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A half-hour behind-the-scenes look at each Pittsburgh Opera production featuring musical excerpts, guest artist interviews, and insight from artistic director Christopher Hahn. Hosted by Stephen Baum.
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La Traviata
Guiseppe Verdi
October 8th at 1pm and October 14th at 7pm
THE STORY: In Verdi's interpretation of the Dumas novel La dame aux camellias, Violetta gives up her luxurious lifestyle as a kept woman to experience true love with Alfredo - until his family comes between them.
THE CAST:
Violetta � Anna Samuil
Alfredo � Guiseppe Varano
Flora Bervoix � Stephanie Lauricella
Marquis d'Obigny � Adam Fry
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The Pearl Fishers
Georges Bizet
November 5th at 1:30pm and November 11th at 7pm
THE STORY: Premiering 12 years before Carmen, Bizet's The Pearl Fishers is a spellbinding, lyrical gem in its own right. Its very famous duet "La fond au temple saint" underscores the bond at the heart of the conflict between pearl fishers Zurga and Nadir: both are in love with the priestess Le�la. Grand choral passages and exotic dance sequences make it an intoxicating spectacle.
THE CAST:
Zurga - Craig Verm
Nadir - Sean Panikkar
Leila - Leah Partridge
Nourabad - Andrew Gangestad
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Hansel & Gretel
Englebert Humperdinck
January 21st at 12:30pm and January 27th at 7pm
THE STORY: Humperdinck's M�rchenoper ("fairy-tale opera") is a family affair, not just in the story of the brother and sister lost in the woods and nearly eaten by a wicked witch, but its libretto was written by none other than Humperdinck's sister. True to its origins in Grimm's Fairy Tales, Hansel & Gretel is a darkly beautiful work with a rich orchestration: it's definitely not just for kids.
THE CAST:
Gretel - Suzanne Vinnik
Hansel - Stephanie Lauricella
Mother/Witch - Alexandra Loutsion
Father - Kyle Oliver
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Tosca
Giocomo Puccini
March 17th at 11:30pm and March 23rd at 7pm
THE STORY: Puccini's melodrama Tosca (subtitled "Love and Sacrifice") is the potent tale of an opera diva who defies the most powerful and corrupt man in Rome, in life and in death. Its gripping story, set amid the chaos of revolution, has resonated with audiences since its premiere, and remains one of his most popular works.
THE CAST:
Tosca - Angela Brown
Cavaradossi - Hugo Vera
Scarpia - Mark Delavan
Angelotti - Adam Fry
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The Abduction from the Seraglio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
April 21st at 10:30am and April 27th at 7pm
THE STORY: Following the adventures of a young Spanish nobleman, his lover, and their servants who are kidnapped and placed into service to the Pasha, The Abduction from the Seraglio serves up side-splitting laughter alongside moments of genuine pathos.
THE CAST:
Belmonte - David Portillo
Osmin - Paolo Pecchioli
Konstanze - Lisette Oropesa
Pedrillo - Joseph Gaines
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