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 Opera 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 Victoria 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 Australia, 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, Boris Godunov 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. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra concerts are broadcast and streamed throughout Australia and around the world by ABC Classic FM. We would appreciate your cooperation in keeping coughing to a minimum. Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off. 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 Sydney with Opera Australia Conservatoire Supérieur de musique et de survey of Opernwelt magazine. In 2000 Joan Sutherland 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 Eugene Onegin 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 Madama Butterfly 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 (The Magic Flute), Raimondo (Lucia devised and directed cutting-edge TSO Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 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 The Merry Widow and the Staatskapelle (Tosca), 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