2009-2010 Season
With pride and profound gratitude we are marking our 30th anniversary season with four absolutely original productions of celebrated works, each one crafted uniquely for POV's remarkable audience.
With our expansion to four productions, we are realizing a long-held dream of sharing with you more of this extraordinary art form that brings to our lives so much brilliance, complexity, and clarity.
Opera engages your eyes and ears, stimulates your intellect and passion, arouses your laughter and tears. This season we have a perfect confluence of stories, music, and drama to inspire and enchant. We hope you will revel in it!
La traviata
October 1, 6, 8, and 10, 2009 at 8 pm
Matinée October 3 at 3 pm
In Italian with English surtitles
Directed by Dennis Garnhum. Designed by David Boechler
With Sookhyung Park as Violetta, Vale Rideout as Alfredo, and Bruce Kelly as Germont.
Profoundly touching. Extravagantly melodic.
Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress
November 12, 17, 19, and 21, 2009
Matinée November 14 at 3 pm
In English with English surtitles
Directed by Glynis Leyshon. Set design by Allan Stichbury
With Colin Ainsworth as Tom Rakewell, Lucia Cesaroni as Anne, Gregory Dahl as Nick Shadow, Chad Louwerse as Trulove, and Mia Lennox-Williams as Baba the Turk.
A devilish tale, seductively sung
Strauss - Capriccio
February 25, March 2, 4, and 6, 2010
Matinée February 27 at 3 pm
In German with English surtitles
Directed by Robert McQueen. Designed by Christina Poddubiuk
With Erin Wall as the Countess, James Westman as the Count, Joshua Hopkins as Olivier, Kurt Lehmann as Flamand, and Norine Burgess as ClaironAn opera is an absurd thing.
Mozart - Così fan tutte
April 15, 20, 22, and 24, 2010
Matinée April 17 at 3 pm
In Italian with English surtitles
Directed by François Racine. Designed by Elli Bunton
With Charlotte Corwin as Fiordiligi, Lauren Segal as Dorabella, Antonio Figueroa as Ferrando, Stephen Hegedus as Guglielmo, Michèle Bogdanowicz as Despina, and Doug MacNaughton as AlfonsoYouthful folly. Sublime music.
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