Fidel i o John DeMain, Conductor | Tara Faircloth*, Director Starring Alexandra LoBianco, Alisa Jordheim*, Clay Hilley, Kelly Markgraf, Matt Boehler, David Blalock*, and Liam Moran* * Madison Opera debut
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Sung in German with projected English translations
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Friday, November 21, 2014 | 8pm Sunday, November 23, 2014 | 2:30pm
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by Ludwig van Beethoven
Love is Stronger than Fear.
Beethoven’s only opera is an ode to freedom. To rescue her husband, a political prisoner, the noblewoman Leonore disguises herself as a man and works at the prison where she believes her husband is held. Ranging from breathtaking arias to one of the most beautiful choral tributes to freedom ever written, Beethoven’s score is truly sublime, with an everbuilding dramatic intensity that leaves the audience exhilarated. Alexandra LoBianco (A Masked Ball) makes her role debut as Leonore, who risks everything to rescue her husband Florestan, played by rising dramatic tenor Clay Hilley. Two artists returning from Don Giovanni, Kelly Markgraf and Matt Boehler, play the evil Don Pizarro and the sympathetic jailer Rocco. The cast is completed by exciting young artists Alisa Jordheim, David Blalock, and Liam Moran in their debuts. Come hear and feel the power of this magnificent Beethoven opus.
Sponsored by Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Kay & Martin Barrett
Millie & Marshall Osborn
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