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2021-10-19 23:59:06
Bard.edu: Bard’s Acclaimed Production of Ernest Chausson’s Opera, King Arthur, Returns for Week-Long Encore Streaming on World Opera Day (Oct 25) 9:00 AM
[…] roi Arthus,” 1886–95) Music and libretto: Ernest Chausson (1855–99) Available to stream on Upstreaming* October 25 to November 1 American Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Leon Botstein Bard Festival Chorale Chorusmaster James Bagwell Director: Louisa Proske Set designer: Matt Saunders Lighting designer: Scott Zielinski Costume designer: Kaye Voyce Movement director: Zoe Scofield Fight director: Thomas Schall Arthur: Norman Garrett Guinevere: Sasha Cooke Lancelot: Matthew White Merlin: Troy Cook Mordred: Justin Austin Lyonnel: Andrew Bidlack Allan: Wei Wu The Laborer: Andres Acosta *Patrons may pay what they wish; registration is required PHOTO CAPTION: Sasha Cooke as Queen Guinevère; Norman Garrett as King Arthur; Matthew White as Lancelot (photos: Maria Baranova)
2021-07-14 23:45:00
Bard.edu: Opening Sunday, July 25: Ernest Chausson’s Only Opera, King Arthur, Receives First Fully Staged American Production at Bard College
[…] To complete the tragic love triangle, Garrett will be joined by Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke as Guinevere and the Lancelot of tenor Matthew White, winner of the Deborah Voigt International Vocal Competition. Veteran American baritone Troy Cook brings his technical polish and intensely focused stage presence to the complex role of Arthur’s confidante Merlin, with “vocally impressive, verbally elegant, and duly seductive” baritone Justin Austin (Opera News) as the treacherous Mordred. Tenor Andrew Bidlack lends impressive range to the role of Lyonnel, superb Chinese bass Wei Wu sings Allan and young tenor Andres Acosta rounds out the cast as The Laborer. Bard’s director is Louisa Proske, Co-Founder and Resident Director of Heartbeat Opera and designated Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director of Germany’s Halle Opera. In her hands, Bard’s original treatment features scenes from King Arthur’s backstory, staged during the opera’s orchestral interludes, and […]
2017-05-18 07:00:29
Classical music: Wisconsin Public Radio will air the Madison Opera’s productions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Magic Flute” this Saturday afternoon and next Saturday afternoon
[…] at 1 p.m., the broadcasts conclude with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute. A prince, a princess, a bird-catcher and a host of other fascinating characters invite you into a fantastical world of charmed musical instruments, mystical rituals, and a quest for enlightenment and wisdom. Written in the last year of his life, Mozart’s sublime opera is part fairy tale, part adventure story, and all enchantment. Madison Opera’s cast features Amanda Woodbury as Pamina, Andrew Bidlack as Tamino, Alan Dunbar as Papageno, Caitlin Cisler as The Queen of the Night, Nathan Stark as Sarastro, Scott Brunscheen as Monostatos, Amanda Kingston as the First Lady, Kelsey Park as the Second Lady, Anna Parks as the Third Lady, Anna Polum as Papagena, Matthew Scollin as the Speaker, Robert A. Goderich as the First Priest/Armored Man, and James Held as the Second Priest/Armored Man. Julliard professor Gary Thor Wedow conducts, featuring the Madison […]
2017-04-25 07:00:13
[…] spoken dialogue in English, while the sung parts remained in German with supertitles in English, was a smart move and helped move the ridiculous plot lines along. The playing by members of the Madison Symphony Orchestra , under the direction of guest conductor from the Juilliard School , Gary Thor Wedow, (below) was, as usual, brilliant. And the singing was, for the most part, first-rate. Special mention should be made of Andrew Bidlack (below top) as a consistently arresting Tamino and Amanda Woodbury (below, right, with Scott Brunscheen as Monostatos) as a crystalline Pamina. Their first act duet was perfection. Likewise, Caitlin Cisler played the Queen of the Night (below center) and her vocal fireworks were spectacular, plus she was a delight to watch in her bizarre winged costume. (You can hear the Queen of the Night’s astonishing and virtuosic aria in the […]
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