As in first-ever: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Opera becomes the first North American opera company to produce Hungarian Emmerich Kálmán’s 1954 operetta “ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Lady.â€
Favorite works returning to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥: Bizet’s “Carmen,†which hasn’t been staged here since the 2010-11 season; and Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,†last seen here in 2008-09. Both are new productions not yet mounted in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
Operas on deck that have never been performed in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥: Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas;†Giuseppe Verdi’s classic comedy “Falstaff’†and Kálmán’s “ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Lady.â€
Languages besides English represented in the operas: French, Italian, German and Spanish.
Artists (directors, conductors and singers) making company debuts including baritone Morgan Smith and soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano — wife of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-born pianist Christopher Cano — in “Don Giovanni;†mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack as Carmen; and conductors Kathleen Kelly and Joseph Mechavich.
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Years since ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Opera mounted its first season in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
The schedule:
Performances are at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Season subscriptions are on sale at or by phone at 293-4336.
- Kálmán’s “ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Lady,†Oct. 10-11.
- Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas,†Nov. 21-22.
- Bizet’s “Carmen,†Jan. 30-31, 2016.
- Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,†March 5-6, 2016.
- Verdi’s “Falstaff,†April 9-10, 2016.
