WE CELEBRATE OUR 40TH SEASON WITH TWO VERDI MASTERPIECES

Edomonton Opera's set for Aïda.

For the 2012/13 season, our 40th season, two Verdi masterworks – Rigoletto and Aida – will be the featured main stage productions presented at the Centennial Concert Hall.

Rigoletto, the richly layered tale of the court jester and his daughter, with its veritable hit parade ofarias, duets, and ensembles, will open the season November 24, 27, and 30, 2012.

The grandest of grand operas, with spectacular pageantry and emotional intimacy, Aida (pronounced EYE-E-DUH), returns to Manitoba Opera for the first time in over a decade with performances April 13, 16, and 19, 2013.

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RIGOLETTO - November 24, 27, and 30, 2012

Verdi’s dark story of passion, vengeance, and murder in a sixteenth-century court is as heartbreaking as it is ironic.

When a bitter court jester pits himself against his master in an effort to protect his daughter’s virtue, he inadvertently and tragically destroys all that is dear to him.

This captivating tale of a father’s devotion, a daughter’s innocence, and a duke’s lechery is set to some of Verdi’s most brilliant tunes, from the Duke’s rousing aria, “La donna é mobile” to the famous Quartet, and Gilda’s wistful “Caro nome.” You’ll recognize melody after haunting melody.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

Starring Todd Thomas as Rigoletto, Tracy Dahl as Gilda, and David Pomeroy as the Duke of Mantua.

AÏDA - April 13, 16, and 19, 2013

The grandest of grand operas, Aïda returns to Manitoba Opera for the first time in over a decade.

At the centre of the pageantry lies an intimate love triangle where passions have crossed enemy lines to forge a secret, forbidden romance. Aïda, Ethiopian princess and Amneris’ slave girl, longs to be with Radames, leader of the Egyptian army that conquered her homeland. Amneris, the jealous daughter of the Pharaoh, also yearns for Radames. Under the starry skies of an Egyptian night, Radames must choose between his love for Aïda and his loyalty to the Pharaoh.

Impassioned arias, surging choruses, and exhilarating orchestral music shows us Verdi at the peak of his powers – masterfully balancing pomp and pageantry with a deeply moving personal tragedy.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

Starring Michele Capalbo as Aïda, Phillip Ens as Ramfis, and Gregory Dahl as Amonasro.

 

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