Subscription extras include ticket exchange, single ticket discounts, tax deduction, and Subscriber Courtesy Week. Opera Carolina will also continue its unique flexible mini-subscription plan, which allows opera “flex subscribers” to create their own 2-show or 3-show mini-series and still receive all the subscriber benefits.
The season opens October 18 with Gounod’s devilishly good opera, Faust. Directed by Bernard Uzan, Faust will feature Opera Carolina veteran James Valenti (Rigoletto) as Faust, and in their Opera Carolina debuts, the widely-acclaimed soprano, Maureen O’Flynn as Marguerite and Chester Patton as Mephistopheles.
In January, our journey takes us from Berlin to Seville where the beloved comedy The Barber of Seville will unfold. Victor Ryan Robertson (Don Giovanni) returns as Almaviva opposite Ryan Taylor as Figaro and Adriana Zabala (Cinderella) as the sought-after Rosina. Opera Lyra Ottawa Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Tyrone Patterson will conduct the production.
In February, Love Notes returns for its second annual Valentine’s Day Concert, featuring Opera Carolina veterans Todd Geer (Pagliacci) of Charlotte, Angela Renee Simpson (Margaret Garner), and debuting artists Michael Fabiano and Kyle Pfortmiller.
March will bring the sequel to Rossini’s tale, with Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Enlisting the local talent of Kristopher Irmiter (Don Giovanni) as Figaro and rising soprano Ailyn Perez (Rigoletto) as the Countess, The Marriage of Figaro’s satirical portrayal of aristocracy quickly made it Mozart’s most acclaimed opera.
The season will close in a journey to the Far East where the cold-hearted Turandot, sung by Lori Philips (Love Notes), is finally won over by the persistence of love. Roy Cornelius Smith and Jee Hyun Lim (Love Notes) join the cast under the baton of Conductor James Meena. -- www.operacarolina.org
