The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
Get Tickets To L’elisir d’amore
Synopsis:
ACT I
Scene i
Farmers are resting in the field, and in the background, Adina, a rich and capricious lass, is sitting under a tree, reading a book. Nemorino, one of the villagers, a simple and shy youth, looks at Adina yearningly, contemplating how he could make her fall in love with him. After all she is rich and learned while he is considered to be a good-for-nothing. Suddenly, Adina bursts out laughing and recounts to the villagers the legend of the miraculous love elixir which helped Tristan conquer Isolde’s heart. A military march heralds the approach of soldiers, led by Belcore, a sergeant full of his own importance and manly charm who immediately proposes to Adina. Stunned, Nemorino is amazed by this unexpected rival, and confesses his love to Adina, but she refuses him, explaining that she is simply unable to return anybody’s love.
Scene ii
The entire village is excited by the arrival of Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan offering various elixirs and especially an antidote for all ailments. Upon Nemorino‘s request, the “doctor” prepares a love potion for him, explaining that it takes effect only after 24 hours (ample time for Dulcamara to leave the village). Nemorino drinks the love potion, unaware that it is nothing but simple Bordeaux wine, and becomes tipsy, believing, in his naivete, that tomorrow all his sufferings will come to an end as Adina will be bound to return his love. Adina, surprised by Nemorino’s changed behavior, and wanting to aggravate him, agrees to marry Belcore in six days time. Nemorino, who is certain that the potion will work within twenty-four hours, causing Adina to love him forever, is not worried. But as Belcore suddenly receives an order to leave the village immediately, Adina decides to marry him on the spot. Her provocation has turned into a dangerous adventure. Nemorino’s despair is total and all the villagers ridicule the lovesick simpleton fool.
ACT II
Scene i
The villagers gather at Adina and Belcore’s wedding reception, all except Nemorino. But Adina’s revenge cannot be complete without his being there, and so she postpones the final signature of the nuptial agreement. Nemorino is searching for Dulcamara and when he finds him, pleads for an additional potion. Dulcamara indeed offers another potion which might help, but Nemorino does not have the money to pay for it. In his total despair and in order to get the necessary funds, he decides to join the army. Belcore willingly offers Nemorino the enlistment grant, believing that this is his opportunity to get rid of this ridiculous pestering rival. In his naivete, Nemorino believes that the additional potion will make Adina love him.
Scene ii
News spread through the village that Nemorino has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle who has died. The ridiculed simpleton suddenly becomes a most sought-after bachelor and believes that it is the result of the love potion. Adina is surprised when Dulcamara tells her that Nemorino has joined the army, and realizes that his love for her is strong and sincere. She if profoundly moved by the fact that he was actually willing to sacrifice his freedom for her and all her emotional barriers and shattered. She realizes that she truly loves Nemorino. Adina buys back Nemorino’s enlistment papers from Belcore and presents them to Nemorino, confessing her love for him. After all the trials and tribulations, Nemorino and Adina make peace with each other and with themselves. Dulcamara, who is about to leave the provincial village, informs everybody about Nemorino’s new fortune and takes advantage of the situation to market his new potion which he claims makes women love the men who love them. Belcore, confident of his male charm, leaves for another village searching for new love, while Nemorino and Adina hurry to the marriage canopy.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
Get Tickets To L’elisir d’amore
Synopsis:
ACT I
Scene i
Farmers are resting in the field, and in the background, Adina, a rich and capricious lass, is sitting under a tree, reading a book. Nemorino, one of the villagers, a simple and shy youth, looks at Adina yearningly, contemplating how he could make her fall in love with him. After all she is rich and learned while he is considered to be a good-for-nothing. Suddenly, Adina bursts out laughing and recounts to the villagers the legend of the miraculous love elixir which helped Tristan conquer Isolde’s heart. A military march heralds the approach of soldiers, led by Belcore, a sergeant full of his own importance and manly charm who immediately proposes to Adina. Stunned, Nemorino is amazed by this unexpected rival, and confesses his love to Adina, but she refuses him, explaining that she is simply unable to return anybody’s love.
Scene ii
The entire village is excited by the arrival of Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan offering various elixirs and especially an antidote for all ailments. Upon Nemorino‘s request, the “doctor” prepares a love potion for him, explaining that it takes effect only after 24 hours (ample time for Dulcamara to leave the village). Nemorino drinks the love potion, unaware that it is nothing but simple Bordeaux wine, and becomes tipsy, believing, in his naivete, that tomorrow all his sufferings will come to an end as Adina will be bound to return his love. Adina, surprised by Nemorino’s changed behavior, and wanting to aggravate him, agrees to marry Belcore in six days time. Nemorino, who is certain that the potion will work within twenty-four hours, causing Adina to love him forever, is not worried. But as Belcore suddenly receives an order to leave the village immediately, Adina decides to marry him on the spot. Her provocation has turned into a dangerous adventure. Nemorino’s despair is total and all the villagers ridicule the lovesick simpleton fool.
ACT II
Scene i
The villagers gather at Adina and Belcore’s wedding reception, all except Nemorino. But Adina’s revenge cannot be complete without his being there, and so she postpones the final signature of the nuptial agreement. Nemorino is searching for Dulcamara and when he finds him, pleads for an additional potion. Dulcamara indeed offers another potion which might help, but Nemorino does not have the money to pay for it. In his total despair and in order to get the necessary funds, he decides to join the army. Belcore willingly offers Nemorino the enlistment grant, believing that this is his opportunity to get rid of this ridiculous pestering rival. In his naivete, Nemorino believes that the additional potion will make Adina love him.
Scene ii
News spread through the village that Nemorino has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle who has died. The ridiculed simpleton suddenly becomes a most sought-after bachelor and believes that it is the result of the love potion. Adina is surprised when Dulcamara tells her that Nemorino has joined the army, and realizes that his love for her is strong and sincere. She if profoundly moved by the fact that he was actually willing to sacrifice his freedom for her and all her emotional barriers and shattered. She realizes that she truly loves Nemorino. Adina buys back Nemorino’s enlistment papers from Belcore and presents them to Nemorino, confessing her love for him. After all the trials and tribulations, Nemorino and Adina make peace with each other and with themselves. Dulcamara, who is about to leave the provincial village, informs everybody about Nemorino’s new fortune and takes advantage of the situation to market his new potion which he claims makes women love the men who love them. Belcore, confident of his male charm, leaves for another village searching for new love, while Nemorino and Adina hurry to the marriage canopy.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
Get Tickets To L’elisir d’amore
Synopsis:
ACT I
Scene i
Farmers are resting in the field, and in the background, Adina, a rich and capricious lass, is sitting under a tree, reading a book. Nemorino, one of the villagers, a simple and shy youth, looks at Adina yearningly, contemplating how he could make her fall in love with him. After all she is rich and learned while he is considered to be a good-for-nothing. Suddenly, Adina bursts out laughing and recounts to the villagers the legend of the miraculous love elixir which helped Tristan conquer Isolde’s heart. A military march heralds the approach of soldiers, led by Belcore, a sergeant full of his own importance and manly charm who immediately proposes to Adina. Stunned, Nemorino is amazed by this unexpected rival, and confesses his love to Adina, but she refuses him, explaining that she is simply unable to return anybody’s love.
Scene ii
The entire village is excited by the arrival of Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan offering various elixirs and especially an antidote for all ailments. Upon Nemorino‘s request, the “doctor” prepares a love potion for him, explaining that it takes effect only after 24 hours (ample time for Dulcamara to leave the village). Nemorino drinks the love potion, unaware that it is nothing but simple Bordeaux wine, and becomes tipsy, believing, in his naivete, that tomorrow all his sufferings will come to an end as Adina will be bound to return his love. Adina, surprised by Nemorino’s changed behavior, and wanting to aggravate him, agrees to marry Belcore in six days time. Nemorino, who is certain that the potion will work within twenty-four hours, causing Adina to love him forever, is not worried. But as Belcore suddenly receives an order to leave the village immediately, Adina decides to marry him on the spot. Her provocation has turned into a dangerous adventure. Nemorino’s despair is total and all the villagers ridicule the lovesick simpleton fool.
ACT II
Scene i
The villagers gather at Adina and Belcore’s wedding reception, all except Nemorino. But Adina’s revenge cannot be complete without his being there, and so she postpones the final signature of the nuptial agreement. Nemorino is searching for Dulcamara and when he finds him, pleads for an additional potion. Dulcamara indeed offers another potion which might help, but Nemorino does not have the money to pay for it. In his total despair and in order to get the necessary funds, he decides to join the army. Belcore willingly offers Nemorino the enlistment grant, believing that this is his opportunity to get rid of this ridiculous pestering rival. In his naivete, Nemorino believes that the additional potion will make Adina love him.
Scene ii
News spread through the village that Nemorino has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle who has died. The ridiculed simpleton suddenly becomes a most sought-after bachelor and believes that it is the result of the love potion. Adina is surprised when Dulcamara tells her that Nemorino has joined the army, and realizes that his love for her is strong and sincere. She if profoundly moved by the fact that he was actually willing to sacrifice his freedom for her and all her emotional barriers and shattered. She realizes that she truly loves Nemorino. Adina buys back Nemorino’s enlistment papers from Belcore and presents them to Nemorino, confessing her love for him. After all the trials and tribulations, Nemorino and Adina make peace with each other and with themselves. Dulcamara, who is about to leave the provincial village, informs everybody about Nemorino’s new fortune and takes advantage of the situation to market his new potion which he claims makes women love the men who love them. Belcore, confident of his male charm, leaves for another village searching for new love, while Nemorino and Adina hurry to the marriage canopy.
The Israeli Opera
The War Requiem, composed by Benjamin Britten for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral in 1962, blends the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with nine powerful war poems by Wilfred Owen.
Aaron Blake will be a featured Tenor Soloist.
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Synopsis:
The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. The reconsecration was an occasion for an arts festival, for which Michael Tippett also wrote his opera King Priam. Britten, a pacifist and conscientious objector, was inspired by the commission, which gave him complete freedom in deciding what to compose. He chose to set the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead interwoven with nine poems about war by the English poet Wilfred Owen. Owen, who was born in 1893, was serving as the commander of a rifle company when he was killed in action on 4 November 1918 during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal in France, just one week before the Armistice. Although he was virtually unknown at the time of his death, he has subsequently come to be revered as one of the great war poets.
Philip Reed has discussed the progression of Britten's composition of the War Requiem in the Cambridge Music Handbook publication on the work. Britten himself acknowledged the stylistic influence of Requiems by other composers, such as Giuseppe Verdi's, on his own composition. David B. Greene has discussed Britten's 'indictment' of religious music in this work.
Britten dedicated the work to Roger Burney, Piers Dunkerley, David Gill, and Michael Halliday. Burney and Halliday, who died in the war, were friends of Peter Pears and Britten, respectively. According to the Britten-Pears Foundation's War Requiem website, Dunkerley, one of Britten's closest friends, took part in the 1944 Normandy landings. Unlike the other dedicatees, he survived the war but took his own life in June 1959, two months before his wedding. None of the other dedicatees have known graves, but are commemorated on memorials to the missing.
The Israeli Opera
The War Requiem, composed by Benjamin Britten for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral in 1962, blends the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with nine powerful war poems by Wilfred Owen.
Aaron Blake will be a featured Tenor Soloist.
Get Tickets To The Britten War Requiem
Synopsis:
The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. The reconsecration was an occasion for an arts festival, for which Michael Tippett also wrote his opera King Priam. Britten, a pacifist and conscientious objector, was inspired by the commission, which gave him complete freedom in deciding what to compose. He chose to set the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead interwoven with nine poems about war by the English poet Wilfred Owen. Owen, who was born in 1893, was serving as the commander of a rifle company when he was killed in action on 4 November 1918 during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal in France, just one week before the Armistice. Although he was virtually unknown at the time of his death, he has subsequently come to be revered as one of the great war poets.
Philip Reed has discussed the progression of Britten's composition of the War Requiem in the Cambridge Music Handbook publication on the work. Britten himself acknowledged the stylistic influence of Requiems by other composers, such as Giuseppe Verdi's, on his own composition. David B. Greene has discussed Britten's 'indictment' of religious music in this work.
Britten dedicated the work to Roger Burney, Piers Dunkerley, David Gill, and Michael Halliday. Burney and Halliday, who died in the war, were friends of Peter Pears and Britten, respectively. According to the Britten-Pears Foundation's War Requiem website, Dunkerley, one of Britten's closest friends, took part in the 1944 Normandy landings. Unlike the other dedicatees, he survived the war but took his own life in June 1959, two months before his wedding. None of the other dedicatees have known graves, but are commemorated on memorials to the missing.
The Israeli Opera
The War Requiem, composed by Benjamin Britten for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral in 1962, blends the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with nine powerful war poems by Wilfred Owen.
Aaron Blake will be a featured Tenor Soloist.
Get Tickets To The Britten War Requiem
Synopsis:
The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. The reconsecration was an occasion for an arts festival, for which Michael Tippett also wrote his opera King Priam. Britten, a pacifist and conscientious objector, was inspired by the commission, which gave him complete freedom in deciding what to compose. He chose to set the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead interwoven with nine poems about war by the English poet Wilfred Owen. Owen, who was born in 1893, was serving as the commander of a rifle company when he was killed in action on 4 November 1918 during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal in France, just one week before the Armistice. Although he was virtually unknown at the time of his death, he has subsequently come to be revered as one of the great war poets.
Philip Reed has discussed the progression of Britten's composition of the War Requiem in the Cambridge Music Handbook publication on the work. Britten himself acknowledged the stylistic influence of Requiems by other composers, such as Giuseppe Verdi's, on his own composition. David B. Greene has discussed Britten's 'indictment' of religious music in this work.
Britten dedicated the work to Roger Burney, Piers Dunkerley, David Gill, and Michael Halliday. Burney and Halliday, who died in the war, were friends of Peter Pears and Britten, respectively. According to the Britten-Pears Foundation's War Requiem website, Dunkerley, one of Britten's closest friends, took part in the 1944 Normandy landings. Unlike the other dedicatees, he survived the war but took his own life in June 1959, two months before his wedding. None of the other dedicatees have known graves, but are commemorated on memorials to the missing.
The Israeli Opera
The War Requiem, composed by Benjamin Britten for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral in 1962, blends the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with nine powerful war poems by Wilfred Owen.
Aaron Blake will be a featured Tenor Soloist.
Get Tickets To The Britten War Requiem
Synopsis:
The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. The reconsecration was an occasion for an arts festival, for which Michael Tippett also wrote his opera King Priam. Britten, a pacifist and conscientious objector, was inspired by the commission, which gave him complete freedom in deciding what to compose. He chose to set the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead interwoven with nine poems about war by the English poet Wilfred Owen. Owen, who was born in 1893, was serving as the commander of a rifle company when he was killed in action on 4 November 1918 during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal in France, just one week before the Armistice. Although he was virtually unknown at the time of his death, he has subsequently come to be revered as one of the great war poets.
Philip Reed has discussed the progression of Britten's composition of the War Requiem in the Cambridge Music Handbook publication on the work. Britten himself acknowledged the stylistic influence of Requiems by other composers, such as Giuseppe Verdi's, on his own composition. David B. Greene has discussed Britten's 'indictment' of religious music in this work.
Britten dedicated the work to Roger Burney, Piers Dunkerley, David Gill, and Michael Halliday. Burney and Halliday, who died in the war, were friends of Peter Pears and Britten, respectively. According to the Britten-Pears Foundation's War Requiem website, Dunkerley, one of Britten's closest friends, took part in the 1944 Normandy landings. Unlike the other dedicatees, he survived the war but took his own life in June 1959, two months before his wedding. None of the other dedicatees have known graves, but are commemorated on memorials to the missing.
The Barber of Seville is a comedic opera by Gioachino Rossini, in which the resourceful Figaro, a barber, helps Count Almaviva win the heart of the beautiful Rosina, who is being kept under the watchful eye of her guardian, Dr. Bartolo. Through a series of clever disguises and humorous schemes, Figaro and Almaviva outwit Bartolo and secure Rosina's love and freedom. Performed by soloists from Israel and abroad and with the participation of the Bat Shir Choir under the musical direction of Tali Weisman, The Barber of Seville opera is fully directed and accompanied by subtitles.
The Barber of Seville is a comedic opera by Gioachino Rossini, in which the resourceful Figaro, a barber, helps Count Almaviva win the heart of the beautiful Rosina, who is being kept under the watchful eye of her guardian, Dr. Bartolo. Through a series of clever disguises and humorous schemes, Figaro and Almaviva outwit Bartolo and secure Rosina's love and freedom. Performed by soloists from Israel and abroad and with the participation of the Bat Shir Choir under the musical direction of Tali Weisman, The Barber of Seville opera is fully directed and accompanied by subtitles.
Hymns may be sung by a single voice or many voices. Raise your spirit along with the glorious voice of Grammy Award-winning tenor Aaron Blake as he joins local favorites Voices of the Mountains and Emory & Henry College Choir. Let joy and peace wash over you as a chorus of 120 voices lift and sing the hymns near and dear to your heart.
Opera At The Olde Farm
GRAMMY award winning tenor Aaron Blake and pianist Cris Frisco collaborate on a program that celebrates the American classics of Hollywood’s glamorous past. For the 3rd consecutive year The Olde Farm one of the United States most celebrated private golf destinations will host Opera at The Olde Farm. The program will feature arrangements of well known songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennet and many more. The Golden Age of Hollywood was carefully curated with the pleasure of the listener in mind and will be paired with an exquisite coursed dinner prepared by award winning chef Nate Gundlach and his culinary team.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
Mozart's Figaro is one of the rare examples of a successful literary sequel. The original play by Beaumarchais was a follow-up to his previous hit, The Barber of Seville. The first audiences for Mozart's opera knew that play — and we still know it through the operatic version by Rossini. So for many people, this opera's characters are already quite familiar. But their circumstances have changed. In The Barber of Seville, a young nobleman named Almaviva wins his lover Rosina away from her lecherous guardian Dr. Bartolo, with considerable help from the Count's friend, Figaro. As The Marriage of Figaro begins, it's three years later. The young lovers are now the Count and Countess Almaviva. Figaro is the Count's personal valet, and he's engaged to marry the Countess' maid.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
Get Tickets To L’elisir d’amore
Synopsis:
ACT I
Scene i
Farmers are resting in the field, and in the background, Adina, a rich and capricious lass, is sitting under a tree, reading a book. Nemorino, one of the villagers, a simple and shy youth, looks at Adina yearningly, contemplating how he could make her fall in love with him. After all she is rich and learned while he is considered to be a good-for-nothing. Suddenly, Adina bursts out laughing and recounts to the villagers the legend of the miraculous love elixir which helped Tristan conquer Isolde’s heart. A military march heralds the approach of soldiers, led by Belcore, a sergeant full of his own importance and manly charm who immediately proposes to Adina. Stunned, Nemorino is amazed by this unexpected rival, and confesses his love to Adina, but she refuses him, explaining that she is simply unable to return anybody’s love.
Scene ii
The entire village is excited by the arrival of Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan offering various elixirs and especially an antidote for all ailments. Upon Nemorino‘s request, the “doctor” prepares a love potion for him, explaining that it takes effect only after 24 hours (ample time for Dulcamara to leave the village). Nemorino drinks the love potion, unaware that it is nothing but simple Bordeaux wine, and becomes tipsy, believing, in his naivete, that tomorrow all his sufferings will come to an end as Adina will be bound to return his love. Adina, surprised by Nemorino’s changed behavior, and wanting to aggravate him, agrees to marry Belcore in six days time. Nemorino, who is certain that the potion will work within twenty-four hours, causing Adina to love him forever, is not worried. But as Belcore suddenly receives an order to leave the village immediately, Adina decides to marry him on the spot. Her provocation has turned into a dangerous adventure. Nemorino’s despair is total and all the villagers ridicule the lovesick simpleton fool.
ACT II
Scene i
The villagers gather at Adina and Belcore’s wedding reception, all except Nemorino. But Adina’s revenge cannot be complete without his being there, and so she postpones the final signature of the nuptial agreement. Nemorino is searching for Dulcamara and when he finds him, pleads for an additional potion. Dulcamara indeed offers another potion which might help, but Nemorino does not have the money to pay for it. In his total despair and in order to get the necessary funds, he decides to join the army. Belcore willingly offers Nemorino the enlistment grant, believing that this is his opportunity to get rid of this ridiculous pestering rival. In his naivete, Nemorino believes that the additional potion will make Adina love him.
Scene ii
News spread through the village that Nemorino has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle who has died. The ridiculed simpleton suddenly becomes a most sought-after bachelor and believes that it is the result of the love potion. Adina is surprised when Dulcamara tells her that Nemorino has joined the army, and realizes that his love for her is strong and sincere. She if profoundly moved by the fact that he was actually willing to sacrifice his freedom for her and all her emotional barriers and shattered. She realizes that she truly loves Nemorino. Adina buys back Nemorino’s enlistment papers from Belcore and presents them to Nemorino, confessing her love for him. After all the trials and tribulations, Nemorino and Adina make peace with each other and with themselves. Dulcamara, who is about to leave the provincial village, informs everybody about Nemorino’s new fortune and takes advantage of the situation to market his new potion which he claims makes women love the men who love them. Belcore, confident of his male charm, leaves for another village searching for new love, while Nemorino and Adina hurry to the marriage canopy.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
Get Tickets To L’elisir d’amore
Synopsis:
ACT I
Scene i
Farmers are resting in the field, and in the background, Adina, a rich and capricious lass, is sitting under a tree, reading a book. Nemorino, one of the villagers, a simple and shy youth, looks at Adina yearningly, contemplating how he could make her fall in love with him. After all she is rich and learned while he is considered to be a good-for-nothing. Suddenly, Adina bursts out laughing and recounts to the villagers the legend of the miraculous love elixir which helped Tristan conquer Isolde’s heart. A military march heralds the approach of soldiers, led by Belcore, a sergeant full of his own importance and manly charm who immediately proposes to Adina. Stunned, Nemorino is amazed by this unexpected rival, and confesses his love to Adina, but she refuses him, explaining that she is simply unable to return anybody’s love.
Scene ii
The entire village is excited by the arrival of Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan offering various elixirs and especially an antidote for all ailments. Upon Nemorino‘s request, the “doctor” prepares a love potion for him, explaining that it takes effect only after 24 hours (ample time for Dulcamara to leave the village). Nemorino drinks the love potion, unaware that it is nothing but simple Bordeaux wine, and becomes tipsy, believing, in his naivete, that tomorrow all his sufferings will come to an end as Adina will be bound to return his love. Adina, surprised by Nemorino’s changed behavior, and wanting to aggravate him, agrees to marry Belcore in six days time. Nemorino, who is certain that the potion will work within twenty-four hours, causing Adina to love him forever, is not worried. But as Belcore suddenly receives an order to leave the village immediately, Adina decides to marry him on the spot. Her provocation has turned into a dangerous adventure. Nemorino’s despair is total and all the villagers ridicule the lovesick simpleton fool.
ACT II
Scene i
The villagers gather at Adina and Belcore’s wedding reception, all except Nemorino. But Adina’s revenge cannot be complete without his being there, and so she postpones the final signature of the nuptial agreement. Nemorino is searching for Dulcamara and when he finds him, pleads for an additional potion. Dulcamara indeed offers another potion which might help, but Nemorino does not have the money to pay for it. In his total despair and in order to get the necessary funds, he decides to join the army. Belcore willingly offers Nemorino the enlistment grant, believing that this is his opportunity to get rid of this ridiculous pestering rival. In his naivete, Nemorino believes that the additional potion will make Adina love him.
Scene ii
News spread through the village that Nemorino has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle who has died. The ridiculed simpleton suddenly becomes a most sought-after bachelor and believes that it is the result of the love potion. Adina is surprised when Dulcamara tells her that Nemorino has joined the army, and realizes that his love for her is strong and sincere. She if profoundly moved by the fact that he was actually willing to sacrifice his freedom for her and all her emotional barriers and shattered. She realizes that she truly loves Nemorino. Adina buys back Nemorino’s enlistment papers from Belcore and presents them to Nemorino, confessing her love for him. After all the trials and tribulations, Nemorino and Adina make peace with each other and with themselves. Dulcamara, who is about to leave the provincial village, informs everybody about Nemorino’s new fortune and takes advantage of the situation to market his new potion which he claims makes women love the men who love them. Belcore, confident of his male charm, leaves for another village searching for new love, while Nemorino and Adina hurry to the marriage canopy.
The Israeli Opera
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but Adina does not think too much of him. In a grandiose sunflower field blossoming on the opera stage, they will both learn a magical lesson about love.
Aaron Blake will be playing the role of Nemorino.
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Synopsis:
ACT I
Scene i
Farmers are resting in the field, and in the background, Adina, a rich and capricious lass, is sitting under a tree, reading a book. Nemorino, one of the villagers, a simple and shy youth, looks at Adina yearningly, contemplating how he could make her fall in love with him. After all she is rich and learned while he is considered to be a good-for-nothing. Suddenly, Adina bursts out laughing and recounts to the villagers the legend of the miraculous love elixir which helped Tristan conquer Isolde’s heart. A military march heralds the approach of soldiers, led by Belcore, a sergeant full of his own importance and manly charm who immediately proposes to Adina. Stunned, Nemorino is amazed by this unexpected rival, and confesses his love to Adina, but she refuses him, explaining that she is simply unable to return anybody’s love.
Scene ii
The entire village is excited by the arrival of Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan offering various elixirs and especially an antidote for all ailments. Upon Nemorino‘s request, the “doctor” prepares a love potion for him, explaining that it takes effect only after 24 hours (ample time for Dulcamara to leave the village). Nemorino drinks the love potion, unaware that it is nothing but simple Bordeaux wine, and becomes tipsy, believing, in his naivete, that tomorrow all his sufferings will come to an end as Adina will be bound to return his love. Adina, surprised by Nemorino’s changed behavior, and wanting to aggravate him, agrees to marry Belcore in six days time. Nemorino, who is certain that the potion will work within twenty-four hours, causing Adina to love him forever, is not worried. But as Belcore suddenly receives an order to leave the village immediately, Adina decides to marry him on the spot. Her provocation has turned into a dangerous adventure. Nemorino’s despair is total and all the villagers ridicule the lovesick simpleton fool.
ACT II
Scene i
The villagers gather at Adina and Belcore’s wedding reception, all except Nemorino. But Adina’s revenge cannot be complete without his being there, and so she postpones the final signature of the nuptial agreement. Nemorino is searching for Dulcamara and when he finds him, pleads for an additional potion. Dulcamara indeed offers another potion which might help, but Nemorino does not have the money to pay for it. In his total despair and in order to get the necessary funds, he decides to join the army. Belcore willingly offers Nemorino the enlistment grant, believing that this is his opportunity to get rid of this ridiculous pestering rival. In his naivete, Nemorino believes that the additional potion will make Adina love him.
Scene ii
News spread through the village that Nemorino has inherited a fortune from his rich uncle who has died. The ridiculed simpleton suddenly becomes a most sought-after bachelor and believes that it is the result of the love potion. Adina is surprised when Dulcamara tells her that Nemorino has joined the army, and realizes that his love for her is strong and sincere. She if profoundly moved by the fact that he was actually willing to sacrifice his freedom for her and all her emotional barriers and shattered. She realizes that she truly loves Nemorino. Adina buys back Nemorino’s enlistment papers from Belcore and presents them to Nemorino, confessing her love for him. After all the trials and tribulations, Nemorino and Adina make peace with each other and with themselves. Dulcamara, who is about to leave the provincial village, informs everybody about Nemorino’s new fortune and takes advantage of the situation to market his new potion which he claims makes women love the men who love them. Belcore, confident of his male charm, leaves for another village searching for new love, while Nemorino and Adina hurry to the marriage canopy.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
The 15th year anniversary gala will feature stars of the past (Maestro David Wroe and bass-baritone, Kevin Glavin) and an amazing group of artists you won’t want to miss!
The Hudson Valley International Festival of the Voice Gala will be hosted by The Opera Cowgirls – world renowned operatic artists that mix classic opera with a country flair! Headlining the gala will be Sarah Joy Miller, who, besides gracing the major operas stages of the world (Metropolitan Opera), recently appeared on the PBS drama, The Gilded Age! Joining Sarah and the Cowgirls will be tenor Aaron Blake, baritone Corey Crider (whom you will hear in the Puccinin Messa di Gloria on Sunday), Kevin Glavin and opera star, Marrianne Cornetti (who are also featured in our Marriage of Figaro on Saturday night). They will be accompanied by David Wroe and the Festival Orchestra— and there will be some truly wonderful surprises to go with these superstars to inaugurate our arrival in our new location in New Paltz, NY.
The 15th year anniversary gala will feature stars of the past (Maestro David Wroe and bass-baritone, Kevin Glavin) and an amazing group of artists you won’t want to miss!
The Hudson Valley International Festival of the Voice Gala will be hosted by The Opera Cowgirls – world renowned operatic artists that mix classic opera with a country flair! Headlining the gala will be Sarah Joy Miller, who, besides gracing the major operas stages of the world (Metropolitan Opera), recently appeared on the PBS drama, The Gilded Age! Joining Sarah and the Cowgirls will be tenor Aaron Blake, baritone Corey Crider (whom you will hear in the Puccinin Messa di Gloria on Sunday), Kevin Glavin and opera star, Marrianne Cornetti (who are also featured in our Marriage of Figaro on Saturday night). They will be accompanied by David Wroe and the Festival Orchestra— and there will be some truly wonderful surprises to go with these superstars to inaugurate our arrival in our new location in New Paltz, NY.
Mozart’s outrageous comedy tells the tale of an incorrigible young playboy who blazes a path to his own destruction in a single day. Based on the story of Don Juan, Don Giovanni follows an irresistible (yet irresponsible and amoral) youth who is loved by women almost as universally as he loves them. It doesn’t take long before the audience sees that even Don Giovanni cannot escape the consequences of his flouting of conventional morality.
Mozart’s outrageous comedy tells the tale of an incorrigible young playboy who blazes a path to his own destruction in a single day. Based on the story of Don Juan, Don Giovanni follows an irresistible (yet irresponsible and amoral) youth who is loved by women almost as universally as he loves them. It doesn’t take long before the audience sees that even Don Giovanni cannot escape the consequences of his flouting of conventional morality.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
World premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1875. Bizet’s masterpiece of the gypsy seductress who lives by her own rules has had an impact far beyond the opera house. The opera’s melodic sweep is as irresistible as the title character herself, a force of nature who has become a defining female cultural figure. Carmen was a scandal at its premiere but soon after became a triumphal success and has remained one of the most frequently staged operas in the world.
Mr. Blake will join the Los Angeles Symphony for their annual holiday concert at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center. The program will consist of everyone’s favorite holiday songs as well as some classic holiday favorites. Something for everyone to enjoy. Looking forward to ringing in the Holidays with you.
ACT I
A pearl-diving village in the Far East. As the villagers prepare for their dive, they sing of their fear of the sea. Zurga tells them they must choose a leader, and they unanimously swear loyalty to him. Nadir returns to the village after spending a year away. He and Zurga recall that their friendship was almost destroyed when they both fell in love with a Hindu priestess. Nadir swears he has kept the vow they both made to protect their friendship by staying away from her. Nourabad, the High Priest, brings a priestess to the village. She is to sing and pray all night to calm the demons of the deep and to ward off the spirits of the storm. Although she is veiled, Nadir immediately realizes she is Leïla, the priestess he still loves. Zurga, who does not recognize her, imposes an oath of obedience upon her on pain of death. Leïla is to remain veiled and pure. Her reward for keeping the divers safe from harm will be their finest pearl. Nadir, alone, reveals that he and Leïla have met illicitly and that he has followed her to the village. He listens as she begins her incantation and, unable to resist any longer, calls out to her. She breaks off, answering his love.
ACT II
Nourabad tells Leïla that the divers have returned safely and she can now sleep until morning in the temple. He stresses the importance of her vow. As proof of her ability to keep her promise she tells him how, as a little girl, she once protected a fugitive. The man she saved gave her a necklace, which she wears to this day. In her sleep, Leïla dreams of Nadir, who is in fact making his way into the sacred enclosure. The couple is reunited. As a storm breaks out, they are discovered and denounced by Nourabad, who blames them for the tempest. Zurga protects his friend from the fury of the villagers, who demand his immediate death. Nourabad tears off Leïla’s veil. Zurga finally recognizes Leïla and realizes that Nadir has betrayed their oath. He angrily demands death for the guilty couple.
ACT III
The storm has died away but the village has suffered terrible damage from flooding. Zurga’s anger has passed and he sadly reflects on Nadir’s fate. Leïla intercedes for Nadir and Zurga relents, but his jealousy reawakens when he realizes how much Leïla loves his rival. He allows Nourabad to take her to be sacrificed together with Nadir. Before she leaves, she gives her special necklace to one of the young divers and asks him to give it to her mother. Zurga seizes the necklace with a cry.
The pearl fishers prepare for the ritual deaths of Leïla and Nadir at dawn. Zurga stops them with the news that the village is on fire, and the villagers flee to try and save their children. Zurga releases Nadir and Leïla and explains that he set the village alight in order to rescue them. He reveals that he was the fugitive Leïla saved many years ago. The lovers gratefully make their escape and Zurga is left to face the consequences of his actions. (Courtesy of English National Opera)
ACT I
A pearl-diving village in the Far East. As the villagers prepare for their dive, they sing of their fear of the sea. Zurga tells them they must choose a leader, and they unanimously swear loyalty to him. Nadir returns to the village after spending a year away. He and Zurga recall that their friendship was almost destroyed when they both fell in love with a Hindu priestess. Nadir swears he has kept the vow they both made to protect their friendship by staying away from her. Nourabad, the High Priest, brings a priestess to the village. She is to sing and pray all night to calm the demons of the deep and to ward off the spirits of the storm. Although she is veiled, Nadir immediately realizes she is Leïla, the priestess he still loves. Zurga, who does not recognize her, imposes an oath of obedience upon her on pain of death. Leïla is to remain veiled and pure. Her reward for keeping the divers safe from harm will be their finest pearl. Nadir, alone, reveals that he and Leïla have met illicitly and that he has followed her to the village. He listens as she begins her incantation and, unable to resist any longer, calls out to her. She breaks off, answering his love.
ACT II
Nourabad tells Leïla that the divers have returned safely and she can now sleep until morning in the temple. He stresses the importance of her vow. As proof of her ability to keep her promise she tells him how, as a little girl, she once protected a fugitive. The man she saved gave her a necklace, which she wears to this day. In her sleep, Leïla dreams of Nadir, who is in fact making his way into the sacred enclosure. The couple is reunited. As a storm breaks out, they are discovered and denounced by Nourabad, who blames them for the tempest. Zurga protects his friend from the fury of the villagers, who demand his immediate death. Nourabad tears off Leïla’s veil. Zurga finally recognizes Leïla and realizes that Nadir has betrayed their oath. He angrily demands death for the guilty couple.
ACT III
The storm has died away but the village has suffered terrible damage from flooding. Zurga’s anger has passed and he sadly reflects on Nadir’s fate. Leïla intercedes for Nadir and Zurga relents, but his jealousy reawakens when he realizes how much Leïla loves his rival. He allows Nourabad to take her to be sacrificed together with Nadir. Before she leaves, she gives her special necklace to one of the young divers and asks him to give it to her mother. Zurga seizes the necklace with a cry.
The pearl fishers prepare for the ritual deaths of Leïla and Nadir at dawn. Zurga stops them with the news that the village is on fire, and the villagers flee to try and save their children. Zurga releases Nadir and Leïla and explains that he set the village alight in order to rescue them. He reveals that he was the fugitive Leïla saved many years ago. The lovers gratefully make their escape and Zurga is left to face the consequences of his actions. (Courtesy of English National Opera)
Synopsis
ACT I
A pearl-diving village in the Far East. As the villagers prepare for their dive, they sing of their fear of the sea. Zurga tells them they must choose a leader, and they unanimously swear loyalty to him. Nadir returns to the village after spending a year away. He and Zurga recall that their friendship was almost destroyed when they both fell in love with a Hindu priestess. Nadir swears he has kept the vow they both made to protect their friendship by staying away from her. Nourabad, the High Priest, brings a priestess to the village. She is to sing and pray all night to calm the demons of the deep and to ward off the spirits of the storm. Although she is veiled, Nadir immediately realizes she is Leïla, the priestess he still loves. Zurga, who does not recognize her, imposes an oath of obedience upon her on pain of death. Leïla is to remain veiled and pure. Her reward for keeping the divers safe from harm will be their finest pearl. Nadir, alone, reveals that he and Leïla have met illicitly and that he has followed her to the village. He listens as she begins her incantation and, unable to resist any longer, calls out to her. She breaks off, answering his love.
ACT II
Nourabad tells Leïla that the divers have returned safely and she can now sleep until morning in the temple. He stresses the importance of her vow. As proof of her ability to keep her promise she tells him how, as a little girl, she once protected a fugitive. The man she saved gave her a necklace, which she wears to this day. In her sleep, Leïla dreams of Nadir, who is in fact making his way into the sacred enclosure. The couple is reunited. As a storm breaks out, they are discovered and denounced by Nourabad, who blames them for the tempest. Zurga protects his friend from the fury of the villagers, who demand his immediate death. Nourabad tears off Leïla’s veil. Zurga finally recognizes Leïla and realizes that Nadir has betrayed their oath. He angrily demands death for the guilty couple.
ACT III
The storm has died away but the village has suffered terrible damage from flooding. Zurga’s anger has passed and he sadly reflects on Nadir’s fate. Leïla intercedes for Nadir and Zurga relents, but his jealousy reawakens when he realizes how much Leïla loves his rival. He allows Nourabad to take her to be sacrificed together with Nadir. Before she leaves, she gives her special necklace to one of the young divers and asks him to give it to her mother. Zurga seizes the necklace with a cry.
The pearl fishers prepare for the ritual deaths of Leïla and Nadir at dawn. Zurga stops them with the news that the village is on fire, and the villagers flee to try and save their children. Zurga releases Nadir and Leïla and explains that he set the village alight in order to rescue them. He reveals that he was the fugitive Leïla saved many years ago. The lovers gratefully make their escape and Zurga is left to face the consequences of his actions. (Courtesy of English National Opera)
Mr. Blake joins the Los Angeles Symphony for their gala concert, in celebration of Korean Independence Day. The concert will consist of Arias and Duets from Tosca, La Traviata, Rigoletto, and La Boheme, as well as Neapolitan Songs by Tosti and Di Capua and Rossini.
