R. Leoncavallo Pagliacci

G. Puccini Gianni Schicchi

Get ready to howl with both anguish and laughter as Bel Cantanti Opera presents an evening of the tears of a clown and the brilliance of a "buffoon" in two short operas: Pagliacci by Leoncavallo and Gianni Schicchi by Puccini.
The famous drama of the clowns unveils the deepest human emotions behind an actor's performance. The hysterical farce of Schicchi exposes the greed and hypocrisy of inheritance fraud. Come fight tears as the tragic Canio in Pagliacci sings his famous heartfelt "Vesti la Giubba" and find yourself mesmerized by Lauretta's "O mio babbino caro", the aria in Gianni Schicchi that has been immortalized on stage and screen. Both operas are directed by visionary Jonathan Solari. Together these gems are sure to be a treat and not to be missed.
Fully staged, in costume. Performed in Italian with English supertitles. Accompanied by the orchestra under direction of BCO's artistic director, Katerina Souvorova

Gianni Schicchi: Daniel Quintana; Rinuccio: Nathan Carlisle; Zita: Myeongsook Park; Simone: Jerett Gieseler; Betto: Andrew Adelsberger; Lauretta: Courtney Ross; Nella: Ashley Alden; Marco: Thomas Gunther; La Ciesca: Katelyn Jackman; Gherardo: Eric Gramatges; Maestro Spineloccio, Notary: Jim Krabbendam, Rameen Chaharbaghi; Pinellino: Chris Bowen; Guccio: Zain Shariff; Gherardino: Stephan Shaffran.

Canio: Kevin Courtemanche; Nedda: Maryann Mootos; Tonio: Jerett Gieseler; Silvio: Thomas Gunther; Peppe: Nathan Carlisle.

Vilagers, chorus: Andrew Adelsberger, Eric Gramatges, Katie Bransford, Ashley Alden, Courtney Ross, Katelyn Jackman, Katherine Latham, Sissel Bakken, Charlie Hyland, Chris Bowen , Rameen Chaharbaghi, Zain Shariff

Friday, September 24, 7:30pm
Sunday, September 26, 3:00pm
Saturday, October, 2, 7:30pm
Sunday, Octpber 3, 6:00pm
Saturday, October 9, 7:30pm
Sunday, October 10, 3:00pm

Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD

Tickets
On line: Adult - $38, Student - $28
At the door: Adult - $40, Student - $30
Groups of 10 and more: $30
Ticket information at tickets@belcantanti.com
phone: (301) 266-7546

C. Gounod Romeo et Juliette

Star-crossed lovers, dueling houses, devious plots—oh my! Join Bel Cantanti Opera as we re-tell the timeless classic love story of Romeo and Juliet through the brilliance of Charles Gounod’s famous opera, Roméo et Juliette. While this classic tale has been retold numerous times through movies, plays, ballets and other operas, Gounod’s music speaks to the heart and you’ll have strain's of Juliette’s aria, Ah, Je Veux Vivre, waltzing in your head by night’s end.

Friday, March 25, 7:30pm.

Saturday, March 26, 7:30pm.

Sunday, March 27, 3:00pm.

Friday, April 1, 7:30pm.

Saturday, March 2, 7:30pm.

Sunday, March 3, 3:00pm. Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD

Tickets
On line: Adult - $38, Student - $28
At the door: Adult - $40, Student - $30
Groups of 10 and more: $30

G. Rossini L’Italiana in Algeri

When cruel fate steals Isabella’s lover, Lindoro, away from her, she sets sail to search the world to find him. Meanwhile, the Bey of Algiers has grown weary of his wife and the girls in his harem, and resolves to try his luck with an Italian girl. When the wily Isabella and her would-be lover, Taddeo, are shipwrecked on the shore of Algiers, the Bey realizes that he has found his Italian girl. But once Isabella discovers Lindoro working as a slave for the Bey, she sets in motion a plan to steal back her lover and leave Algiers for good. Come and laugh the night away as the lustful Bey and presumptuous Taddeo get their just deserts in Rossini’s sparkling and tuneful masterpiece, L’Italiana in Algeri.

Friday, May 27, 7:30pm.

Saturday, May 28, 7:30pm.

Sunday, May 29, 3:00pm.

Friday, June 3, 7:30pm.

Sunday, June 5, 3:00pm. Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD

Tickets
On line: Adult - $38, Student - $28
At the door: Adult - $40, Student - $30
Groups of 10 and more: $30
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