13-14 SEASON
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Original painting by Matt Hughes. MattHughesArt.com
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giacomo Puccini and Luigi Illica
Conducted by Carl and Sally Gable Music Director Arthur Fagen
Directed by Tomer Zvulun
Sung in Italian with projected English translations
Lies, lust and corruption turn a tale of love into a struggle for survival in Puccini’s
Tosca. Amid the bloodshed of revolutionary Rome, the diva Tosca battles the treacherous police chief Scarpia for the life of her lover, Cavaradossi. Set to Puccini’s intensely passionate music, this gripping melodrama is quintessential opera!
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Kara Shay
Thomson
Floria Tosca |
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Massimiliano
Pisapia
Mario
Cavaradossi |
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Mark
Delavan
Baron
Scarpia |
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Arthur Fagen
Carl & Sally
Gable Music
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Tomer
Zvulun
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Original painting by Matt Hughes. MattHughesArt.com
Saturday, March 8, 2014 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 3:00 p.m.
Music by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
Conducted by Carl and Sally Gable Music Director Arthur Fagen
Directed by Louisa Muller
Sung in French with projected English translations
In Gounod’s operatic retelling of the famous legend, an elderly scholar sells his soul to the devil Méphistophélès for a chance to seduce the beautiful Marguerite. Faust’s diabolical struggle between good and evil must surely end in tragedy...
Or does it?
Original painting by Matt Hughes. MattHughesArt.com
Saturday, April 26, 2014 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 3:00 p.m.
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Conducted by Craig Kier
Directed by José Maria Condemi
Sung in Italian with projected English translations
The wily barber Figaro aids Count Almaviva in wooing the radiant maiden, Rosina. With masterful disguises and hilarious antics, romance unfurls right under the nose of an aghast Dr. Bartolo, intent on marrying Rosina himself. Rossini’s delightful comedy
The Barber of Seville has elicited peals of laughter from opera lovers for generations!
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The original oil paintings for each opera were painted by Atlanta-based artist Matt Hughes. Over the years, Matt has evolved his painting style, refining his craft to become internationally recognized as a respected and highly sought-after artist. Below, Matt puts finishing touches on the painting of Faust and Méphistophélès. Matt’s portrait and conceptual work can be seen at MattHughesArt.com.
The oil paintings will be on display at the Cobb Energy Centre for each production and auctioned to the highest bidder at The Atlanta Opera Ball on September 14, 2013 at the
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