HAWAII OPERA THEATRE

This year has been a challenging one to say the least; particularly in the arts. Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre, like other performing arts organi-ations, has been ...

Prologue Luther’s tavern is empty, illuminated only by a ghostly ray of moonlight. An invisible chorus of spirits is heard singing of the magical powers ...

Part One, 1986 Siblings, Charlie and Beatrice (Bea), each hold a copy of their mother’s annual Christmas letter. Although separated geographically with Charlie in San ...

Act I The opera opens with a low deep note from the tuba followed by a wide dissonant chord heavy with trumpets. The chord is ...

ACT I Paris, the 1830s. In their Latin Quarter garret, the near-destitute artist Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm on Christmas Eve by ...

London, 19th century. ACT I. Anthony Hope, a young sailor, arrives at the port of London with Sweeney Todd, who he had rescued at sea. ...

A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father’s imperial court to escape marriage with ...

I PAGLIACCI Act I In a village in southern Italy, a crowd welcomes a traveling troupe of players. Canio, their leader, greets the villagers and ...

A contemporary opera based on a true story, the plot of Siren Song is so rich with eyebrow-raising turns that it could only spawn from ...

Hawaii Opera Theatre presents Puccini’s Turandot, a classic work that has been a favorite amongst opera lovers for generations. Turandot, at times considered a complicated ...

Patricia Racette won plaudits when she first sang the title role at the Met in 2010. Now she returns with Roberto Alagna and Aleksandrs Antonenko ...

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Marcello, a painter, complains to Rodolfo of the bone-chilling cold. Struck with a brilliant idea, Rodolfo sacrifi ces the pages of his latest play to ...

Prologue: Nourabad, the High Priest, is seen asking Brahma to give wisdom and protection to the new chief, whom they have just chosen. Act I. ...

In a feud between the Scottish families of Ravenswood and Lammermoor, Enrico (Lord Henry Ashton of Lammermoor) has gained the upper hand over Edgardo (Edgar ...

ACT I. The old bachelor Don Pasquale wants to marry in order to punish his rebellious nephew, Ernesto, by providing himself with an heir and ...

Alone in his study, the aged Dr. Faust despairs that his lifelong search for a solution to the riddle of life has been in vain. ...

ACT I. In ancient Egypt, near the royal palace at Memphis, Radamès learns from the high priest, Ramfis, that Ethiopia soon may bring war to ...