Join us for Puccini's heartbreakingly beautiful Madama Butterfly, and for Die Fledermaus, the giddy Viennese comic confection by waltz king Johann Strauss. Fledermaus (the title might best be translated as "Going Batty!") will be sung in English, and Butterfly in Italian with English supertitles.
Madama Butterfly
Feb 16, 19, 25, March 2 & 5 at 7:30 pm
Also Feb 27 at 2 pm.
Die Fledermaus
Feb 18, 23, 26, March 4 at 7:30 pm.
Also Feb 20 & March 6 at 2 pm.
All performances at Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON M6G 1L5 (Christie subway station)
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Tickets: Adults: $25 / Students and seniors: $15 (tickets are good for any of the performances - you can pick your date at any time after purchasing!)
Order tickets: directly from Miriam (416-477-7461 / www.MiriamTikotin.com / contact@MiriamTikotin.com) or 416-978-8849 or www.uofttix.ca
Additional info: www.toronto-opera.com
My inspiration for this performance (Fledermaus) comes from the wonderful cast and from this incredible recording / DVD, with amazing singers-actors. This recording made me a hug fan of the wonderful Carlos Kleiber
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus
To get a good taste of this glorious music of Johann Strauss and of Kleiber - you can watch Die Fledermaus Overture on youtube. Guaranteed to uplift your soul and bring sunshine into your darkest days!
Interesting that he (Strauss) chose to put ensemble music only in the overtures and not arias. There are not many arias, but it makes sense... The ensemble music moves the plot along and is reponsible for all the mood changes: fake melodramatic farewell, party, zest, mischief, glorious waltz music and more...
Fledermaus cast:
Rosalinda: Jacqueline McIntyre (Feb 20, 23, March 4) / Tetyana Shkymba (Feb 18, Feb 26, March 6)
Adele: Angela DiSerio (Feb 18, Feb 23, March 6) / Miriam Tikotin (Feb 20, Feb 26, March 4)
Eisenstein: Jay Lambie
Alfred: William Parker
Dr. Blind: William Parker
Dr. Falke: Beatrice Carpino
Frank: Gerald Hannon (Feb 18, Feb 26, March 6) / Giovanni Minardi (Feb 20, Feb 23, March 4)
Sally: Kathleen McBride (Feb 18, Feb 26, March 6) / Lynne Shuttleworth (Feb 20, Feb 23, March 4)
Frosch: David Roche
Orlofsky: Elizabeth McLeod (Feb 18, Feb 26, March 6) / Renee Sekula (Feb 20, Feb 23, March 4)
Chorus: Don Ballanger, Larry Blas, Alicia I. Bulwik, Elaine Chak, Silvia Croci, Angela Di Serio, Sergio Emer, Carol Fox, Carrie Gray, Gerald Hannon, Susan Hyttenrauch, Heather Jamieson, Youngran Jo, Karen Johnston, Maria Lee, Vivien Mann, James Matthews, Kathleen McBride, Jacqueline McIntyre, Elizabeth McLeod, Soonhae Park, William Parker, Peter Price, Jennifer Rasor, William Redelmeier, Robert Rimsay, M.Renée Sekula, Tetyana Shkymba, Lynne Shuttleworth, Ana Smiljanic, Henry Tang, Sandra Tang, Miriam Tikotin, Tiffany Tobias, Elsie Wawrzkiewicz, Kathy Wert, Sybil Wilkinson, Monika Zagorska, Patriziya Zlateva
Director: Beatrice Carpino
Conductor: Adolfo De Santis
Pianist: Rina KimHyewon
Rehearsal Pianist: Rina KimHyewon
Stage Manager: Kelsey Rae
Assistant Stage Managers: Christie Kidd
Make-up Artist: Beatrice Carpino
Lighting Design: Chris Humphrey
Stage Crew: Robert Balogh, Gabriel Graziano
Set Design: Giuseppe Macina
Butterfly cast:
Cio-Cio San (Butterfly): Carrie Gray (Feb 25, March 2, March 5) / Jennifer Rasor (Feb 16, 19, 27)
Suzuki: Elizabeth McLeod
Pinkerton: Jay Lambie
Sharpless: Gerald Hannon
Goro: William Parker
Prince Yamadori: Giovanni Minardi
Bonze: Robert Maxwell
Imperial Commissioner: Giovanni Minardi
Kate Pinkerton: Kathleen McBride (Feb 19, Feb 27, March 2) / Lynne Shuttleworth (Feb 16, Feb 25, Mar 5)
Trouble: Alexzander Stinson
Chorus: Don Ballanger, Larry Blas, Alicia I. Bulwik, Elaine Chak, Silvia Croci, Angela Di Serio, Sergio Emer, Carrie Gray, Bradley Hoover, Susan Hyttenrauch, Karen Johnston, Maria Lee, James Matthews, Rob Maxwell, Kathleen McBride, Jacqueline McIntyre, Soonhae Park, Peter Price, Jennifer Rasor, William Redelmeier, Robert Rimsay, M.Renée Sekula, Tetyana Shkymba, Ana Smiljanic, Henry Tang, Sandra Tang, Miriam Tikotin, Elsie Wawrzkiewicz, Kathy Wert, Monika Zagorska, Patriziya Zlateva
Director: Giuseppe Macina
Conductor: Adolfo De Santis
Pianist: Rina KimHyewon
Rehearsal Pianist: Rina KimHyewon
Stage Manager: Kelsey Rae
Assistant Stage Managers: Christie Kidd
Supertitles: Gerald Hannon
Make-up Artist: Beatrice Carpino
Lighting Design: Chris Humphrey
Lighting Board: Chris Lea
Stage Crew: Robert Balogh, Gabriel Graziano
Set Design: Giuseppe Macina
Supertitles Operator: Barbara Thomson
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