North Carolina Opera Reveals New Season - MADAMA BUTTERFLY, THE BARBER OF SEVILLE & More!

Last night North Carolina Opera's Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Timothy Myers revealed our new season at CAM Raleigh to fans and friends of the organization. Thank you to all who came out to support us as we head into a very exciting new season of opera performances!

Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
October 30 + November 1, 2015

Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh

Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN IN CONCERT

January 24, 2016
Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh

Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
April 1 + 3, 2016
Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh

The 2015/16 season will begin with Puccini's beloved MADAMA BUTTERFLY, presented onOctober 30 and November 1, 2015 at Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium. Seduced and abandoned! A young Japanese woman falls in love with a handsome American sailor. He promises to return to her, and though everyone around her tells her to give up, she hopes against hope that he will come back. Puccini's glorious music embodies all the passion and heartbreak of this timeless story of a doomed romance. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Conducted by NCO Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Timothy Myers, the talented cast of principals is anchored by soprano Talise Trevigne as Cio-Cio-San and mezzo soprano Lindsay Ammann as Suzuki.

In January, NCO brings the Triangle premiere of Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN to Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh. Tatiana, young and earnest, pours out her heart to the brooding, worldly Onegin, to no avail. When she instead marries a wealthy older man, Onegin realizes too late his mistake. Tchaikovsky's stirring mu­sic, with beautiful arias, lively dances, and thrilling ensembles, will be heard for one performance only on January 24, 2016. Sung in Russian with English supertitles. Maestro Timothy Myers leads a cast that includes Joo Won Kang as Onegin, Eric Barry as Lensky, Soloman Howard as Prince Gremin and Zanda Svete as Olga.

To close out the season, NCO presents Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE on April 1 and 3, 2016 at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. Who can help a young nobleman as he tries to woo a beautiful girl? Who can help a feisty young woman foil the plans of her guardian? Only Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!, Seville's lively and lovable barber who does everything! Rossini's sparkling comedy returns for the first time in over a decade. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. The stunning cast includes Liam Bonner as Figaro, Cecelia Hall as Rosina, Andrew Owens as Count Almaviva, and Adam Lau as Don Basilio.

2015/16 SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscription tickets for North Carolina Opera's 2015/16 season are on sale now. Get yours now and receive an early bird savings on all ticketing zones! Subscription packages start as low as $66 and include Madama Butterfly, Eugene Onegin (in concert), and The Barber of Seville. Learn more about NCO subscription packages and benefits here.

Non-subscription individual tickets go on sale on July 1, 2015. For more information on all NC Opera performances and events or to purchase tickets, call 919.792.3853 or visit www.ncopera.org.All performances are held within the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.