Juilliard Opera Presents Rameau's HIPPOLYTE ET ARICIE

Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts presents Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera, Hippolyte et Aricie, conducted by Stephen Stubbs and directed by Stephen Wadsworth with choreographed by Zack Winokur. The opera features singers from Juilliard's Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, Juilliard Historical Performance's period-instrument ensemble Juilliard415, and dancers from Juilliard's Dance Division.
Hippolyte et Aricie, based on Racine's well-known tragedy Phèdre, was Rameau's first opera, and it was written in the style of tragédie lyrique.

The opera had its premiere by the Académie Royale de Musique at the Palais-Royal in Paris on October 1, 1733. Performances take place on Tuesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 7:30pm, and Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 2pm in Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Tickets at $30 ($15 for full-time students) are available at juilliard.edu/calendar or at the Juilliard Box Office.

The cast, in order of vocal appearance, features: Onadek Winan (Aricie), Kyle Stegall (Hippolyte), Shaked Bar (La Grande Prêtresse/Une chasseresse), Natalia Kutateladze (Phèdre), Kelsey Lauritano (Diane), Charles Sy (Arcas/Parque 1), Meghan Kasanders (Oenone), Alex Rosen (Thésée), Joshua Blue (Tisiphone), William Guanbo Su (Pluto), Xiaomeng Zhang (Parque 2/Un chasseur), Andrew Munn (Parque 3), Chance Jonas-O'Toole (Mercure), Jessica Niles (Une Matelote) and Hubert Zapiór (Neptune). The opera will be accompanied by period-instrument ensemble Juilliard415.

Scenic design is by Charlie Corcoran; costume design is by Sarah Cubbage; lighting design is by David Lander; and the wig and makeup designer is Tom Watson. This performance is part of Juilliard Opera, a program dedicated to the education and training of future generations of singers at Juilliard. Juilliard Opera is supported by the vision and generous lead funding of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture and its chairman, Dr. Haruhisa Handa. Juilliard's Ellen and James. S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts was established in 2010 by the generous support of Ellen and James S. Marcus.

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