 | In this photo from a rehearsal of the final act of Giacomo Puccini's "La Bohème," Matthew Plenk plays Rodolfo and Elona Ceno plays Mimi. The opera will be performed Feb. 16-18. |
The weekend after Valentine's Day, Yale Opera will present what has been called one of the most romantic operas ever written, Giacomo Puccini's "La Bohème."
The tale of star-crossed lovers will be staged Friday-Sunday, Feb. 16-18, at the Shubert Theater, 247 College St.
The Yale Opera singers will be directed by Marc Verzatt and accompanied by the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra, led by Italian conductor Frederico Cortese. Doris Yarick-Cross is the artistic director of Yale Opera, a department of the Yale School of Music.
First performed in 1896, "La Bohème" is based on Henry Mürger's "Scènes de la vie de bohème" and Mürger's and Théodore Barrière's play "La vie de bohème." Its plot centers around a community of artists in Paris, particularly between the romantic relationship of poet Rodolfo and consumptive seamstress Mimì.
The show will be performed in Italian with projected English translations (supertitles). It features original scenic design by Zane Pihlstrom.
Most of the roles have been double-cast, with the singers performing on alternate nights. The cast of "La Bohème" is as follows (the singers for each role are listed alphabetically): Zach Borichevsky and Matthew Plenk as Rodolfo; Elona Ceno and Sara Jakubiak as Mimì; Daniel Trevor Bircher and Edward Parks as the painter Marcello; Christi Lombardozzi and Adelaide Muir as the singer Musetta; Eric Downs and Nicholas Masters as the philosopher Colline; Diego Matamoros as the musician Schaunard; and Eric Downs and Nicholas Masters in the dual roles of the landlord Benoit and the state councilor Alcindoro.
Director Verzatt has been part of the Yale faculty as a lecturer in opera for the past four years, where he is currently acting in the master's degree program as well as directing an opera scenes workshop. He maintains an active career directing opera, operetta and musical theater throughout the United States and Europe. He also directed last year's Yale Opera production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Cortese was assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony 1998-2003 and has been music director of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra since 1999. He is currently music director of the New England String Ensemble. Cortese has conducted operatic and symphonic engagements throughout the United States, Australia and Europe.
Performances of "La Bohème" will be at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a pre-show lecture one-half-hour prior to each performance given by School of Music faculty member Paul Hawkshaw.
General admission tickets for "La Bohème" are $19-$41. Student tickets are available for $10 with an I.D. Patrons 65 years of age or older will receive a 15% discount. Yale faculty and staff are eligible for half-price tickets. All groups of 10 or more are eligible for a 25% discount off standard priced tickets. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Shubert Box Office at (203) 562-5666 or (888) 736-2663; online at www.shubert.com; and in person at the Shubert box office 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday.
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