Eugene Onegin
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Saturday September 19th at 1:30pm and Friday September 25th at 7pm

THE STORY: Eugene was simply irresistible. What could Tatiana do? She fell in love on the spot, and committed her deep feelings to a fateful letter. But who knew a duel would change their world? Inspired by Pushkin's great novel in verse, Tchaikovsky's gorgeous music brings the tragedy of the luckless lovers to life.

THE CAST:
Tatiana - Anna Samuil
Olga - Lindsay Ammann
Madame Larina - Susanne Mentzer
Eugene Onegin - Dwayne Croft

Falstaff
Guiseppe Verdi
Saturday October 17th at 1:30pm and Friday October 23rd at 7pm

THE STORY: "You want me to give this love letter to how many women?" In this bawdy brew of Shakespeare and Verdi, the merry wives of Windsor puncture Sir John Falstaff's ale-sodden ego with practical jokes. Take this romp through Elizabethan England - let the laughter begin!

THE CAST:
Sir John Falstaff - Mark Delavan
Alice Ford - Veronica Villarroel
Meg Page - Katherine Drago
Ford - Stephen Powell

The Rape of Lucretia
Benjamin Britten
Saturday January 23, 2010 at 12:30pm and Friday January 29, 2010 at 7pm

THE STORY: In this ancient tale that inspired Shakespeare, the innocent Lucretia falls prey to an arrogant young man, her husband's friend. Despite the tragedy, her fidelity remains radiant until the very end in Britten's intimate, even spiritual, "chamber opera."

THE CAST:
Collatinus - Liam Moran
Tarquinius - Dan Kempson
Lucretia - Lindsay Ammann
Female Chorus - Danielle Pastin

Carmen
Georges Bizet
Saturday March 13th, 2010 at 12:30pm and Friday March 19th, 2010 at 7pm

THE STORY: Don Jose's life was just fine - nice girlfriend, stable career - until he arrested Carmen, stunningly beautiful and terrifying all at once. There aren't many women who will make you throw it all away, but Carmen's motto is "live free and die free" - and she proves it.

THE CAST:
Micaëla - Yalí-Marie Williams
Carmen - Kate Aldrich
Don Jose - Roger Honeywell
Escamillo - Kelly Markgraf

The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Saturday April 17th, 2010 at 12:30pm and Friday April 23rd, 2010 at 7pm

THE STORY: Imagine protecting your fiancée from a lecherous rival, finding your long-lost son, and healing an ailing marriage - all in one day! Most of us would pull out our hair, but this is Mozart, and on Figaro's dizzying wedding day, love is in the air, behind a door, under a chair, and in everyone's hearts. And you thought your wedding day was chaotic.

THE CAST:
Figaro - Oren Gradus
Susanna - Sari Gruber
Countess - Pamela Armstrong
Count Almaviva - Michael Todd Simpson