Opera

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5/19/12

The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Gaetano Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” Saturday, May 19 at noon. The tragic three-act opera broadcast stars Susanna Phillips (pictured) as the emotionally fragile Lucia, caught in a feud between her family and the Ravenwoods during the 17th century.

5/12/12

The Lyric Opera of Chicago season begins this Saturday at noon with Jacques Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffman,” starring tenor Matthew Polenzani (pictured) as Hoffman. Impossibly beautiful music combined with flamboyant theatricality make this a popular production. KCSC’s Lane Whitesell hosts.

5/05/12

Join KCSC opera host Lane Whitesell this Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m. for a half hour opera preview followed by the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Leos Janacek’s “The Makropulos Case.” Count on a tour-de-force performance from Finnish soprano Karita Mattila (pictured) in this absorbing drama of a diva’s supernatural fight against her destiny.

4/28/12

This week the Metropolitan Opera broadcast airs at 10 a.m. Join KCSC host Lane Whitesell and this stellar cast for the second installment of Robert Lepage’s new production of the Ring cycle, Wagner’s “Die Walkure,” starring Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel as Wotan, lord of the Gods, and soprano Deborah Voight (pictured) as Brunnhilde.

4/21/12

Special note this week: the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Wagner’s “Siegfried,” begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21. Tune in to part 3 of the Ring, as Wagner’s cosmic vision focuses on his hero’s early conquests. Tenor Jay Hunter Morris (pictured) sings the title role and soprano Deborah Voight’s Brunnhilde is his prize. KCSC’s Lane Whitesell hosts.

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Opera Within Driving Distance Winter/Spring 2012

January/February

     Houston Grand Opera
              Verdi: La Traviata. January 27-February 12
              Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia. February 3-11
     Opera in the Heights, Houston
              Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena. January 26-February 5
     Dallas Opera
              Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. February 16-25
     Wichita Grand Opera
              Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore. February 4 only
     Lyric Opera of Kansas City
              Susan Kander: The Giver. World Premiere, 2 p.m. Jan. 14
              Based on a young adult Sci-Fi novel by Lois Lowry

March

     Opera in the Heights, Houston
              Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore. March 15-25
     Dallas Opera
              Peter Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse. March 16-18 only
     Wichita Grand Opera
              Johann Strauss II. The Bat (Die Fledermaus) March 17 only
     Lyric Opera of Kansas City
              John Adams: Nixon in China. March 10-18 (4 performances)

April/May

     Houston Grand Opera
             Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos. April 13-28
              Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda. April 21-May 4
     Dallas Opera
              Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata. April 13-29
              Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute. April 20-May 6
     Wichita Grand Opera
              Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale. April 20-21
              Opera on the Lake, May 19
     Lyric Opera of Kansas City
              Giacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville. April 21-29
     Tulsa Opera
              Puccini: Madama Butterfly. April 21-29

May/June

     Fort Worth Opera Festival
              Puccini: Tosca. May 12-June 2
              Mozart: Marriage of Figaro. May 19-June 1
              Mark Adamo: Lysistrata. May 26, June 3
              Jake Heggie: Three Decembers. May 13-June 2

Links:

Austin Lyric Opera www.austinlyricopera.com

Dallas Opera www.dallasopera.org

Houston Grand Opera www.houstongrandopera.org/

San Antonio Opera www.saopera.com

Tulsa Opera www.tulsaopera.com

     Wichita Grand Opera www.wichitagrandopera.org