Metropolitan Opera & The Juilliard School to Welcome Singers from Marcus Institute & More for A CONCERT OF OPERAS

By: Dec. 20, 2013
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The Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School announce casting for "A Concert of Comic Operas" featuring varied excerpts and scenes from operas by Berlioz, Donizetti, and Mozart, and Stravinsky's rarely-performed Mavra, conducted by James Levine. The program includes Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Act 1); Stravinsky's Mavra; Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini (Act 1, Scene 1); and Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (Act 1, Part 2). Performances take place on Tuesday, February 11 and Friday, February 14, 2014 at 8 PM; and Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 2 PM in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Met Opera Music Director James Levine conducts the Juilliard Orchestra and singers from the Met Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, as well as singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at Juilliard. Director Edward Berkeley will direct the program in a semi-staged concert version.

Singing in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Act 1) will be Benjamin Bliss as Pedrillo; Ying Fang as Konstanze; Ryan Speedo Green as Osmin; Andrew Stenson as Belmonte; and Jake Alan Nelson as Selim (spoken role). The cast for Stravinsky's Mavra includes Benjamin Bliss as Vassili, the Hussar; Mary-Jane Lee as Parasha; Lacey Jo Benter as The Neighbor; and guest artist Margaret Lattimore as The Mother. Singing in Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini (Act 1, Scene 1) will be Brandon Cedel as Balducci; Ying Fang as Teresa; Anthony Kalil as Cellini; and Yunpeng Wang as Fieramosca. The cast for Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (Act 1, Part 2) includes Mario Chang as Nemorino; Ying Fang as Adina; Ryan Speedo Green as Dulcamara; Alexey Lavrov as Belcore; and Pureum Jo as Giannetta.

Tickets at $40 for orchestra seating and $30 for mezzanine level are available January 16, 2014 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard or through CenterCharge (212) 721-6500. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from 11 AM to 6 PM. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu/MetJuilliard.

The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and The Juilliard School Partnership was announced in February 2008. The Lindemann Young Artist Development Program is under the leadership of James Levine, artistic director, and Brian Zeger, executive director.

Mr. Zeger also is artistic director of the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at Juilliard. This collaboration aims to use the resources of both institutions to identify and educate the finest young opera singers and collaborative pianists for careers in the world's great opera houses.

This is the fourth collaboration between the Met Opera and Juilliard. Last season's critically-acclaimed co-production featured Mozart's Così fan tutte, directed by Stephen Wadsworth and conducted by Alan Gilbert. Previous co-productions have included a concert staging of Gluck's Armide in 2012, directed by Fabrizio Melano and conducted by Jane Glover, and Stephen Wadsworth's 2011 production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride, conducted by James Levine.



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