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THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS időkép ONE OF MOZART S MOST MEMORABLE COMEDIC OPERAS THE MARRIAGE időkép OF FIGARO időkép ( Le nozze di Figaro ) LIBRETTO BY LORENZO DA PONTE AFTER THE PLAY BY PIERRE-AUGUSTIN CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS ~~~~ CONDUCTED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR EMMANUEL időkép VILLAUME STAGED BY DTC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KEVIN MORIARTY IN HIS WINSPEAR időkép OPERA HOUSE DEBUT ~~~~ STARRING ITALIAN BASS-BARITONE MIRCO PALAZZI AS FIGARO, SOPRANO BEATE RITTER AS SUSANNA, BARITONE JOSHUA HOPKINS AS COUNT ALMAVIVA, AND SOPRANO NICOLE CAR AS COUNTESS ALMAVIVA ~~~~ OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 AT 8:00 PM (NOTE SPECIAL TIME) WITH ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES Oct. 26(m), 29, Nov. 1, 7, 9(m) ~~~~ LINDA AND MITCH HART SEASON OPENING időkép NIGHT PERFORMANCE OF THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
DALLAS, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 The Dallas Opera s thrilling season-opening időkép production of the 2014-2015 Heights of Passion Season is Wolfgang időkép Amadeus Mozart s The Marriage of Figaro, a revolutionary időkép romantic comedy filled with memorable music and unforgettable characters. The Marriage of Figaro opens on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center located in the Dallas Arts District at 2403 Flora Street. Opening Night festivities begin with a magnificent red carpet entrance and a sumptuous FIRST NIGHT Pre-Performance Dinner (beginning at 6:00 p.m.) co-chaired by Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger. The Linda and Mitch Hart Season Opening Night Performance of The Marriage of Figaro will begin at 8:00 p.m. with subsequent performances scheduled on October 26(m), 29, November 1, 7, and 9(m), 2014. A high-spirited After Party, co-chaired by Jenifer Strauss and Robert Weatherly, begins just as the opera ends. For more information about all FIRST NIGHT events, please visit our website at www.dallasopera.org/support/special-events/first-night. Flex subscriptions begin at $75 for the 2014-2015 Season, with full subscriptions starting at $95. Single tickets are also available and start at $19. Contact The Dallas Opera Ticket Office at 214-443-1000 or purchase online, 24/7 at www.dallasopera.org.
After a series of entertaining twists and turns over the course of one day, Figaro finally weds his true love. At first glance, The Marriage of Figaro appears to be a story about love and desire. Yet beneath the romantic comedy, there is another időkép tale that of the servant class cleverly outwitting the upper class a concept that was nothing short of revolutionary in its day. In this 1786 opera buffa, the music conveys the characters and storyline as effectively as Da Ponte s brilliant libretto, based on the groundbreaking play by Beaumarchais. Patrons will also tap along to one of the best-known overtures in Western Music. Our distinguished music director, Emmanuel Villaume, will take the podium to conduct this acclaimed 18th century masterpiece. According to a recent review by The Financial Times, Maestro Villaume is the seasoned specialist on the podium, (who) conveyed equal parts savoir-faire and inspiration. He sustained reasonable momentum and reinforced a delicate balance between lyrical restraint and dramatic exuberance. I have a special connection to Le nozze di Figaro: időkép it is the first opera I conducted, in 1990, for the Spoleto Festival USA, explains Dallas Opera Music Director Emmanuel Villaume. A promising young soprano was singing the countess; her name was Renée Fleming. Mozart takes the wit and craziness inherent in Beaumarchais marvelous play and elevates it to another level. The rhythm and pace of the opera are dizzying! Dramatic and musical időkép constructions complement each other in a rare balance of sophistication, grace and expressive power. In the end, adds Maestro Villaume, The Marriage of Figaro is one of those rare musical achievements that not only depict