2016-2017 Season Brochure

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Turandot photo by Philip Groshong | Cincinnati Opera

Opera Philadelphia is thrilled to present its 42nd season, a season teeming with lust and love, passion and power.

We launch in the fall of 2016 with an exciting binge-watching format, packing three rousing productions into an 11-day period. Opening the season is the World Premiere of Breaking the Waves, based on the Oscar-nominated film by Lars von Trier.

The production is a meditation on the nature of goodness, faith, and loyalty from composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek. Audiences can simultaneously enjoy Christine Goerke in the title role of Puccini’s Turandot, an iron princess whose icy façade may finally be melted by love. The lively production at the Academy of Music features an Opening Night Gala and a free Opera on the Mall broadcast in HD. Rounding out our fall lineup is the American Premiere of a radical, African-set Macbeth from Third World Bunfight, presented at the Prince Theater as part of the Curated 2016 Fringe Festival.

With spring comes the highly anticipated role debut of star mezzo Stephanie Blythe in Rossini’s Tancredi, a love story set amid devastating war and featuring the company debut of soprano Brenda Rae as Amenaide. Finally, an impressive cast draws the season to a comedic close in Mozart’s masterful The Marriage of Figaro at the Academy of Music.

This electrifying slate provides the perfect warmup for the fall of 2017, when we introduce a brand-new approach to opening an opera season: an annual 12-day festival with seven operatic happenings across the city. With many sensational productions on the horizon, we invite opera lovers from all over the globe to join us as we bring our inventive vision to life here in Philadelphia.

D av i d B . D e v a n General Director & President

C o r r a d o R o va r i s Jack Mulroney Music Director

C H RIS T INE G OER K E IS A “ M U LT I - H U E D M IRA C L E O F G A L E - F OR C E P O W ER . ”

– THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

J O H N M OORE h a s “ AN ARRES T IN G B U RN T- U M B ER B ARI T ONE AN D P ERSONA L I T Y T O B U RN . ”

– OPERA NEWS

S T E P H ANIE B LY T H E “ B OAS T S ONE O F T H E M OS T P O W ER F U L VOI C ES IN O P ERA . ”

– THE NEW YORK TIMES

Morris Robinson's “bass is s o a s s u r e d i t ' s a s i f a v i b r at i o n g o e s th r o ugh th e a ud i e n c e e v e ry t i m e h e o p e n s h i s m o uth . ”

– The Globe and Mail

B RAN D ON C E D E L I s “ D ES T INE D F OR S TAR D O M . ”

– THE NEW YORKER

Marco Berti's tenor i s ” a gl o r i o u s s o u n d .

G o a n d h e a r i t. ”

– The Observer

L AY L A C L AIRE ’ S “ G L EA M IN G SO P RANO ” IS “ L I K E A SO U L IN AS C EN D IN G F L I G H T. ”

– OPERA NEWS

“ J O Y C E E L - K H O U RY SEI Z ES A L L T H E O P P OR T U NI T IES . ”

– GRAMOPHONE

K IERA D U F F Y SIN G S W I T H “ A COOL, CRYSTALLINE SOPRANO, A C C U RAT E O F P I T C H AN D I M M A C U L AT E O F D I C T ION . ”

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“ B REN D A RAE D IS P L AY E D A S PAR K L IN G AN D E L E G AN T SO P RANO . ”

– THE TELEGRAPH (UK)

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“ Op e r a P h i l a d e lph i a h a s been working on becoming th e v e r y m o d e l o f a m o d e r n o p e r a c o mp a n y ” – T h e Wa sh i n g t o n P os t

“ Oper a P hi l a de l p hi a h a s b een at t he fo r e fr o n t o f co m m i s s i o ni ng ne w op era s ” – T h e D a i ly B e a st

“ A co m pa ny t hat i s com m it t ed to c r e at i ng fr e s h w o rk ” – T h e D e n v e r Po st

“ Upp i ng t he op e r a a n t e” – T h e H uf fi n g t o n P os t

“ T he fe e l i ng o f g r o w t h and i nno vat i o n, a n d t h at i s goo d fo r op era . ” – W Q X R Op e r av o re

“Vis ua l ly, v oca l ly, v i s c e r a l ly s at is f y in g .

W hat m o r e cou l d I a s k ? ” – T h e H uff i n g t o n Pos t

Tancredi photo by Marc Vanappelghem | Opéra de Lausanne

2016-2017 Season Op e r a a t th e a c a d e my

T U RAN D O T September 23–October 2, 2016

T AN C RE D I February 10–19, 2017

T H E M ARRIA G E O F F I G ARO Ap r i l 2 8 – M a y 7 , 2 0 1 7

Au r o r a S e r i e s a t th e P e r e lm a n T h e a t e r

B REA K IN G T H E W AVES September 22–October 1, 2016

Op e r a i n th e c i ty

Third World Bunfight

MACBETH

September 24 & 25, 2016

Turandot I m p e r i a l U l t i m at u m

SE P TEMBER 2 3 , 2 5 M , 2 8 , 3 0 , O C T O BER 2 M , 2 0 1 6 Academy of Music

Op e n i n g N i ght G a l a s e pt. 2 3

Cast & Creative Team Turandot / Christine Goerke

In ancient China, the beautiful Princess Turandot reigns with an iron fist and an ice-cold heart. To her wooers, she has issued a decree: he who can answer her riddles

Calaf / Marco Berti* Liù / Joyce El-Khoury* Timur / Morris Robinson Ping / Daniel Belcher

will win her hand—all others will face beheading.

Pang / Julius Ahn*

When a mysterious man passes her test, will she finally

Pong / Joseph Gaines

open her heart to love? Puccini’s final work is one of his grandest, featuring forbidden romance and gorgeous melodies, including the rousing anthem “Nessun dorma.”

This kaleidoscopic co-production, called “miraculous”

by Opera News, features stunning sets, costumes, and

Conductor / Corrado Rovaris Director / Renaud Doucet Set & Costume Design / André Barbe* Lighting Design / Guy Simard*

choreography. *Opera Philadelphia debut

A Ro ya l l y Ta l e n t e d C a s t Hailed as “a multi-hued miracle of gale-force power” (The Wall Street Journal), Christine Goerke brings her “rich and full sound” (The New York Times) to the title role of Princess Turandot, with superb Italian tenor Marco Berti making his Opera Philadelphia debut as her would-be love, Prince Calaf. Joyce El-Khoury brings the “genuine radiance” (Opera News) of her soprano to the role of Liù, the slave girl whose love for Calaf is unrequited.

Renaud Doucet directs the colorful production, with Jack Mulroney Music Director Corrado Rovaris conducting the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra along with the voices of the Opera Philadelphia Chorus.

Music by Giacomo Puccini / Text by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Co-production with Minnesota Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Utah Opera, and Seattle Opera Major support for this project has been provided by the William Penn Foundation.

OPERA AT THE ACADEMY | PERFORMED IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES The Academy of Music is part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Ta n c r e d i Rav ag e d b y l o v e

C O M PAN Y P RE M IERE

and letter FEBR U A RY 1 0 , 1 2 M , 1 5 , 1 7 , 19M, 2017 Academy of Music

Cast & Creative Team Tancredi / Stephanie Blythe

This medieval story of chivalry and tragic love is transported to the elegant atmosphere of postWorld War I Europe in our production of Tancredi.

The beautiful music of a young Rossini provides the

Amenaide / Brenda Rae* Argirio / Michele Angelini* Orbazzano / Daniel Mobbs Isaura / Nian Wang*

soundtrack for the love between the exiled solider

Conductor / Corrado Rovaris

Tancredi and the beautiful Amenaide, daughter of

Director / Emilio Sagi*

the powerful Argirio. When Amenaide is sentenced

Set Design / Daniel Bianco*

to death for a treason she did not commit, a disguised Tancredi fights to defend both his love and home.

Don't miss one of Rossini's most lyrical works in the hands of Music Director Corrado Rovaris, who leads “with supple moments of personal expressiveness”

Costume Design / Pepa Ojanguren* Lighting Design / Eduardo Bravo* *Opera Philadelphia debut

(The Philadelphia Inquirer).

A ca d r e o f pa s s i o n at e v o i c e s Stephanie Blythe, a renowned mezzo-soprano “who can do anything” (The New York Times), makes her highly anticipated role debut as Tancredi. Soprano Brenda Rae brings her “knockout coloratura skills” and “luminous nobility” (Opera News) to the role of Amenaide.

Heralded by the Dallas Morning News as an artist who "displays a voice of silken loveliness as well as graceful agility," tenor Michele Angelini makes his company debut as Argirio.

Music by Gioachino Rossini / Text by Gaetano Rossi Production from Opéra de Lausanne OPERA AT THE ACADEMY | PERFORMED IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES The Academy of Music is part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

MOZART

The Marriage of Figaro

NE W P RO D U C T ION

H i l a r i t y o f co m p l i ca t i o n A P RIL 2 8 , 3 0 M M AY 3 , 5 , 7 M , 2 0 1 7 Academy of Music

Cast & Creative Team Count Almaviva / John Chest*

Regarded as one of the greatest operas ever written, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) is a screwball comedy complete with disguises, surprises, and compromises. Figaro, the wily barber and part-time matchmaker, has finally fallen in love. But, like everything

Countess Almaviva / Layla Claire* Figaro / Brandon Cedel Susanna / Ying Fang* Cherubino / Cecelia Hall Bartolo / Patrick Carfizzi* Marcellina / Lucy Schaufer*

else in his life, it's complicated. On the eve of Figaro’s marriage to Susanna, his master, Count Almaviva, sets his wandering eye on the lovely bride-to-be. Servant and master go head to head, and even the Countess Rosina gets in on the action when she learns of her husband’s

Conductor / Corrado Rovaris Director / Stephen Lawless Set & Costume Design / Leslie Travers* Lighting Design / Thomas Hase

desires. But is she embroiled in a dangerous liaison of her own? From the opening notes to the final curtain,

*Opera Philadelphia debut

Mozart’s score delivers a tangled love story with great farce and satire.

Hear the Brilliance A cast of impressive voices makes this a Figaro to remember. John Chest brings “the dark, rich colours” (Opera Now) of his baritone to the role of the Count, with Layla Claire’s “luminous soprano” (The New York Times) as the Countess. Ying Fang adds her “coquettish flair” (The New York Times) as Susanna, with Brandon Cedel’s “ample, agile bass-baritone” (The New Yorker) in the role of Figaro, and Cecelia Hall, a mezzo “on the brink of stardom” (Chicago Classical Review) as the flirtatious page, Cherubino. Stephen Lawless directs, with Corrado Rovaris leading the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra.

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Text by Lorenzo da Ponte New co-production with Lyric Opera of Kansas City OPERA AT THE ACADEMY | PERFORMED IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES The Academy of Music is part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

B r e a k i n g th e W av e s Sac r i f i c i a l l o v e

SE P TEMBER 2 2 , 2 4 M , 2 7 , 2 9 O C T O BER 1 , 2 0 1 6 Perelman Theater

W OR L D P RE M IERE

Cast & Creative Team Bess McNeill / Kiera Duffy

This World Premiere chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek is based on the 1996 Academy Award-nominated film by Lars von Trier.

Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, Breaking

Jan Nyman / John Moore* Dodo McNeill / Eve Gigliotti Dr. Richardson / David Portillo Bess’s Mother / Patricia Schuman Terry / Zachary James*

the Waves tells the story of Bess McNeill, a religious young woman with a deep love for her husband Jan, a

Conductor / Steven Osgood*

handsome oil rig worker. When Jan becomes paralyzed

Director / James Darrah*

in an off-shore accident, Bess’s marital vows are put to the test as he encourages her to seek other lovers and return to his bedside to tell him of her sexual activities. He insists that the stories will feel like they are making love together and keep him alive. Bess’s increasing selflessness leads

Set Design / Adam Rigg* Costume Design / Chrisi Karvonides* Lighting Design / Pablo Santiago* Projections Design / Adam Larsen* *Opera Philadelphia debut

to a finale of divine grace, but at great cost.

Rav i s h i n g v o i c e s f r o m p r o m i s i n g ta l e n t Recently deemed by The New York Times as “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York,” and “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart”

by Time Out New York, Missy Mazzoli, a graduate of Opera Philadelphia's Composer in Residence program, is a fast-rising composer on the contemporary music scene. Together with librettist Royce Vavrek, they create a visceral chamber opera based on von Trier’s “fierce, wrenchingly passionate film” (The New York Times). Dazzling soprano Kiera Duffy, who sings with “penetrating insight and luminosity” (The New York Times), creates the role of the troubled Bess, with John Moore’s “burnished-bronze” (Opera News) baritone an ideal fit for the role of her great love, Jan. This production includes explicit language and sexual content.

Music by Missy Mazzoli / Text by Royce Vavrek World Premiere | American Repertoire Program | Co-commissioned with Beth Morrison Projects Major support for Breaking the Waves has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and the William Penn Foundation. Additional support is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, and OPERA America's Opera Grants for Female Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Additional commissioning support by Allen Freedman and Judith Brick Freedman.

A u r o r a s e r i e s | P ERF O RMED IN EN G LISH WITH EN G LISH S U P ERTITLES The Perelman Theater is part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Third World Bunfight

MACBETH

A M ERI C AN P RE M IERE

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SE P TEMBER 2 4 & 2 5 , 2 0 1 6 Prince Theater

Part of the Curated 2016 Fringe Festival

Cast & Creative Team Macbeth / Owen Metsileng

This radical take on Verdi’s Macbeth is set in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amongst war and ruthless exploitation.

With his ambitious wife, General Macbeth—a Congolese warlord—murders the king and unleashes brutal atrocities on the crumbling province. Seen through South African theater maker Brett Bailey’s signature post-colonial lens, a milieu of multinational corporations and corrupt regional governments fuel

Lady Macbeth / Nobulumbko Mngxekeza Banquo / Otto Maidi Chorus / Sandile Kamle, Jacqueline Manciya, Monde Masimini, Siphesihle Mdena, Bulelani Madondile, Philisa Sibeko, Thomakazi Holland Concept, Design & Direction / Brett Bailey Conductor / Premil Petrovic

the ongoing conflict with their insatiable greed

Lighting Design / Felice Ross

for the natural resources that swell their pockets.

Choreography / Natalie Fisher with Owen Metsileng and Nobulumbko Mngxekeza

A f r e s h a n d s t a r t l i n g a d ap ta t i o n The avant-garde South African theater troupe Third World Bunfight is dedicated to exploring the terrifying crises that confront sub-Saharan Africa today. For this production, Belgian composer Fabrizio Cassol has rewritten and adapted Verdi’s well-known score. The Telegraph (UK) declared, “There can be no denying the power and originality of this astonishing appropriation of Verdi’s Macbeth.” South Africa's most provocative director and an ensemble of ten opera singers come together with Serbian conductor Premil Petrovic to create an “unforgettable musical and dramatic experience” (The Argus).

Music by Fabrizio Cassol after Giuseppe Verdi / Text by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play by William Shakespeare | Production from Third World Bunfight, Co-presented with FringeArts as part of the Curated 2016 Fringe Festival Major support for this project has been provided by the William Penn Foundation.

This project has been supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

O P ER A IN THE C ITY | P ERF O RMED IN ITA LI A N WITH EN G LISH S U P ERTITLES

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Photo by Michael Branscom

Photo by Michael Branscom

A D D T H IS S P E C IA L EVEN T T O Y O U R T URANDO T E X P ERIEN C E Celebrate the start of Opera Philadelphia’s 42nd Season with a spectacular black-tie Opening Night Gala, this year in a tented ballroom at Philadelphia’s new premiere location, Dilworth Park. Enhance your experience of the kaleidoscopic production

of Puccini's Turandot with this unique party that includes elegant cocktails and dinner in the tented ballroom before the performance, a champagne intermission reception in the Academy of Music, and a dazzling After-Party back in the tent with dessert, dancing, and the cast of Turandot.

TI C KET TY P ES Sponsor – $1,000 ($750 tax-deductible) Includes an Opening Night Gala ticket for one guest, invitation to an exclusive event prior to that evening with the cast and creative team of Turandot, recognition on the gala invitation, and more!

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SERIES

Friday 1 8:00 p.m.

Sunday 1 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Friday 2 8:00 p.m.

Sunday 2 2:30 p.m.

Turandot

9/23/16

9/25/16

9/28/16

9/30/16

10/2/16

Tancredi

2/10/17

2/12/17

2/15/17

2/17/17

2/19/17

Figaro

4/28/17

4/30/17

5/3/17

5/5/17

5/7/17

ZONE

SEATING Area

Sunday

Wednesday & Friday

B

Parquet Box/Balcony Box

$645

$645

1

Parquet Premium

$537

$483

2

Parquet

$429

$402

3

Parquet Balance/Center Parquet Circle/ Center Balcony Circle/Balcony Loge/ Premium Family Circle

$348

$321

4

Side Parquet Circle/Side Balcony Circle/ Front Family Circle

$267

$240

5

Proscenium Box/Family Circle/ Side Balcony Circle/Premium Amphitheatre

$186

$186

6

Center Amphitheatre

$132

$105

7

Side Family Circle/Side Amphitheatre

$51

$51

Please contact Guest Ser vices at 215.732.8400 if you are interested in discounted pricing available for obstructed view or no-supertitle seating.

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SERIES

Thursday 7:30 p.m.

Saturday 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

9/22/16

9/24/16

9/27/16

Breaking the Waves

zone

SEATING Area

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1

Plaza Box/Plaza Floor

2

Plaza Floor/Plaza Tier/First Balcony

$98

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Plaza Floor/Plaza Tier/First Balcony Box/ Second Balcony

$71

4

First Balcony Box/Second Balcony

$53

$134

S U BS C RIBER A DD - O NS O P ERA IN THE CITY

Third World Bunfight: Macbeth (limited availability)

Pr in ce Thea t er Saturday Sunday

9/24/16

9/25/16

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

zone

SEATING AREA

PRICE

GA

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$34 (30% savings)

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C REAT E Y O U R O W N SERIES by C H OOS i n g AN Y th r e e o r m o r e o p e r a s

2016–2017 Season opera

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Turandot

Academy

tancredi

Academy

Figaro

Academy

Breaking The Waves

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

See times

2:30 p.m.

9/28/16

2/15/17

5/3/17

* 9/23/16

9/25/16

9/30/16

10/2/16

* 2/10/17

2/12/17

2/17/17

2/19/17

* 4/28/17

4/30/17

5/5/17

5/7/17

* 9/22/16

9/24/16 2:30 p.m.

9/29/16

10/1/16 8:00 p.m.

Perelman

Macbeth

9/27/16

* 9/24/16 7:00 p.m.

Prince

9/25/16 7:00 p.m.

* Opening Night Performance

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seating Area

Sunday

Wednesday & Friday

B

Parquet Box/Balcony Box

$215

$215

1

Parquet Premium

$179

$161

2

Parquet

$143

$134

3

Parquet Balance/Center Parquet Circle/ Center Balcony Circle/Balcony Loge/Premium Family Circle

$116

$107

4

Side Parquet Circle/Side Balcony Circle/Front Family Circle

$89

$80

5

Proscenium Box/Family Circle/Side Balcony Circle/ Premium Amphitheatre

$62

$62

6

Center Amphitheatre

$44

$35

7

Side Family Circle/Side Amphitheatre

$17

$17

P e r e lm a n th e a t e r p e r - t i ck e t p r i c e s zone

seating Area

Price

1

Plaza Box/Plaza Floor

2

Plaza Floor/Plaza Tier/First Balcony

$98

3

Plaza Floor/Plaza Tier/First Balcony Box

$71

4

First Balcony Box/Second Balcony

$53

$134

O P ERA IN T H E C I T Y P ER - T I C K E T P RI C ES Third World Bunfight: Macbeth at Prince Theater zone

GA

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Members receive advance access to special ticket offers, recognition in the performance program, and invitations to behind-the-scenes events like the General Director’s Backstage Tour and final dress rehearsals.

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Patrons enjoy the ultimate VIP experience at the opera, including champagne intermission receptions and VIP coat check at performances, concierge ticketing services, and invitations to exclusive events with artists.

When you join the Opera Philadelphia donor family as a Member or Patron, you’ll ensure many more years of operatic excellence in Philadelphia, both onstage and in our community.

Thank you for your support!

J o i n t o d ay !

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Official Sponsor of Opera Philadelphia‘s Patron Program

The official registration and financial information of Opera Philadelphia may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 800.732.0999. Information filed with the Attorney General concerning this charitable solicitation and the percentage of contributions received by the charity during the last reporting period that were dedicated to the charitable purpose may be obtained from the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey by calling 973.504.6215 and is available on the internet at www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/charfrm.htm. Information filed with New York may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. Registration does not imply endorsement.

Opera Philadelphia thanks the Karma Agency for their partnership.

Join us in the opera house and in the community for special events like Opera on the Mall.

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Op e r a P h i l a d e l ph i a ’ s c o mm u n i t y for Young Professionals

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G a i n f u l l acc e s s t o a cu r a t e d s u i t e o f e x c l u s i v e e v e n t s f o r y ou n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s ( ag e s 2 1 – 4 5 ) w i t h t h e VIVA C E A l l - I n c l u s i v e S e a s on Pass.

See the operas, meet the casts, and mingle with like-minded peers at VIVACE Nights throughout the season. VIVACE Nights include a ticket to the performance and special events, including champagne receptions and post-show parties with members of the cast, at a savings of up to 30%, plus exclusive access to VIP experiences.

V I VACE TICKET TY P ES Individual Season Pass – $500 Includes VIVACE Nights at Turandot Opening Night (includes the Gala After-Party), Macbeth, Breaking the Waves, Tancredi, The Marriage of Figaro, and special invitations to the VIP Area at Opera on the Mall, the annual Member Vocal Recital & Appreciation Reception, and other events throughout the season not available to the general public.

Couples Season Pass – $900 Get an additional 10% off! Includes the same events as the Individual Pass for two people.

Season Pass + Gala – $650 for Individual or $1,200 for Couples Enjoy the benefits of a Season Pass, plus add the full Opening Night Gala experience with a black-tie cocktail reception and elegant dinner before the Turandot performance.

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C O M IN G IN SE P T E M B ER 2 0 1 7

1 2 - D a y Op e n i n g N i ght September 14–25, 2017 Opera Philadelphia’s new, annual festival O makes the soaring song, sound, and soul of opera accessible to aficionados and newcomers alike, while opening the genre to creative opportunity. As a groundbreaking season opener for Opera Philadelphia, O17 will feature twelve days of opera with compelling performances all around the city.

more than 25 performances ac r o s s m u l t i p l e v e n u e s

world premiere

BROA D CAST O F T H E M A G I C F L U T E

E L I Z A B E T H C REE

O P ERA ON T H E M A L L

Perelman Theater

Independence National Historical Park

world premiere

F ESTI VAL a r t i s t

W E S H A L L NO T B E M OVE D

SON D RA

The Wilma Theater

Double Bill P h i l a d e l ph i a P r e m i e r e

wa r s t o r i e s Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

RA D VANOVS K Y IN RE C I T A L Perelman Theater

World Premiere

TO BE

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ANNO U N C E D

Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Barnes Foundation

EXCLUSI V E EAST COAST A P P EARANCE

THE MAGIC FLUTE Academy of Music

The Academy of Music and Perelman Theater are part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Subscribe to the 2016-2017 Season now and get priority access to purchase O17 festival ticket packages once they become available. f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t op e r ap h i l a . O r g / o

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