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2007/08 Season

La bohème

NOV 2-13 | 2007
at the Citi Performing Arts Center^SM Shubert Theatre

Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Conductor: Ari Pelto
Stage Director: Timothy Ocel

Photos: Jeffrey Dunn for Boston Lyric Opera © 2007

Rodolfo (tenor Derek Taylor), Schaunard (baritone Andrew Garland), Benoit (bass-baritone Tom O’Toole), Marcello (baritone Timothy Mix) and Colline (bass-baritone Matthew Burns), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Mimì (soprano Alyson Cambridge), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Marcello (baritone Timothy Mix), Rodolfo (tenor Derek Taylor), Mimì (soprano Alyson Cambridge), Schaunard (baritone Andrew Garland) and Colline (bass-baritone Matthew Burns), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Musetta (soprano Kimwana Doner), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Mimì (soprano Alyson Cambridge) and Marcello (baritone Timothy Mix), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Marcello (baritone Timothy Mix), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Rodolfo (tenor Derek Taylor), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Schaunard (baritone Andrew Garland), Rodolfo (tenor Derek Taylor), Colline (bass-baritone Matthew Burns) and Marcello (baritone Timothy Mix), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

Mimì (soprano Alyson Cambridge) and Rodolfo (tenor Derek Taylor), La Boheme, Boston Lyric Opera, 2007

L’elisir d’amore

MAR 14-25 | 2008
at The Citi Performing Arts Center^SM Shubert Theatre

Music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Felice Romani

Conductor: Stephen Lord
Stage Director: James Robinson

Photos: Jeffrey Dunn for Boston Lyric Opera, © 2008

A town square in Midwest U.S.A., early 1900’s, L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Adina (soprano Maria Kanyova), Belcore (baritone James Westman) and Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler), and choristers Brendan Daly and Sara Heaton, L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Belcore (tenor James Westman) and Adina (soprano Maria Kanyova), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler) and Dulcamara (bass Dale Travis), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Belcore (baritone James Westman) and Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler) and Giannetta (soprano Ji Young Yang), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Adina (soprano Maria Kanyova) and Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Adina (soprano Maria Kanyova) and Nemorino (tenor Eric Cutler), L'eliser d'amore, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Hansel and Gretel

FAMILY PERFORMANCES
MAR 30 | 2008 | Marblehead Veterans Middle School Performing Arts Center
APR 13 | 2008 | John Hancock Hall
MAY 4 | 2008 | Brandeis University Spingold Theater

Music by Engelbert Humperdinck, libretto by Adelheid Wette

Conductor: Timothy Steele
Stage Director: Wesley Savick

Photos: Paul Lyden for Boston Lyric Opera © 2008

, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008Gretel and Hansel realize they’re lost in the woods

Hansel and Gretel sleep in the woods protected by angels, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Hansel and Gretel try to be brave as night falls in the woods, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

The wicked Witch casts a spell on Hansel and Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

The Witch’s spell makes Gretel walk like a gingerbread girl, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

The Witch traps Hansel in a cage to prepare for dinner, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Reunited with Father, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

Children from the audience enjoy a moment in the spotlight as part of the opera’s finale, Hansel and Gretel, Boston Lyric Opera, 2008

The Abduction from the Seraglio

APR 25 – MAY 6 | 2008
at the Citi Performing Arts Center^SM Shubert Theatre

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner.
A co-production between Boston Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Minnesota Opera, Opera Colorado and Opera Pacific

Conductor: Willie Anthony Waters
Stage Director: James Robinson
Set Designer: Allen Moyer
Costume Designer: Anna R. Oliver

Photos: Michael Fein for Boston Lyric Opera © 2008

Spanish nobleman Belmonte (Norman Reinhardt, tenor) argues with the Pasha’s Turkish watchman, Osmin (David Cushing, bass-baritone), The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

Osmin (David Cushing, bass-baritone) taunts his captive, the Spanish servant Pedrillo (Tim Oliver, tenor), The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

BLO chorus members sing the Pasha’s praises, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

English servant and captive Blonde (Amanda Pabyan, soprano) warns Osmin (David Cushing, bass-baritone) to keep his hands off her, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

Spanish noblewoman Konstanze (Mary Dunleavy, soprano), the Pasha’s favorite captive, bemoans her fate and sings of the day she lost her love, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

Pasha Selim (Jim Spencer, actor) tempts Konstanze (Mary Dunleavy, soprano) with gifts to win her love, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

Pedrillo (Tim Oliver, tenor) pours a sleep serum as part of the escape plan, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

Reunited lovers Konstanze (Mary Dunleavy, soprano) and Belmonte (Norman Reinhardt, tenor) reaffirm their devotion to each other, The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

Pasha Selim (Jim Spencer, actor) is overjoyed to discover the identity of his new captive, Belmonte (Norman Reinhardt, tenor), The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2008

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