Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 2:00 p.m. For ticketing details, visit www.operacolorado.org or call 303-357-2787. This production will be sung in Italian with subtitles provided on every seatback in English or Spanish. The Elixir of Love will be performed in two acts with one intermission.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Donizetti's popular comedy The Elixir of Love will light up the stage of the Ellie. Love-struck Nemorino pines hopelessly for the beautiful Adina. Dr. Dulcamara's magic elixir promises the power to win her heart-but the true magic might just be Adina's potent charms and Nemorino's boundless devotion. Opera Colorado will transport the staging to the delightful innocence of middle America at a county fair in the 1910's. This new production, complete with a vintage Model-T ice cream truck, is sure to bring smiles and cheers.
Soprano Maria Kanyova (Don Giovanni, 2003; The Marriage of Figaro, 2005; The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2006) returns to Opera Colorado to sing the role of the carefree beauty, Adina. Internationally acclaimed English tenor Barry Banks* (Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden) makes his company debut as the smitten farmer, Nemorino.
Timothy Mix, baritone, and winner of the 2007 Sullivan Foundation grant, (Carmen, 2005) returns as the dashing Sergeant Belcore. Simone Alberghini*, bass-baritone, (Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Washington National Opera) makes his company debut as the potion-prescribing Dr. Dulcamara. Soprano Lianne Coble* (Syracuse Opera, Berkshire Opera), a member of Opera Colorado's Ensemble, makes her company debut as Gianetta.
Opera Colorado proudly hosts Italian maestro Carlo Montanaro's American debut with this production. The new production is directed by the company's Artistic Director James Robinson, who is lauded as a premiere choice for creating thoughtful, progressive and innovative stagings world-wide.
The artistic team also consists of sets by Metropolitan Opera and Broadway Scenic Designer Allen Moyer (Carmen, 2005; Norma, 2006), costumes by two-time Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz* (Broadway; Metropolitan Opera), and lighting design by Paul Palazzo (The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2006; Julius Caesar, 2005). This production debuts in Denver and is being created in cooperation with Boston Lyric Opera, Fort Worth Opera and San Francisco Opera.
The Elixir of Love Performance Schedule:
Friday, February 9, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 11, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, February 14, 7:30 pm
Friday, February 16, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 18, 2:00 pm
Single Tickets for the remaining 2006-2007 operas, which include Donizetti's The Elixir of Love and Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, are on sale now. All performances take place at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver. The Elixir of Love is sponsored by Robert and Kalleen Malone. -- www.operacolorado.org
Posted January 19th, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
