Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 3:30pm
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 7pm
Friday, June 14, 2013 at 7pm
Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 3:30pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, Boston, MA
Friday, June 21, 2013 at 7pm
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 7pm
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 2:30pm
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
Fully staged operatic centerpiece of the June 2013 Festival!
Written when Handel was only nineteen, Almira tells a story of intrigue and romance at the Court of Castile. The opera features a trio of love triangles as the newly crowned queen Almira and two princesses navigate the ever-shifting affections of a brave soldier, a loyal aide, and a mysterious foreign ambassador. These lovelorn characters must overcome misunderstandings, jealousies, duels, and dungeons on their way to a joyously happy ending.
A remarkable success when it was originally presented in Hamburg, the opera shows the early genius of Handel that would soon make him a star in Italy and London.
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Caroline Copeland & Carlos Fittante, Choreographers
Anna Watkins, Costume Designer & Supervisor
Gilbert Blin, Set Designer
Lenore Doxsee, Lighting Designer
Ellen Hargis, Assistant Stage Director
Melinda Sullivan, Ballet Mistress
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
CAST
Ulrike Hofbauer, Almira
Amanda Forsythe, Edilia
Christian Immler, Consalvo
Zachary Wilder, Osman
Colin Balzer, Fernando
Tyler Duncan, Raymondo
Valerie Vinzant, Bellante
Jason McStoots, Tabarco
BEMF DANCE ENSEMBLE
Melinda Sullivan, Ballet Mistress
Caroline Copeland
Carlos Fittante
Mickaël Bouffard
Olsi Gjeci
Caitlin Klinger
Karin Modigh
Alexis Silver
Scott Weber
Further info: http://www.bemf.org/pages/fest/festOpera.htm
Rehearsal photos: http://www.bemf.org/pages/fest/almira_photos.htm
Behind the scenes video: http://www.bostonglobe.com/2013/05/18/0vehAoF9SanEhCzN4rek2K/story.html
