Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director Richard Russell, Executive Director
The Diamond Anniversary Season puccini’s
Turandot mozart’s
The Magic Flute All operas performed in the original language with English translations displayed above the stage.
Verdi’s
Nabucco Donizetti’s
rita & wolf-ferrari’s susanna’s Secret
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Puccini’s Turandot
table of contents WINTER OPERA FESTIVAL
Turandot....................................... 4 The Magic Flute.............................. 6 Nabucco....................................... 8 Rita/Susanna’s Secret....................10 Performances & Talks.......................12 Special Events.................................14 Visit Sarasota Opera........................15 Donate...........................................16 Buy Your Tickets / Accessibility..........18 Parking / Connect............................19
First time at the Opera? Dress comfortably and be yourself—we want everyone to feel at home in our theater. Appropriate dress can be anything from jeans and khakis to gowns and tuxedos. Real-time English translations are projected above the stage so you can follow along even if the opera is in a language you do not speak. We’ll give you a program book with cast and staff information, as well as synopsis and background information for all operas. For suggested reading, recordings, and other information, go to SARASOTAOPERA.ORG. Applaud when the performance moves you. Don’t be shy! Allow extra time for travel and parking. If you are late, you can watch and listen to a live stream of the performance in our second floor lounge. You will be seated in the theater at the first opportunity. Food and drinks are available before the performance and during intermissions at concessions throughout the Opera House and courtyard.
GIACOMO PUCCINi sat
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CONDUCTOR STAGE DIRECTOR SCENIC DESIGNER
7:00 PM
Stephanie Sundine Michael Schweikardt Howard Tsvi Kaplan
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ken Yunker
CHORUS MASTER TURANDOT CALAF
Anna Mandina
Brittany Rappise Roger L. Bingaman Young Bok Kim
Kara Shay Thomson Jonathan Burton
LIÙ
Anna Mandina
TIMUR
Young Bok Kim
PING
Jonathan Burton
Victor DeRenzi
COSTUME DESIGNER HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGNER
Kara Shay Thomson
Filippo Fontana
Turandot Production Sponsor: Bud and Betty Shapiro in honor of the 60th Anniversary Season
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Filippo Fontana
Find Sarasota Opera on Spotify for suggested recordings of Puccini’s Turandot.
In exile, Prince Calaf wanders outside the Chinese Imperial Palace, where any man seeking the love of Princess Turandot must answer three riddles. If they succeed, the reward will be the princess’ hand—if they fail, execution. After a glimpse of Turandot’s fabled beauty, Calaf declares his intention of meeting the challenge and winning the Princess’ heart.
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Photos by Rod Millington (2013)
W.A. MOZART sat
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7:30 PM
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1:30 PM
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7:30 PM
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mar 1
7:30 PM
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mar 16
1:30 PM
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mar 21
7:30 PM
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mar 23
7:30 PM
CONDUCTOR
Jesse Martins
STAGE DIRECTOR
Mark Freiman
SCENIC DESIGNER
Howard Tsvi Kaplan
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ken Yunker
CHORUS MASTER
Roger L. Bingaman andrew surrena
PAMINA
Hanna Brammer
PAPAGENO THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
Matthew Hanscom
Brittany Rappise
TAMINO PAMINA (MARCH 1 PERFORMANCE)
Hanna Brammer
Troy Hourie
COSTUME DESIGNER HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGNER
Andrew Surrena
Alexandra Batsios
Adelaide Boedecker Matthew Hanscom alexandra batsios
SARASTRO
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Brian Kontes
Brian Kontes
Find Sarasota Opera on Spotify for suggested recordings of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
The Magic Flute tells the story of Tamino’s heroic quest. After being rescued by the Queen of the Night’s three ladies, Tamino is visited by the Queen herself, who asks him for help saving her daughter from Sarastro’s evil hand. With the gift of a magic flute and the help of a new friend, the bird catcher Papageno, Tamino will find out that hero and villain aren’t always who they may seem.
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
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7:30 PM
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mar 5
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mar 10
1:30 PM
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mar 16
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mar 19
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1:30 PM
CONDUCTOR
Victor DeRenzi
STAGE DIRECTOR
Martha Collins
SCENIC DESIGNER
Jeffrey W. Dean
COSTUME COORDINATOR
Rochelle Bard
Howard Tsvi Kaplan
LIGHTING DESIGNER HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGNER
Stephen Gaertner
Ken Yunker Brittany Rappise
CHORUS MASTER
Roger L. Bingaman
NABUCCO
stephen gaertner
ABIGAILLE
rochelle bard
FENENA
lisa chavez
ISMAELE
ben gulley
* Sarasota Youth Opera Performance Sarasota Youth Opera singers will present selections of music by Verdi in the Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Courtyard before this performance.
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Lisa Chavez
Ben Gulley
Find Sarasota Opera on Spotify for suggested recordings of Verdi’s Nabucco.
Nabucco, king of Babylon, conquers the Hebrews, destroying their temple and taking them into captivity. Meanwhile, his rebellious daughter Abigaille plots to take power and gain the affection of her sister Fenena’s lover, Ismaele. Learning of the coup, Nabucco seizes the crown and declares himself god, but he is struck mad by a thunderbolt. Will he regain his reason, repent, and return the Jews to their homeland?
Come early and enjoy a pre-show introduction hosted by a member of the Sarasota Opera music staff 45 minutes before this opera. FREE with your opera ticket. Felding Hall (in the back of the Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Courtyard).
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Photos by Paul Jeremias (1995)
a comic double bill These two rare one-act comedies by Donizetti and Wolf-Ferrari will make for a delightful evening at the opera. sat
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mar 14
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mar 17
1:30 PM
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mar 20
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mar 23
1:30 PM
CONDUCTOR
Marcello Cormio
STAGE DIRECTOR SCENIC DESIGNER
JJ Hudson Michael Schweikardt
COSTUME DESIGNER
Howard Tsvi Kaplan
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ken Yunker
HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGNER
RITA
Brittany Rappise
Elizabeth Tredent
(Two Men and a Woman)
RITA
Elizabeth Tredent
PEPÉ
William Davenport
GASPAR
Marcello Cormio
Marco Nisticò
William Davenport
Susanna’s Secret SUSANNA
Elizabeth Tredent
COUNT GIL
Marco Nisticò
SANTE
William Davenport
* Sarasota Youth Opera Performance Sarasota Youth Opera singers will present selections of music by Verdi in the Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Courtyard before this performance.
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Marco Nisticò
Find Sarasota Opera on Spotify for suggested recordings of Donizetti’s Rita and Wolf-Ferrari’s Susanna’s Secret.
(Two Men and a woman) GAETANO DONIZETTI
Rita and her husband own an inn. Pepé, a sweet and timid man, is terrified of his tyrannical wife. When Gaspar, Rita’s first husband whom she believed drowned, appears, he turns Rita and Pepé’s lives upside down.
ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI
Continuing our Beyond Verdi series: Susanna has a secret she isn’t telling. Her husband, Count Gil, smelling tobacco on his wife’s clothes, is convinced that she is having an affair. He searches and searches, but can’t seem to catch her in the act. What could her secret be?
Come early and enjoy a pre-show introduction hosted by a member of the Sarasota Opera music staff 45 minutes before this opera. FREE with your opera ticket. Felding Hall (in the back of the Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Courtyard).
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Puccini’s Turandot
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12 13 14 15 TURANDOT Learn “Va TURANDOT 7:30 pm pensiero” and 7:30 pm Backstage Tour 5 pm 18 19 20 21 22 Opera House Artists TURANDOT the magic Tour Roundtable 7:30 pm flute 10:30 AM 5:00 pm 7:30 pm the magic flute 7:30 pm 25 26 27 28 Opera House Artists the magic Tour Roundtable flute 10:30 AM 5:00 pm 7:30 pm
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The Opera Gala The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota 6:30 pm 9 10 OPENING NIGHT TURANDOT 7 pm 16 17 the magic TURANDOT flute 1:30 pm 7:30 pm 23 24 TURANDOT the magic 7:30 pm flute 1:30 pm
Artists Roundtable 5:00 pm
TURANDOT 7:30 pm 1 2 3 the magic nabucco TURANDOT flute 7:30 pm 1:30 pm 7:30 pm 6 7 8 9 10 Youth Opera Concert at Performance: nabucco Performance Noon Sarasota 1:30 pm 6:30 pm 12:00 pm Farmers Market 11 am nabucco TURANDOT 7:30 pm 7:30 pm rita/ susanna’s secret 7:30 pm 13 14 15 16 17 nabucco Orchestra Concert at the magic rita/ 7:30 pm Soloists: Verdi Noon flute susanna’s Transcriptions 12:00 pm 1:30 pm secret 12:00 pm 1:30 pm TURANDOT nabucco rita/ 7:30 pm 7:30 pm susanna’s TURANDOT secret 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Opera House nabucco TURANDOT Salute the Stars Concert at rita/ nabucco Tour 7:30 pm 1:30 pm Awards Luncheon Noon susanna’s 1:30 pm 10:30 AM 11:30 am 12:00 pm secret rita/ 1:30 pm susanna’s the magic TURANDOT secret flute 7:30 pm the magic 7:30 pm 7:30 pm flute 7:30 pm
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ORCHESTRA SOLOISTS: VERDI TRANSCRIPTIONS 12:00 PM rita/ susanna’s secret 7:30 PM
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