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1 S E A S O N 6 9 S I N G L E T I C K E T S O N S A L E N O W w w w. f g o. O R G TM L E T T H E S E D U C T I O N B E G I N Pagliacci & SUoR ANGELIC A LUCIA DI L A MMERMOOR the BARBER OF SEVILLE C ARMEN

2 JEALOUSY, BETRAYAL, MURDER, SUICIDE DID WE MENTION INSANE CLOWNS? DON T MISS THE SPECTACLE OF SEASON 69

3 S E A S O N 6 9 f o u r G R A N D p e r f o r m a n c e s U N L I K E A N Y O T H E R photo Tim Wilkerson for The Atlanta Opera Pagliacci & SUoR ANGELIC A LUCIA DI L A MMERMOOR the BARBER OF SEVILLE C ARMEN

4 Set concept for Suor Angelica Set concept for The Barber of Seville André Barbe Set concept for Pagliacci Set concept for Lucia di Lammermoor Renaud Doucet

5 W i t h the w i l d l y c r e at i v e te a m of BARBE & DOUCET V I R T U A L L Y A N Y T H I N G I S P O S S I B L E For Florida Grand Opera s season, the creative team of Barbe and Doucet has been engaged to develop all new productions, incorporating contemporary technology into visually arresting and artistically insightful productions that will captivatingly illuminate each opera. We conceived the season as a dinner party menu where five favorites of the opera repertoire will be revisited through various fragrances and aromas. In the course of this musical journey we set the table for our guests and bring to our designs and direction a variety of flavoring through emotions and theatricality. Barbe and Doucet have gained international recognition for their productions at L Opéra National du Rhin, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, New York City Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opéra de Montréal, Vienna Volksoper, Wexford Festival Opera, Arizona Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and the Royal Swedish Opera. Of their May 2009 production of Massenet s Manon for Scottish Opera, the Guardian wrote: director-and-designer team Renaud Doucet and André Barbe have captured perfectly the artifice that is a large part of Manon s charm.

6 T H E S TA G E I S S E T, T H E PE R F OR M E RS ARE WORLD-CLASS MISSING THIS SEASON WOULD BE TRAGIC Tenor Jay Hunter Morris, singing Canio, last appeared with FGO in the 2000 production of La traviata. He has been a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera as well as opera companies in Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco, and Seattle. American soprano Kelly Kaduce sings both Nedda in Pagliacci and the title role in Suor Angelica in all performances. Ms. Kaduce most recently appeared with FGO as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro. FGO welcomes back Eglise Gutiérrez as Lucia. Her acclaimed performances as Violetta in La traviata were important highlights of FGO s 2009 season. She has appeared in some of the world s most prestigious opera houses. Sarah Coburn returns as Rosina. She dazzled audiences in her 2007 role of Princess Yueyang in the world premiere production of Tan Dun s The First Emperor at the Metropolitan Opera. Kendall Gladen makes her company debut as Carmen, following her acclaimed 2008 appearance in the same role with the Los Angeles Opera. photo Tim Wilkerson for The Atlanta Opera photo ken howard for opera theatre of saint louis Savonlinna Opera Festival 2007 photo carol pratt for Wolf Trap Opera Company photo Robert Shomler for Festival Opera Jay Hunter Morris as Canio in Pagliacci Kelly Kaduce as Suor Angelica Eglise Gutiérrez as Lucia di Lammermoor Sarah Coburn as Rosina in The Barber of Seville Kendall Gladen as Carmen

7 T H I S S E A S O N F E AT U R E S W OR L D - C L A S s CONDUCTORS w ho W I L L L E A D U S TO N E W H E I G H T S Florida Grand Opera Resident Conductor Andrew Bisantz will conduct the opening double-bill. He is currently Guest Music Director of Eugene Opera and will make his Boston Lyric Opera debut conducting a new production of Britten s The Turn of the Screw. Spanish conductor Ramón Tébar will conduct Lucia di Lammermoor. He has been the Assistant Conductor at Palm Beach Opera, and has conducted symphony orchestras throughout Europe and the United States. Gary Thor Wedow, who made his FGO debut in 2008, returns to conduct The Barber of Seville. This American conductor has a long association with New York City Opera, and has conducted for opera companies in San Francisco, Seattle, Tokyo, and Toronto. Former FGO Music Director and Artistic Director of Connecticut Opera, Willie Anthony Waters, returns to conduct Carmen. Maestro Waters conducts internationally and is a frequent guest on the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts intermission features. Andrew Bisantz Ramón Tébar Gary Thor Wedow Willie Anthony Waters

8 Miami Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House November 14, 2009, at 7 p.m. Opening Night November 18, 20, 24, 28, 2009, at 8 p.m. November 22, 2009, matinee at 2 p.m. pagliacci & Ruggero Leoncavallo s SUOR ANGELICA Does life imitate art? Or is it the other way around? When a troupe of itinerant actors arrives in a dusty Italian town to put on a play, the villagers have no idea they are about to see a totally unexpected improvisation. Canio, the leader of the troupe, discovers that his wife Nedda is having an affair. Devastated, he sings the powerful and poignant Vesti la giubba (Put on the costume). Unfortunately, the play resembles real life. Nedda plays an unfaithful wife. Canio, insane with jealousy, confuses fantasy with reality and stabs his wife and her lover, declaring la commedia è finita! (the play is over). Scandal. Retribution. Suicide. Salvation. Poor Sister Angelica. She is young, beautiful, and wealthy. She is also banished to a convent near Siena by her noble family as punishment for giving birth to a son out of wedlock seven years earlier. Sister Angelica spends her days mourning her loss while singing some of Puccini s most beautiful music. One day a visitor arrives - The Princess, who is Angelica s aunt. The Princess insists that Angelica renounce her inheritance in favor of her sister, who is about to be married. The Princess tells her coldly that her son is dead. Poor Angelica collapses in tears. But she has a vision - her son is calling her from heaven. So she drinks poison and then remembers - too late - that suicide is a mortal sin. She prays to the Virgin Mary for mercy and miraculously the Virgin appears to her along with her son who races into her arms as she dies. This double bill features the outstanding American soprano Kelly Kaduce singing both Nedda in Pagliacci and Sister Angelica in Puccini s great opera. Joining Ms. Kaduce in Pagliacci will be tenor Jay Hunter Morris and baritone Mark Rucker. ETC. Music from Pagliacci was used in the following movies: The Untouchables (Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery), The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Hanks and Melanie Griffith), in a Seinfeld episode entitled The Opera, and in an episode of The Simpsons entitled The Italian Bob. Sung in Italian with English and Spanish projected titles. by Giacomo Puccini Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts Au-Rene Theater December 3 & 5, 2009, at 8 p.m. Production sponsored by the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation, and Stephen Keller and Lesleen Bolt in loving memory of Stephen.

9 Kelly Kaduce Jay Hunter Morris The high point of the evening was the Pagliacci prologue. Mark Rucker delivered Tonio with such a masterful blend of vocal power and delicacy of expression, his resonant baritone brimming with highly charged yet controlled emotion. - Opera News Mark Rucker pagliacci & SUOR ANGELICA Kyle Pfortmiller Kelly Kaduce was divine. her Angelica embodied the dolce dolore without which Puccini does not exist. - El Mercurio Jay Hunter Morris sang with a fascinating mix of power and effort, strength and despair. - The Oregonian Mzia Nioradze Pagliacci Canio Nedda Tonio Silvio Suor Angelica Suor Angelica The Princess Conductor Director Producer Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Chorus Master Production Jay Hunter Morris Kelly Kaduce Mark Rucker Kyle Pfortmiller Kelly Kaduce Mzia Nioradze Andrew Bisantz Sandra Pocceschi Renaud Doucet André Barbe André Barbe Gordon W. Olson John Keene Florida Grand Opera

10 LUCIA DI L A M MERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti Donizetti s gripping tale of unrestrained passion, madness, murder, and suicide. The Ashton and Ravenswood families have always hated each other - except for Lucia and Edgardo. The Ashtons have seized the Ravenswood ancestral castle in Scotland, but Edgardo, the last surviving member of his family, sneaks back from his lonely exile to declare his love for Lucia. He wants to marry her. She says it s impossible, but they exchange vows and rings anyway. Enrico, Lucia s bully of a brother, has decided to force Lucia to marry a wealthy nobleman to save the Ashtons from financial ruin. He forges a letter to convince Lucia that Edgardo has forgotten her. The wedding proceeds, but things don t go well. First, Edgardo crashes the wedding, cursing Lucia for her betrayal. Lucia goes mad and kills her new husband. Then she becomes totally delusional and, in one of the most famous mad scenes in all of opera, imagines herself happily married to Edgardo. Meanwhile, Enrico challenges Edgardo to a duel. But when Edgardo learns that Lucia has collapsed and died, he kills himself with a dagger so they can meet in heaven. Florida Grand Opera welcomes back the sensational Eglise Gutiérrez following her highly acclaimed performances of Violetta in FGO s 2008 production of La traviata. The Mexican soprano María Alejandres will perform the title role on January 27 and 30, prior to her performances of Gounod s Juliette at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Spanish tenor Israel Lozano, a 2003 winner of the Plácido Domingo International Operalia Competition, sings the role of Edgardo. ETC. Music from Lucia di Lammermoor was used in Cape Fear (Robert De Niro), The Caveman s Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), Man on the Moon (Jim Carrey), The Money Pit (Tom Hanks), and the unforgettable Diva performance in The Fifth Element (Bruce Willis). Sung in Italian with English and Spanish projected titles. Production sponsored by the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation. Miami Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House January 23, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. Opening Night January 26, 27, 29, 30, 2010, at 8 p.m. January 31, 2010, matinee at 2 p.m. Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts Au-Rene Theater February 4 & 6, 2010, at 8 p.m.

11 Eglise Gutiérrez María Alejandres Eglise Gutiérrez clearly has coloratura technique to burn. The tiny Cuban American soprano combines her vocal acuity with an emotional presence and a Method-like ability to listen moment-to-moment that makes her an opera-lover s (and a theater-lover s) dream. - Opera News Israel Lozano Mark T. Panuccio As Germont, Mark Walters made a tall, dignified presence, conveying bourgeois respectability, and wielded his ample baritone with elegance and style. - Lawrence A. Johnson, THE Miami Herald Mark Walters Jeremy Kelly María Alejandres s flawless voice was matched by perfect stage presence, musicality and grace. - Irene Brisson, Opera canada Jordan Bisch Lucia Eglise Gutiérrez (Jan. 23, 26, 29, 31 mat, Feb. 4 & 6) María Alejandres (Jan. 27 & 30) Edgardo Israel Lozano (Jan. 23, 26, 29, 31 mat, Feb. 4 & 6) Mark T. Panuccio (Jan. 27 & 30) Enrico Mark Walters (Jan. 23, 26, 29, 31 mat, Feb. 4 & 6) Jeremy Kelly (Jan. 27 & 30) Raimondo Jordan Bisch Conductor Ramón Tébar Director Renaud Doucet Set Designer André Barbe Costume Designer André Barbe Lighting Designer Gordon W. Olson Chorus Master John Keene Production Florida Grand Opera

12 BARBER O F S E V I L L E by Gioachino Rossini Romance. Disguises. Chaos. Confusion. At last, an opera with a happy ending. Count Almaviva has fallen in love with the beautiful Rosina, who lives with her guardian, Dr. Bartolo. The Count has disguised himself as Lindoro, a poor student, hoping that Rosina will love him for himself, not for his money or position. Lindoro serenades Rosina beneath the balcony of Dr. Bartolo s house. Alas, there is no response, but he enlists the help of Figaro, who is the barber and factotum of all Seville. Figaro is a clever soul, and recommends that the Count pretend to be a drunken soldier to gain access to the house. It turns out that Rosina has noticed Lindoro (the Count) after all, and has written him a letter. Meanwhile, her guardian has learned of the Count s interest in Rosina and decides to discredit him and to marry Rosina himself. He convinces her that Lindoro and Figaro intend to sell her to the Count. Rosina is crushed and agrees to marry her guardian. But just in time, Lindoro and Figaro climb through a window and reveal to Rosina that Lindoro is really the Count. English baritone Roderick Williams will make his American debut as Seville s famous barber. Williams is widely known throughout the UK and Europe for his opera performances and recitals. Soprano Sarah Coburn returns to sing Rosina following her spectacular FGO concert last season with Bryn Terfel. Canadian tenor Frédéric Antoun returns to sing Count Almaviva following his acclaimed performances in last season s La Cenerentola. ETC. Music from The Barber of Seville was used in A Fish Called Wanda (John Cleese, Kevin Kline), Bad Santa (Billy Bob Thornton), Breaking Away (Dennis Quaid), A Clockwork Orange (Malcom McDowell). Prizzi s Honor (Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner), Space Jam (Michael Jordan), Top Secret! (Val Kilmer) and the infamous Rabbit of Seville starring Bugs Bunny - a Looney Tunes classic - as well as The Simpsons episode entitled The Homer of Seville. Sung in Italian with English and Spanish projected titles. Production sponsored by Randy Gage. Miami Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House February 20, 2010, at 7 p.m. Opening Night February 23, 24, 26, 27, 2010, at 8 p.m. February 28, 2010, matinee at 2 p.m. Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts Au-Rene Theater March 4 & 6, 2010, at 8 p.m.

13 Sarah Coburn Lielle Berman Lielle Berman sang with a lovely blend of luminous sound and focused tone, and just a touch of cool restraint. - New York Times Frédéric Antoun Andrew Bidlack Coburn s performance was a model of secure vocal production. - Opera News The other standout voice was that of Frédéric Antoun. - New York Times Roderick Williams Count Almaviva Rosina Figaro Kyle Pfortmiller Frédéric Antoun (Feb. 20, 23, 26, 28 mat, March 4 & 6) Andrew Bidlack (Feb. 24 & 27) Sarah Coburn (Feb. 20, 23, 26, 28 mat, March 4 & 6) Lielle Berman (Feb. 24 & 27) Roderick Williams (Feb. 20, 23, 26, 28 mat, March 4 & 6) Kyle Pfortmiller (Feb. 24 & 27) Conductor Gary Thor Wedow Director Renaud Doucet Set Designer André Barbe Costume Designer André Barbe Lighting Designer Gordon W. Olson Chorus Master John Keene Production Florida Grand Opera

14 CARMEN by Georges Bizet The music, the passion, the brutality. It s a red hot opera spectacle! She s a temptress working in a Seville cigarette factory. All the soldiers from the guard house next door plead for her favors, but Carmen sees only Don José. She throws a flower at his feet to signify her choice. He picks it up, and the legendary story of Carmen - told in film and dance as well as this much loved opera filled with one glorious melody after another - unfolds to its tragic end. When Carmen gets into a fight, Don José is ordered to arrest her. But Carmen seduces him into allowing her to escape, and poor Don José ends up in jail. Later, Zuniga, Don José s captain, tries to pursue Carmen. Then Escamillo, the famous bullfighter, tries his luck, but Carmen wants only Don José. Finally, Don José arrives and Carmen dances for him. When the soldiers are called back to the barracks, Don José tries to leave, which annoys Carmen. Zuniga bursts in and orders him to leave. Swords are drawn, and Don José is forced to flee for defying orders. Carmen soon tires of him and takes up with Escamillo. When they arrive at a bullfight, Don José is waiting and begs her to return. Carmen mocks him, and as she enters the bull ring to join the triumphant Escamillo, Don José stabs her. American mezzo-soprano Kendall Gladen makes her FGO debut in the role she sang in 2008 at the Los Angeles Opera with Plácido Domingo conducting. Tenor Adam Diegel, a National Finalist in the 2003 Metropolitan Opera National Auditions, appears as Don José. Miami s own Elaine Alvarez returns home to sing Micaëla. Mark Walters returns for the role of the Toreador after making his FGO debut last season as Giorgio Germont in La traviata, and Maestro Willie Anthony Waters conducts. ETC. Music from Carmen was used in Babe, The Bad News Bears (Walter Matthau), Bad Santa (Billy Bob Thornton), Entrapment (Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones), Magnolia (Tom Cruise), Meet the Parents (Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro), Runaway Jury (Gene Hackman, John Cusack), There s Something About Mary (Cameron Diaz) and Trainspotting (Ewen MacGregor). Sung in French with English and Spanish projected titles. Miami Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House April 24, 2010, at 7 p.m. Opening Night April 28 & 30, May 4 & 8, 2010, at 8 p.m. May 2, 2010, matinee at 2 p.m. Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts Au-Rene Theater May 13 & 15, 2010, at 8 p.m.

15 The principal reason to see this Carmen is Kendall Gladen in the title role. [she is] a statuesque beauty, and her voice is a marvel---large, lustrous, rich-toned and pliant, with wonderfully burnished low notes and a pure, effortless-sounding top. - Oakland Review Tenor adam diegel...clearly captured the audience with his vocal passion and ease onstage. - town topics Cuban American Elaine Alvarez has an imposing dusky soprano...speaks from the soul. - Opera Now Kendall Gladen Elaine Alvarez Carmen Don José Micaëla Escamillo Conductor Director Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Chorus Master Production Adam Diegel Mark Walters Kendall Gladen Adam Diegel Elaine Alvarez Mark Walters Willie Anthony Waters Renaud Doucet André Barbe André Barbe Gordon W. Olson John Keene Florida Grand Opera

16 A D R I E N N E A R S H T C E N T E R F O R T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S O F M I A M I - D A D E C O U N T Y MIAMI-DADE single TICKET pricing web phone or use order form on back cover SUBsCRIPTION PRICING Subscribe to the season and get one free opera. OPENING NIGHT OPERA DATES/SERIES SAT 7 PM WED 8 PM SAT 8 PM TUE 8 PM FRI 8 PM SUN 2 PM Pagliacci & Suor Angelica Nov 14 Nov 18 Nov 28 Nov 24 Nov 20 Nov 22 Lucia di Lammermoor Jan 23 Jan 27 Jan 30 Jan 26 Jan 29 Jan 31 The Barber of Seville Feb 20 Feb 24 Feb 27 Feb 23 Feb 26 Feb 28 Carmen Apr 24 Apr 28 May 8 May 4 Apr 30 May 2 PREMIUM SEATING 1st TIER ORCHESTRA LEVEL Grand Tier Box Prime Orchestra Orchestra Box Sold Out $225 Sold Out $175 $129 $129 $250 $225 Sold Out $175 $129 $129 $225 $175 $175 $175 $129 $129 STANDARD SEATING ORCHESTRA LEVEL Front Orchestra Orchestra Circle $175 $129 $96 $78 $175 $129 $96 $78 $129 $96 $96 Sold Out 2nd TIER Mezzanine Box $129 Sold Out Sold Out Sold Out $96 Sold Out Mezzanine Row A $129 Sold Out Sold Out $78 Sold Out Sold Out Mezzanine Row B-G $96 $59 $96 $59 $78 Sold Out 3rd TIER Lower Balc Box Sold Out $59 $96 Sold Out $78 Sold Out Lower Balc Row A $96 $59 $96 Sold Out $78 Sold Out Lower Balc Row B-H $78 $24 $78 $24 $49 Sold Out 4th TIER Upper Balc Box Sold Out Sold Out $49 Sold Out $24 Sold Out Upper Balc Row A $49 Sold Out $49 Sold Out Sold Out Sold Out Upper Balc Row B-N $24 $10 $24 $10 $19 Sold Out Florida Grand Opera s policy is no refunds or cancellations on tickets and donations. Tickets may be exchanged prior to a performance during regular ticket office hours. Full series subscribers are exempt from exchange fees (excluding phone exchanges). Casting and repertoire are subject to change. All seating is subject to availability. We will make every effort to fulfill your request. If we are sold out of your first choice, we will assign the next closest available seating. Children must be six years old or older. Subscribers who are donors receive priority seating B I S C A Y N E B O U L E V A R D, M I A M I, F L

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22 JOIN US IN HONORING the GRAND MILESTONE OF BOB HEUER S 25 th ANNIVERSARY AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA GRAND OPERA Join us in honoring Robert M. Heuer s 25th Anniversary as General Director & CEO of Florida Grand Opera. Tribute Concert and Dinner on the Lynn Wolfson Stage, Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Thursday, February 25, Bob s incredible leadership has resulted in the growth of Florida Grand Opera s audience into the 7th largest in the United States. Bob Heuer, following Arturo di Filippi and Robert Herman, is only the third General Director in the Opera s 69-year history. A visionary and a strong driving force in the building of the Adrienne Arsht Center s Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House, Bob has made a notable difference in the lives of young singers through his creation and continuation of FGO s Young Artist Studio. Many of the artists whose studies and careers he has nurtured will return to sing in this once-in-a-lifetime tribute. This is a celebration you will not want to miss! Concert 7:00 p.m. Hosted by Renata Scotto and Sherrill Milnes The following artists have agreed to participate in the celebration: Frédéric Antoun, Antonio Barasorda, Andrew Bidlack, Richard Bonynge, Elizabeth Caballero, Sarah Coburn, Fernando de la Mora, Helen Donath, Elizabeth Futral, Katharine Goeldner, Kelly Kaduce, Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, Leah Partridge*, Kyle Pfortmiller, James Morris*, David Pittsinger*, Diana Soviero, Bernard Uzan, Mark Walters, Willie Anthony Waters, Gary Thor Wedow, Steven White, and Roderick Williams (artists are subject to change). *Special thanks to the Metropolitan Opera for releasing these artists. T I C K E T P R I C E S Section Price Prime or Front Orchestra $125 Orchestra Circle or Mezzanine / Tier 2 $75 Lower Balcony / Tier 3 $30 Upper Balcony / Tier 4 $20 Concert only tickets On-Stage Dinner Following the concert, join the artists and patrons in a special tribute to Bob at a spectacular black-tie dinner on the Lynn Wolfson Stage. For information about reservations and sponsorship of this event, please call Denise Courshon at , ext Concert tickets may be purchased separately, without attending the dinner.

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