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opera Life Amplified Mazda Summer of Opera 3 January – 26 March Sydney Opera House www.opera-australia.org.au Experience the po wer of the voice Do you you believe in love at first Rusticana and Pagliacci double Planning your first summer MADAMA BUTTERFLY sight? Do you believe in magic? bill is a night in steamy Southern of opera? Monday 19 January 2009 or And do believe in destiny? Italy. Meanwhile, in the South Treat yourself to not one but Monday 23 March 2009 You will. of France, a young man loses his two magical nights with our and heart, and in Russia a housewife Summer Nights package: two of You will when you take a walk behaves very badly. Finally, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/ beside a moonlit harbour, step inside the best, in A Reserve seats, for PAGLIACCI (CAV/PAG) Mozart’s The Magic Flute takes just $250, a saving of $146. one of the world’s most beautiful you to an enchanted forest which Friday 23 January 2009 or buildings and drink in the sparkling is literally out of this world. • Madama Butterfly is the perfect Tuesday 3 February 2009 atmosphere of a night at the opera. first opera, a night of music, dance If you are tempted by three or more Then the music starts and your and story-telling with gorgeous productions you can ring Opera costumes and spectacular scenery There are a few conditions: there journey really begins. This summer, Australia Ticket Services to secure are no exchanges or refunds. There Puccini’s Madama Butterfly takes great seats and extra savings with • Cavelleria rusticana/Pagliacci are limited seats available and this you to Japan, and the Cavalleria a Choose Your Own subscription. is a perfect partner – unfamiliar offer is only valid until 31 January names, perhaps, but the music 2009 by calling Opera Australia is instantly recognizable and the Ticket Services on 02 9318 8200. fast-moving tales of passion make So get out your diary and book now for a thrilling night in the theatre. for two sensational summer nights. 2 3 PUCCINI Conductor Shao-Chia Lü (until Jan 29) Exquisite. It’s the word used time and again Tom Woods to describe the music, the production and Director the star of this classic tale of love. Opera Moffatt Oxenbould Australia is thrilled to welcome back Cheryl Set & Costume Designers Madama Barker to the classic production originally Peter England & Russell Cohen created for her, and an exciting new Lighting Designer Butterfly, Antoinette Halloran, to follow. Robert Bryan While Puccini’s music captures the Butterfly wonder of love at first sight, the silk, Cio-Cio-San paper, water and candlelight of the sets Cheryl Barker and costumes form the delicate backdrop Antoinette Halloran (from Jan 19 to Mar 4) for this most touching of stories. Suzuki At heart a simple tale of love and loss, Catherine Carby it tells of the Japanese geisha, Madame Registrar Butterfly, and the American sailor who Gregory Brown promises to love her. But when the time Pinkerton comes for him to sail away home, will Julian Gavin (until Jan 29) Rosario La Spina he keep his promise? Find out when you Goro experience this moving production of Graeme Macfarlane one of the world’s favourite operas. Yamadori Luke Gabbedy (until Feb 13) Andrew Jones Commissioner Andrew Moran Sharpless Barry Ryan Bonze Jud Arthur Evenings at 7.30pm: Opera Australia Chorus December 30 Australian Opera and January 3 | 6 | 9 |14 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 29 Ballet Orchestra February 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 27 March 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 23 Matinees at 1pm: January 17 | February 21 Sponsored by Performed in Italian with surtitles. Running time: two hours and forty-five minutes including one twenty-minute interval. 4 5 COMPOSERMASCAGNI || LEONCAVALLONEW PRODUCTION Conductor Shao-ChiaAndrea Licata Lü (until Jan 29) DirectorTom Woods DirectorAndrew Sinclair SetMoffatt Designer Oxenbould SetShaun & Costume Gurton Designers Cavalleria rusti cana CostumePeter England Designer & VictoriaRussell Cohen Rowell Opera Title Lighting Designer DonnRobert Byrnes Bryan From the heart of Southern Italy come Cavalleria Pagliacci Cio-Cio-San two tales bundled into one enthralling Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam Cherylrusticana Barker night at the theatre. ‘Cav and Pag’, as this nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam SantuzzaAntoinette Halloran much-loved double bill is best known, is erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation Nicole(from Jan Youl 19 to Mar 4) opera at its best: a fistful of characters ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. MammaSuzuki Lucia crazy for love, singing some of the most JacquelineCatherine Carby Dark Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse beautiful music you will ever hear. TuridduRegistrar molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros DennisGregory O’Neill Brown In Cavalleria rusticana trouble brews et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril AlfioPinkerton delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit – over a girl, of course – between two JonathanJulian Gavin Summers (until Jan 29) amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod hot-blooded lads in a small village Rosario La Spina tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim in Sicily. Then in Pagliacci a band of GoroPagliacci ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis travelling players come to town and a NeddaGraeme Macfarlane Amelia Farrugia nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. dramatic crime of passion plays out. Yamadori CanioLuke Gabbedy (until Feb 13) Autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie In this atmospheric production two AndrewDennis O’Neill Jones consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et consummate masters of their art, Dennis CommissionerBeppe accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril O’Neill and Jonathan Summers, take the AndrewStephen MoranSmith delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. central roles opposite leading ladies Nicole SharplessSilvio Youl and Amelia Farrugia. Laugh, cry and BarryJosé Carbó Ryan melt into the glorious musical melodrama BonzeTonio Jonathan Summers of this perfect introduction to opera. Jud Arthur Opera Australia Chorus Opera Australia Chorus Australian Opera and Evenings at 7.30pm: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra January 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 30 Evenings at 7.30pm: Ballet Orchestra February 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 21 An Opera Conference January 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 28 co-production March 5 | 14 | 20 February 3 | 6 | 12 Matinees at 1pm: Matinee at 1pm: February 14 February 23 | March 1 Performed in Italian with surtitles. Sung in Italian with surtitles. Running time: two hours and fifty-five minutes Running time: two hours and thirty minutes including two twenty-minute intervals. including one thirty-minute interval. 6 7 MOZART Conductor Ollivier-Philippe Cunéo Director David Freeman Set & Costume Designer Dan Potra Lighting Designer The Magic Fl ute Damien Cooper Choreographer (Die Zauberflöte) Debra Batton Prince Tamino and the lovely Pamina are Sarastro lost in a mysterious land of fantastical Daniel Sumegi creatures and strange characters. Will they Tamino be steadfast, will they discover the truth, Andrew Goodwin (until Feb 11) and will they find each other? Welcome to Henry Choo the enchanting world of The Magic Flute. Speaker David Freeman’s daring production of Stephen Bennett Priest Mozart’s final work for the theatre combines Graeme Macfarlane a talented array of singers with the aerial Queen of the Night wizardry of physical theatre company Lorina Gore Legs on the Wall. Expect exotic beasts, Pamina dancing animals and death-defying stunts. Emma Matthews (until Mar 5) Above all, be amazed by Mozart’s music, Hye Seoung Kwon which reaches out to young and old. First Lady Sarah Crane Second Lady Evenings at 7.30pm: Catherine Carby January 22 | 27 | 30 Third Lady Dominica Matthews February 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 28 Papageno March 5 | 10 | 19 Warwick Fyfe (until Mar 5) Andrew Moran Matinees at 1pm: January 24 | February 7 Monostatos Performed in German with English dialogue and Kanen Breen surtitles. First Armoured Man Running time: two hours and fifty minutes including Andrew Brunsdon one twenty-minute interval. Second Armoured Man Richard Anderson Sponsored by Opera Australia Chorus Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra 8 9 SHOSTAKOVICH Conductor Richard Hickox Meet Katerina Ismailove, young, beautiful Director and bored. Until, that is, she meets Sergei, a Francesca Zambello Set Designer labourer on her husband’s property. Instant Hildegard Bechtler attraction leads to a torrid night and then on, Costume Designer Lady Macbeth headlong into the shocking consequences. Tess Schofield Lighting Designer Shostakovich’s explosive second opera, Lady Jean Kalman Macbeth of Mtsensk, takes a grim story of Boris Ismailov dysfunctional human relationships and turns John Wegner of Mtsensk it into a thrilling night in the theatre. His Zinovy Ismailov brittle, moving melodies reveal confronting David Corcoran truths while his brilliant orchestration Katerina Ismailova Susan Bullock paints the raucous parade of characters Sergei who work, play and betray each other. Simon O’Neill Aksinya / Woman Convict Director Francesca Zambello draws a Jacqueline Dark memorable ensemble performance Shabby Peasant / Teacher from the huge cast, Richard Hickox Kanen Breen conducts the vibrant score and, in the Steward / Sentry Richard Anderson title role, Opera Australia is thrilled to Sergeant / Porter introduce celebrated British soprano Barry Ryan Susan Bullock in her Australian debut. Foreman 1 / Coachman Stephen Smith Foreman 2 Graeme Macfarlane Mill-Hand / Foreman 3 David Thelander Priest Gennadi Dubinsky Chief of Police Warwick Fyfe Policeman Shane Lowrencev Drunk Guest David Lewis Evenings at 7.30pm: Sonyetka Dominica Matthews March 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 25 Old Convict Jud Arthur Matinee at 1pm: March 14 Performed in English with surtitles.
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