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Amore Opera Presents Mozart's Mythical Magic Flute & Gilbert & Sullivan
New York, N.Y. — Mozart’s captivating opera, “The Magic Flute”, will close the Amore Opera Company’s debut season. This fully staged production, presented in English, will open on May 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. and will run thru Memorial Day weekend. Tickets are $35 for general admission, $30 for students and seniors. Amore will also be offering family friendly “Opera In Brief” matinee performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s well-known comedic operetta, “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Tickets for this production are $15.00. The performances
are being conducted by Christopher Fecteau and Wei-En Hsu. Amore Opera is located at the Connelly Theatre (220 East 4th Street) To purchase advance tickets , visit the Amore Opera website at www.amoreopera.org/tickets or call the toll-free hotline at 1-888-811-4111.
About Amore Opera New York Times critic, Steve Smith, wrote, “Patrons of the Amato Opera, the scrappy, beloved company that mounted homegrown opera in New York for six decades before closing in June, surely feel right at home at the inaugural presentation by the Amore Opera, a new company established by Amato veterans.”
When the closing of Amato Opera was announced, performers and a group of former Amato board members - all passionate opera lovers- were determined not to let Anthony Amato’s dream die. They moved quickly to form a new opera company, Amore Opera. With Amato’s blessing, Amore Opera was able to secure sets, costumes and props from the Amato Opera Theater. The Amore Board of Directors, whose members boast credentials from New York University, the New York Philharmonic, the Opera Orchestra of New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, developed its premiere season and established a performance venue, the Connelly Theater. Nathan Hull, a frequent Amato Opera performer, was elected to the helm of the fledgling company as it strives to develop and grow while maintaining the great principles established by Anthony Amato over 60 years ago.
The Magic Flute
Wicked women, plucky bird-catchers and mythical creatures are just some of the characters in The Magic Flute, a well-known story of love conquering all despite confounding and magical trials and tribulations for the two main characters, Tamino and Pamino. The story opens with Prince Tamino who awakens from sleep to discover that he has stumbled into the land of the Queen of the Night. Upon waking, he sees a strange man covered in feathers, Papageno, a bird-catcher, who boasts that it was he that killed the snake that threatened Tamino. The truth is comes out when the Queen’s three ladies-in-waiting reveal that it was they who killed the snake. They punish Papageno for his lie. The Queen appears and shows Tamino a picture of her daughter, Pamina, who has been taken from her by the wicked sorcerer, Sarastro. She promises that, if Tamino rescues Pamina , he will receive her hand in marriage. Papageno is commanded to help Tamino in his quest. Aided by a set of magic chimes and a golden flute, the two men embark on the long journey to Sarastro’s palace. The Sorcerer, Sarastro, is actually a wise priest who instructs Tamino and Papageno on how to navigate thru the rituals required to enter the Temple of Light and rescue Pamina. Triumphing over hardship, the lovers finally unite and, and the magic flute has the finale melody.
H.M.S. Pinafore
This hilarious tale of mistaken identity and, of course, the virtues of true love along with infectious melodies and a satirical, well-constructed libretto have made this Gilbert and Sullivan comedy one of the most popular pieces in musical theatre. Set on the British warship H.M.S. Pinafore, in Portsmouth, England, the story opens as the ship is being prepared for the expected arrival of Sir Joseph Porter, Britain’s’ first Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Joseph Porter, who has never actually been to sea, has come for the Captain's annual inspection. His real intention, however, is to ask for Josephine, the Captain's daughter’s hand in marriage. Unbeknownst to the Captain, Josephine is already in love with a common sailor who is serving on her father’s ship. And, unbeknownst to everyone else , the Captain himself is in love with a poor bumboat woman, Little Buttercup. Audiences will delight as Josephine and her father sneak and scheme to each marry their bonafide lovers, all in the presence of Sir Joseph’s large and vocal family. Be not afraid, for it all works out in the end. Hip, hip, hurrah!!
Performances of The Magic Flute By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder Amore Opera Production First performance: Vienna, September 30, 1791 Approximate running time: 3 hours, 15 minutes
May 14 (7:30 p.m.) May 15 (7:30 p.m.) May 16 (2:30 p.m.) May 20 (7:30 p.m.) May 21 (7:30 p.m.) May 22 (7:30 p.m.) May 23 (2:30 p.m.) May 26 (7:30 p.m.) May 27 (7:30 p.m.) May 28 (7:30 p.m.) May 29 (7:30 p.m.) May 30 (2:30 p.m.)
Performances of H.M.S. Pinafore By Arthur Sullivan Libretto by W.S. Gilbert Amore Opera Production First performance: London, May 25, 1878 Approximate running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
May 22 (11:30 a.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version) May 22 (3:00 p.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version) May 29 (11:30 a.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version) May 29 (3:00 p.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version)
Admission Tickets for The Magic Flute are priced from $30-$45 and tickets for H.M.S. Pinafore are $15.00. Tickets may be purchased online at www.amoreopera.org, or by calling their toll-free hotline at 1-888-811-4111 or directly at the box office the day of the performance.
The Connelly Theater is located on the South Side of East 4 Th Street between Avenues A & B. The closest subway is the F train at 2nd Avenue-Houston Street. Exit 1st Avenue. Walk north on 1st Avenue to East 4th Street, then east to the theatre. You can also take the M9 bus from East 14th Street and 3rd Avenue to Avenue B and East 4th Street Stop.
About Amore Opera New York Times critic, Steve Smith, wrote, “Patrons of the Amato Opera, the scrappy, beloved company that mounted homegrown opera in New York for six decades before closing in June, surely feel right at home at the inaugural presentation by the Amore Opera, a new company established by Amato veterans.”
When the closing of Amato Opera was announced, performers and a group of former Amato board members - all passionate opera lovers- were determined not to let Anthony Amato’s dream die. They moved quickly to form a new opera company, Amore Opera. With Amato’s blessing, Amore Opera was able to secure sets, costumes and props from the Amato Opera Theater. The Amore Board of Directors, whose members boast credentials from New York University, the New York Philharmonic, the Opera Orchestra of New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, developed its premiere season and established a performance venue, the Connelly Theater. Nathan Hull, a frequent Amato Opera performer, was elected to the helm of the fledgling company as it strives to develop and grow while maintaining the great principles established by Anthony Amato over 60 years ago.
The Magic Flute
Wicked women, plucky bird-catchers and mythical creatures are just some of the characters in The Magic Flute, a well-known story of love conquering all despite confounding and magical trials and tribulations for the two main characters, Tamino and Pamino. The story opens with Prince Tamino who awakens from sleep to discover that he has stumbled into the land of the Queen of the Night. Upon waking, he sees a strange man covered in feathers, Papageno, a bird-catcher, who boasts that it was he that killed the snake that threatened Tamino. The truth is comes out when the Queen’s three ladies-in-waiting reveal that it was they who killed the snake. They punish Papageno for his lie. The Queen appears and shows Tamino a picture of her daughter, Pamina, who has been taken from her by the wicked sorcerer, Sarastro. She promises that, if Tamino rescues Pamina , he will receive her hand in marriage. Papageno is commanded to help Tamino in his quest. Aided by a set of magic chimes and a golden flute, the two men embark on the long journey to Sarastro’s palace. The Sorcerer, Sarastro, is actually a wise priest who instructs Tamino and Papageno on how to navigate thru the rituals required to enter the Temple of Light and rescue Pamina. Triumphing over hardship, the lovers finally unite and, and the magic flute has the finale melody.
H.M.S. Pinafore
This hilarious tale of mistaken identity and, of course, the virtues of true love along with infectious melodies and a satirical, well-constructed libretto have made this Gilbert and Sullivan comedy one of the most popular pieces in musical theatre. Set on the British warship H.M.S. Pinafore, in Portsmouth, England, the story opens as the ship is being prepared for the expected arrival of Sir Joseph Porter, Britain’s’ first Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Joseph Porter, who has never actually been to sea, has come for the Captain's annual inspection. His real intention, however, is to ask for Josephine, the Captain's daughter’s hand in marriage. Unbeknownst to the Captain, Josephine is already in love with a common sailor who is serving on her father’s ship. And, unbeknownst to everyone else , the Captain himself is in love with a poor bumboat woman, Little Buttercup. Audiences will delight as Josephine and her father sneak and scheme to each marry their bonafide lovers, all in the presence of Sir Joseph’s large and vocal family. Be not afraid, for it all works out in the end. Hip, hip, hurrah!!
Performances of The Magic Flute By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder Amore Opera Production First performance: Vienna, September 30, 1791 Approximate running time: 3 hours, 15 minutes
May 14 (7:30 p.m.) May 15 (7:30 p.m.) May 16 (2:30 p.m.) May 20 (7:30 p.m.) May 21 (7:30 p.m.) May 22 (7:30 p.m.) May 23 (2:30 p.m.) May 26 (7:30 p.m.) May 27 (7:30 p.m.) May 28 (7:30 p.m.) May 29 (7:30 p.m.) May 30 (2:30 p.m.)
Performances of H.M.S. Pinafore By Arthur Sullivan Libretto by W.S. Gilbert Amore Opera Production First performance: London, May 25, 1878 Approximate running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
May 22 (11:30 a.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version) May 22 (3:00 p.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version) May 29 (11:30 a.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version) May 29 (3:00 p.m.) (Opera-in-Brief version)
Admission Tickets for The Magic Flute are priced from $30-$45 and tickets for H.M.S. Pinafore are $15.00. Tickets may be purchased online at www.amoreopera.org, or by calling their toll-free hotline at 1-888-811-4111 or directly at the box office the day of the performance.
The Connelly Theater is located on the South Side of East 4 Th Street between Avenues A & B. The closest subway is the F train at 2nd Avenue-Houston Street. Exit 1st Avenue. Walk north on 1st Avenue to East 4th Street, then east to the theatre. You can also take the M9 bus from East 14th Street and 3rd Avenue to Avenue B and East 4th Street Stop.
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