albert Herring), University Of Tasmania’s The Magic Flute Wales International Academy of Voice. He has worked with Melbourne Opera Rossweisse (Die Walküre) and Marcellina (The and roles for Ihos Opera, Gertrude Opera In 2017 he was involved in the inaugural Company since 2012 and this year has Marriage of Figaro) for Opera Australia; for and Melbourne Lyric Opera. His concert release on the new Australian Sony been chosen as one of six inaugural Victorian Opera, Baba the Turk (The Rake’s appearances include engagements with Masterworks label. The album, titled members of the Emerging Progress), Third Lady (The Magic Flute), the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Remembrance, features songs and Artist Program. He was a member of multiple roles in Midnight Son and Teresa in Tasmanian University Choral Society poems in memory of the soldiers who the Opera Scholars Australia Program a concert performance of ; and the Hobart Orpheus Choir. He has fought in World War I. Also in 2017 he for six years and was a recipient of the and Gertrude (Hänsel and Gretel) for the been broadcast in the ABC’s Sunday made his first appearance with Sydney prestigious Opera Scholar of the Year State Opera of South Australia. Concert Live series and on NHK Radio in Tokyo; Chamber Opera as Tarquinius in Britten’s Award. In 2018 he was the winner of the engagements include Beethoven’s Ninth given recitals in Gloucester Cathedral The Rape of Lucretia. This production Melbourne Welsh Male Choir Singer of with the West Australian and Melbourne in the ; performed in was subsequently staged in Hobart as the Year Award, as well as second place Symphony Orchestras; L’enfant et les Mona Foma and, during 2018, created part of Dark Mofo 2018. He has been in the inaugural Limestone Coast Aria. sortilèges with the Melbourne Symphony the world première performances of The working throughout 2018 with Opera Through the Limestone Coast Aria, he Orchestra; (Not) The Last Night of the Proms Weight Of Light for the Canberra Street Australia touring Victorian schools with a will have the opportunity to study at and Messiah with Queensland Symphony Theatre. He has twice appeared as soloist production of By the Light of the Moon the Academia di Bel Canto in Martina Orchestra; as well as performances with in the TSO’s Christmas concerts. (The Owl and the Pussycat). Franca, Italy, in 2019. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

8 9 Brenton Spiteri TSO Chorus Tasmanian Symphony TSO Chorus Orchestra

Marko Letonja Chief Conductor and June Tyzack Chorusmaster Artistic Director Jennifer Marten-Smith Répétiteur Johannes Fritzsch Principal Guest Conductor Phoebe Briggs, Elizabeth Eden, Hilary Fawcett Language Coaches

VIOLIN FLUTE SOPRANO TENOR Emma McGrath Douglas Mackie* Rosina Beaumont Helen Chick^ Brenton Spiteri is a graduate of the The TSO Chorus is an auditioned group of Concertmaster Lloyd Hudson Alice Bowman-Shaw John Dalton^ , from which he over 80 voices that was founded in 1992 Jennifer Owen Piccolo Karen Cockrill Hilary Fawcett^ holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music to present concert performances of opera. Associate Carmelita Coen Peter Fawcett^ Concertmaster OBOE Performance with Honours. In 2012 he won Since then, the repertoire has broadened to Michaela Darlington Bill Field Lucy Carrig-Jones David Nuttall* first prize in the Herald Sun Aria, which embrace masses, requiems and symphonies Madeleine Dyer Michael Kregor Principal Second Dinah Woods allowed him to pursue overseas study. He for chorus and orchestra, as well as a diverse Felicity Gifford Bill MacDonald Hayato Simpson Cor Anglais was a resident young artist at Opéra Lyon array of sacred and secular a cappella works. Debra Jensen Tony Marshall Principal First CLARINET where his roles included Maréchal Trac in The TSO Chorus recently returned to its Gemma Kitsos David Pitt Le roi Carotte; and Mercurio, Soldato 1 and opera roots with the Helpmann Award- Miranda Carson Andrew Seymour* Heather McCallum James Powell-Davies Famigliare 2 in L’incoronazione di Poppea. winning performance of Wagner’s Tristan Yue-Hong Cha Chris Waller Shaunagh O’Neill Alexander Rodrigues Between 2012 and 2014 he was the John and Isolde (2016), Bizet’s Carmen (2017) and, Frances Davies Bass Clarinet Julianne Panckridge Peter Tattam and Elizabeth Wright-Smith scholar through this year, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. In Edwina George BASSOON Helena Robin~ the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust. addition to concerts with the TSO, highlights Michael Johnston BASS Tahnee van Herk* Meg Scanlan Australian performances include Ernesto in recent years include performances with Christine Lawson Geoffrey Attwater John Panckridge Yasmin Shoobridge (Don Pasquale), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, West Alison Lazaroff- John Ballard Contrabassoon Joy Tattam Paco (La vide breve), Tamino (The Magic Australian Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Somssich Tim Begbie Lesley Wickham Flute), for the State Opera South Australia; Symphony Orchestra, and Monica Naselow HORN Peter Cretan # Sarah Whitfort Schoolmaster/Mosquito (The Cunning the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. With Christopher Nicholas Geoff Lierse Jack Delaney Little Vixen) for Victorian Opera; Count a reputation for innovative performances Rohana O’Malley Heath Parkinson* ALTO Greg Foot Almaviva (The Barber of Seville) and Nadir under the direction of Chorusmaster June VIOLA Roger Jackson Carmen Ait Maamar Peter Hepburn (The Pearlfishers) for Melbourne Opera; Tyzack, the TSO Chorus commenced the year # Greg Stephens Claire Blichfeldt Sam Hindell and Clotarco (Armida) for Pinchgut Opera. with two performances in Mofo, maintaining David Wicks Sally Brown David Horn Engagements in 2018 include Sam Sawnoff its distinctive presence at Mona (previous Douglas Coghill TRUMPET Beth Coombe in The Magic Pudding for Victorian Opera performances include Mofo, Dark Mofo Anna Larsen Roach Yoram Levy* Duncan How and Mathan in Athalia for Pinchgut Opera. and Synaesthesia). Concerts with the TSO Rodney McDonald Mark Bain Sally Crosby Reg Marron Elizabeth Eden David Ovens For Sydney Chamber Opera he created the in 2018 will be Peer Gynt, A Midsummer William Newbery TROMBONE Helena Griggs Tony Parker role of Ashley Crowther in Fly Away Peter Night’s Dream, Fauré’s Requiem, Gounod’s CELLO David Robins# Sue Harradence Philip Sabine and performed the lead role in Notes from Roméo et Juliette and Messiah. The year will Michael Goldschlager# Iain Faragher Clare Hawkins Dick Shoobridge Underground and Author in Mayakovsky. be capped off with a tour to Campbell Town Jonathan Békés Other engagements include Les illuminations and Cygnet. The TSO Chorus welcomes BASS TROMBONE Leigh Lazarus Ellis Swinbourne~ Ivan James with the Sydney Symphony, Rossini’s Stabat new members. Interested choristers should Mitchell Nissen* Mary McArthur Grant Taylor Martin Penicka Mater, Purcell’s King Arthur and regular contact the Chorus Coordinator on 03 6232 TIMPANI Caroline Miller DOUBLE BASS engagements at the Melbourne Recital 4421 or visit tsochorus.com.au for more Matthew Goddard* Sally Mollison Centre. information. Stuart Thomson* Louise Rigozzi Aurora Henrich PERCUSSION Sally Vance James Menzies Gary Wain* Beth Warren Stephen Marskell HARP *principal player Bronwyn Wallis# ~TSOC Student Program #guest principal ^Invited chorister

10 11 Synopsis Tybalt insults Roméo who decides not to ACT V. The underground crypt of the retaliate, saying that hatred is best left in Capulets. the past. Mercutio insists upon avenging Roméo, who has not received the letter from the insult but is fatally wounded by Tybalt. OVERTURE AND PROLOGUE. Following a ACT II. The Capulet garden by night. Frère Laurent explaining Juliette’s death-like Roméo, enraged, draws his sword and sleep, makes his way through the gloomy brief but tempestuous overture evoking the Roméo steals into the Capulet garden thrusts at Tybalt, who dies in Capulet’s history of violence between the Montague vault and catches sight of Juliette recumbent and, noticing a light in Juliette’s bedroom, arms. Trumpets announce the arrival of the on the tomb. He contemplates her beauty, and Capulet families, the music leads to compares her to the morning sun, urging Duke who punishes Roméo by sending him a choral prologue in which the centuries- kisses her and, determined to join her in her to arise and greet the day (‘Ah! lève- into exile. All those assembled – Roméo, death, swallows a fatal dose of poison. old hatred between the two households is toi, soleil’). Juliette appears on her balcony Capulet, the Duke, and members of the rival summarised and the tragic deaths of Roméo, Just at that moment Juliette awakes. The and utters the immortal line, ‘O Roméo, clans – sing of the day of mourning that is couple sing of their joy at being reunited but a Montague, and Juliette, a Capulet, are wherefore art thou Roméo?’. Realising that upon them (‘Ah! jour de deuil et d’horreur et foretold. Roméo, gradually weakening, confesses that Roméo is in the garden below, Juliette begs d’alarmes’). he has taken poison. He falls from Juliette’s him to declare his love, which he does. The arms. Taking a dagger, Juliette stabs herself. lovers’ reverie is momentarily disturbed With her dying breath, she reaffirms her love ACT I. A masked ball at the Capulet ACT IV. Juliette’s room; daybreak. by the Capulet servants who enter the for Roméo. Together, the couple plead for residence. A magnificent hall in the Capulet palace. garden in search of the Montague page, God’s forgiveness. The assembled guests sing of the pleasures Stéphano. Gertrude assures them that she’ll Juliette forgives Roméo for the death of in store on this glittering evening. Pâris send the trespasser packing should she Tybalt and reaffirms her love. The newlyweds comments on the opulence of the scene but find him. Roméo and Juliette resume their celebrate their married state (‘Nuit Robert Gibson © 2018 is assured by Tybalt that the most splendid conversation (‘Ô nuit divine’) and agree to d’hyménée’). The song of the lark heralds sight of all, Juliette, has not yet materialised. enter into holy matrimony. They draw ever the coming dawn. Roméo and Juliette bid Capulet enters with his daughter. He closer, finally embracing. Juliette retires to farewell in an ecstatic parting number (‘Il faut American soprano Geraldine Farrar as Juliette. welcomes his guests and invites them to her bedchamber and Roméo, alone, sends partir’). Moments after Roméo’s departure, admire Juliette’s beauty. She is escorted by her a figurative kiss and wishes her a restful She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera Capulet and Frère Laurent arrive. Juliette is in this role in 1906. Pâris to dance in an adjoining room. Roméo night (‘Va! repose en paix’). informed by her father that she is to marry and his friends Mercutio and Benvolio, Pâris that very day. After Capulet leaves, who have gatecrashed the party, emerge Juliette tells Frère Laurent that she would from their hiding place. Roméo has a bad ACT III. The cell of Frère Laurent; daybreak. rather die than marry Pâris. Frère Laurent feeling about their escapade, explaining A street in front of the Capulet house. offers Juliette a potion explaining that it that he has had a dream which fills him with Frère Laurent carries a basket of medicinal will cast her into a deep sleep giving the foreboding. Mercutio dismisses Roméo’s plants and comments upon the wonders of semblance of death. Once her ‘death’ is misgivings as the work of the quicksilver fairy nature. Roméo enters and declares his love mourned, she will awake and be reunited Queen Mab (‘Mab, la reine des mensonges’). for Juliette, who makes her entrance and with Roméo. Juliette agrees to the plan Roméo catches a glimpse of Juliette and announces her intention to marry Roméo. but is troubled at the thought of waking up is immediately love-struck. Juliette enters Frère Laurent expresses the hope that the in a tomb (‘Amour, ranime mon courage’). with her nurse, Gertrude. Juliette is told that union might put an end to the long-running Added to that, she imagines the dead Tybalt she will have a fine husband in Pâris but she feud between the two families. The couple calling to her. Finally, Juliette overcomes her dismisses the prospect of marriage, saying kneel and Frère Laurent performs the fears. The scene changes to a magnificent that she wishes to enjoy her youth (‘Ah! Je marriage ceremony. At the conclusion of hall in the Capulet palace where everything veux vivre’). But scarcely has Juliette finished the rite, Juliette leaves with Gertrude while is in place for Juliette’s wedding. All those her vivacious aria when Roméo takes her Roméo leaves with Frère Laurent. The scene assembled comment on the joyousness of aside. Tentatively, they converse on themes changes to a street in front of the Capulet the occasion but Juliette shrinks away when of love and intimacy (‘Ange adorable’). Each house. Stéphano taunts the Capulets with Pâris comes forward to place the ring on her is subsequently shocked to discover that the a song about a fair turtledove who finds finger. She collapses and, to the horror of all, Montague-Capulet feud divides them. Tybalt, herself in a nest of vultures (‘Que fais-tu, is pronounced dead. Juliette’s cousin, is furious that Montagues blanche tourterelle’). Grégorio, a servant in have infiltrated the party. Juliette’s father and the Capulet household, takes offence and guests sing of the evening’s pleasures while draws his sword. Stéphano responds in kind. Roméo and friends make their escape. The altercation quickly escalates, involving Mercutio and Tybalt. Roméo attempts to defuse the situation but without success.

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