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Follow us on Facebook" Bel Cantanti reminds us that our region's smaller companies are arguably smarter, better stewards of the art form, spending more wisely than the big-budget houses, presenting sturdy, smaller-scaled evenings of opera..."
Tom Huizenga. Washington Post, September 27, 2010Upcoming Performances of the Season:
G. Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale scheduled on December 7,8,14 and 15 is CANCELLED.
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Champagne Toast!
A holiday concert of opera, operetta and jazz favorites.
Saturday, December 21, at 8:00pm
BlackRock Center for the Arts
12901 Town Commons Dr, Germantown, MD 20874
Tickets: Adult: $40, Senior: $35, Student: $15.
Group of ten and more: $30, available online and at the door.
Ticket information: tickets:belcantanti.com or (240) 230-7372
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World Premiere
Briscula the Magician
Opera in two acts
Music by Frances Pollock
Libretto by Bob Misbin
A story of love and hate in Mussolini's Italy. Inspired by Thomas Mann's Mario and the Magician.
In English, fully staged, in costume. Accompanied by a chamber orchestra
Briscula: Peter Burroughs; Claudio: Michael Butler; Giovanni: John Harrison; Silvestra: Leah Brzyski;
Man From the City: John Scherch; His Wife: TBD; Edward Buchleiter: Christian Simmons;
Soffronia Veronesi Rachel Sigman; Michele Veronesi: Gustavo Ahualli;
Cecily: Cheryl Kerrick; Thugs: Carlos Rodriguez, Gregory Stuart, Bill Pastor.
Stage Director: Jennifer Blades
Stage Designer: Ksenia Litvak
Artistic Director, Producer Katerina Souvorova
Saturdays, March 7 & 14, at 7:30pm
Sundays, March 8, 15, at 3:00pm
Randolph Rd Theater
4010 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Tickets: Adult: $40, Senior: $35, Student: $15.
Group of ten and more: $30, available online and at the door.
Ticket information: tickets:belcantanti.com or (240) 230-7372
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Kashchey the Deathless
One-act opera fantasy by N. Rimsky Korsakov
A fairy tale opera about triumph of Love and Light over Evil and Tyranny. Performed in Russian with English supertitles. In costume, fully staged. In collaboration with The Olney Ballet.
Princess: Shafali Jalota; Kashcheevna: Courtney Miller;
Kashey the Deathless: Daniel Noone; Prince: TBA; Storm TBA
Stage Director: TBA
Stage Designer: Ksenia Litvak
Choreographer: Erica Molina Hudak
Artistic Director, Producer Katerina Souvorova
Saturday, May 9, at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 10, at 3:00pm
Randolph Rd Theater
4010 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Sunday, May 17, at 3:00pm
BlackRock Center for the Arts
12901 Town Commons Dr, Germantown, MD 20874
Tickets: Adult: $40, Senior: $35, Student: $15.
Group of ten and more: $30, available online and at the door.
Ticket information: tickets:belcantanti.com or (240) 230-7372
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Past Performances:
Rigoletto
An opera in three acts by G. Verdi
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Rigoletto: Gustavo Feulien; Gilda: Chelsea Lehnea; Duke of Mantua: Jeoung Wook Han
Sparafucile: Christian Isaiah Simmons; Maddalena: Laura Zahn;
Borsa: Michael Butler; Marullo: Justin Harrison; Count Ceprano: Eric Gramatges;
Monterone: Elliot Matheny; Giovanna: Jazmine Olwalia;
Countess Ceprano, Page: Amanda Staub; Usher: Joseph Kaz, Ted Kerrick
Stage Director: Catrin Davies
Stage Designer: Ksenia Litvak
Stage Designer: Robert Salm
Artistic Director, Producer Dr. Katerina Souvorova
Muses Sing!
A concert of the art songs by four women composers: Alma Mahler, Clara Schumann (Wieck),
Pauline Viardot-Garcia and Fanny Mendelssohn. In collaboration with the Olney Ballet theatre.
Jessica Adkins Acosta: soprano; Marie Marquis: soprano;
Victoria Koreneva: mezzo soprano; Allan Chan: tenor.
Igor Zubkovsky: cello; Eugeny Sidorov: oboe; Katerina Souvorova: keyboard.
John Scherch: narration, poetry reading.
Choreographer: Erica Molina Hudak.