CALL FOR ARTISTS!

MARCH 2027 DOUBLE BILL:

Zanetto by Pietro Mascagni

with 

Il Tabarro by Giacomo Puccini

Jonathan Khuner, Conductor
Eliza O'Malley, Director

To notify us of your desire to volunteer to perform in this production, please fill out this questionaire.

Auditions are by appointment and may not be necessary if you have performed with us recently.

Rehearsals weekend afternoons 1/10-2/21

and
Sat 2/27/27 7-10pm dress rehearsal 1

Sun 2/28/27 7-10pm dress rehearsal 1 (possible alternate)

Tues 3/2/27 7:30-10:30pm dress rehearsal 2 

Wed 3/3/27 7:30-10:30pm dress rehearsal 3

Performances:

Sat 3/6/27 7pm downbeat Performance 1

Sun 3/7/27 3pm downbeat Performance 2

Sat 3/13/27 7pm downbeat Performance 3

Sun 3/14/27 3pm downbeat Performance 4

Sat 3/20/27 7pm downbeat Performance 5

Sun 3/21/27 3pm downbeat Performance 6

Zanetto, a one-act opera written by Pietro Mascagni, is a lush musical experience.  The lonely courtesan Silvia suddenly finds herself falling in love with the young poet and wandering minstrel, Zanetto, who believes her to be a noblewoman. Afraid he will discover her identity, Silvia orders Zanetto away and, alone, blesses lost love for unleashing feelings she believed were gone.

Roles: 

Silvia, a courtesan, soprano

Zanetto, a young poet and minstrel, mezzo-soprano pants role

Il Tabarro (the cloak) is a gritty tale of broken dreams, suffering, infidelity and revenge. It involves a love triangle, a barge owner (Michele), his wife (Giorgetta), and a dockworker (Luigi) on a hot, sultry Parisian evening on the Seine River. Michele discovers the forbidden romance and ends the opera in a furious rage with a shocking surprise.  The other comic characters such as Frugala, Tinca, and Talpa, offer some light-hearted moments for diversity.  Puccini’s music uses the evocative setting on the harbor to include fluid river images, some fun drinking tunes and passionate, expansive duets and solos.

Roles:

Michele, a barge-owner, baritone

Giorgetta, Michele’s wife, soprano

Luigi, a stevedore, tenor

Tinca, a stevedore, tenor/soprano

Talpa, a stevedore, bass/alto

La Frugola, Talpa’s wife and a rummager, mezzo-soprano

Song Seller, tenor

Lover, soprano

Chorus SATB

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