Anchorage Opera Presents SOUTH PACIFIC, 4/1
By: Molly Hagan Nov. 15, 2010
Anchorage Opera will present SOUTH PACIFIC April 1, 2011 - April 10, 2011.
Music for SOUTH PACIFIC is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.
SOUTH PACIFIC is adapted from the Pulitzer Prizewinning novel 'Tales of the South Pacific' by James A. Michener.
Performance dates are as follows:
Fri. Apr. 1, 8pm
Sat. Apr. 2, 2pm & 8pm
Sun. Apr. 3, 4pm
Wed. Apr. 6, 7pm
Thur. Apr. 7, 7pm
Fri. Apr. 8, 8pm
Sat. Apr. 9, 2pm & 8pm
Sun., Apr. 10, 4pm
Anchorage Opera's SOUTH PACIFIC will feature:
Nellie Forbush: Amanda Crider
Emile DeBeque: Bojan Knezevic
Lt. Joe Cable: Benjamin Robinson
Production crew includes:
Conductor: Kelly Kuo
Set Design: Brigitte Bechtel
Director: Shane Mitchell
Production Manager: Lauren Miller
Considered one of the greatest musicals ever written, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific has become a standard ‘cross over' musical production for numerous opera companies since its 1987 production by New York City Opera. Acclaimed young conductor, Kelly Kuo, will lead the AO orchestra. Top Alaskan director and actor, Shane Mitchell, will lead a spectacular cast of visiting and resident artists.
AO produces one of the greatest musicals of all time. Don't miss this brilliant presentation.
Visit http://www.rnh.com/ for more information or to purchase tickets.
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