Brown Opera Productions is pleased to announce our spring opera….

DON PASQUALE by Donizetti

We are so excited to begin working on this 19th century bel canto masterpiece and can’t wait for you to join in the mischief!

How will YOU be involved?

Apply to music or stage direct!
Email brownoperaproductions@gmail.com to request an application (by November 21st) and get a board buddy who will help you scheme. Completed plans of intrigue are due November 28th.

Audition to sing!
Auditions for Don Pasquale and our Winter Arias Concert will be the weekend of Dec 1st. Sing us anything- aria, art song, musical theater, or unaccompanied Hungarian notá. Pianist will be provided. Keep a lookout for time and place…

Be a member of the Production Staff!
Email us if you’re interested in set, costume, light design or managing.

Play in the Pit!
Email us if you’re interested in playing with other excellent musicians.

ALSO

Ever thought you’d like to work behind, behind the scenes – like choose the spring production or just talk about how hot Anna Netrebko is? Now’s your chance to join the BOP Board! Email for an application- due Dec 5.

DIE FLEDERMAUS
(the bat)

by Johann Strauss
directed by Audrey Chait ‘11
musical direction by Jacob Klapholz ‘13

March 18-20, Alumnae Hall
Music and dialogue to be performed in English

You won’t want to miss out on BOP’s biggest adventure yet! Join us for a tale of disguise, shenanigans, and music that will make you grab your seatmate and waltz him/her around Alumnae Hall. Also, lots and lots of champagne.

The Plot: Once upon a time, Gabriel von Eisenstein got drunk with his friend Dr. Falke, and at the end of the night left the poor guy passed out in the middle of town, dressed as a bat. To get revenge, Dr. Falke invites Eisenstein, who has been sentenced to jail for eight days (for a piddling offense), out for one last wild night at Prince Orlovsky’s ball. Little does Eisenstein know that his wife, his maid, and the head of the prison have also been invited, all in disguise! Drunken hijinks ensue, and though Act III takes place in a jail, everything works out in the end.

Musicians! Interested in playing in the pit? Email Jacob (jacob_klapholz@brown.edu).

Want to get involved in the production? Interested in Technical Direction, Lights, Sets, or Costume design? Email Audrey (audrey_chait@brown.edu) with questions, ideas, and general interest.

New to theater or opera, but want to get your feet wet? Working on a BOP spring opera, one of the biggest shows on campus, is a lot of fun and great theatrical experience. Email Audrey if you are generally interested in being involved in the production–we’d love to have you.

LOVE, BOP

The concert will be Friday, February 11^th. It should be a great time to enjoy hearing some great arias! It will be a very fun performance with a reception afterward. If you are interested in singing, any aria or art song from any time period and in any language is welcome.  Email natalie_kleeman@brown.edu for information. Date and time TBD.

The BOP board became an even more joyous place at the end of last semester, when we welcomed three promising youngsters to our ranks. Ivy Alphonse-Leja ‘14, Natalie Kleeman ‘13, and Jacob Klapholz ‘13 will help BOP make great opera for years to come. (Well, two or three years, but in college that is a lot of years.) Congrats, guys!

Hey BOP!

It’s audition time! So unwrap that Ricola coughdrop, dust off your favorite music, and come impress us.  This year’s program will include selections from:

CARMEN by Georges Bizet
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by WA Mozart
L’ELISIR D’AMORE by Gaetano Donizetti
OPERATIC BAR-SONGS MASHUP compiled by Mr. Joseph Rim, Esq., ‘12

*NOTE: the exact program is subject to revision, depending on the breakdown of voice parts. The show will be in the Underground, on November 12th and 13th.

Please prepare a song or aria (can be from any time period or genre) that shows your voice well. You may be asked to read sides, which will be provided at the audition. Auditions will be held Thursday the 21st from 6-8PM in the ADPhi lounge (in Goddard House, on Patriot’s Court), and Friday the 22nd from 3-5 in Vartan Gregorian Quad, Room 116 (that’s in New Dorm–we’ll have signs out). If you want to try out but can’t make either of those times, email Audrey (audrey_chait@brown.edu) and we’ll find a time for you to sing. It will be a party. Email if you have any questions.

See you there!

Brown Opera Productions Presents:

GIANNI SCHICCHI

by Giacomo Puccini

Directed by Rebecca Maxfield ‘13

Music direction by Minjae Cho ‘12

Gianni Schicchi is a one-act comic opera about a greedy Florentine family and the clever man who cheats them all. Featuring star-crossed lovers, the forging of wills, and the iconic aria “O mio babbino caro,” this is an opera that remains a crowd favorite and the most popular of Puccini’s “il Trittico.” Join BOP for its second-ever fall operetta and a night of Italian comic opera at its finest. For reservations, email brownoperaproductions@gmail.com with the showing you will be attending and the number of tickets desired.

Alumnae Hall, 194 Meeting Street

October 15, 16, and 17

Friday at 8:00 PM

Saturday at 8:00 PM

Sunday at 2:00 PM

Admission is FREE, as always!

Approx. run time: 60 min.

Those with reserved tickets will have priority seating starting 30 minutes prior to the performance. The hall opens to the general public 15 minutes before the beginning of the show.

Accompaniment by Jane Brendlinger ‘13

Cast:

Gianni Schicchi: Joseph Rim

Lauretta, his daughter: Kathryn Cohen

Zita, Buoso’s cousin: Madeline Sall

Rinuccio, Zita’s nephew: Andrew Wong

Gherardo, Buoso’s nephew: Ted Lee

Nella, his wife: Natalie Kleeman

Gherardino, their son: MariaLisa Itzoe

Betto of Signa: Diego Ramos Rosas

Simone, Buoso’s cousin: Charles Pletcher

Marco, his son: Tyler Parker

La Ciesca, Marco’s wife: Anne Collins

Master Spinelloccio, the doctor: Alvin Kerber

Amantio di Nicolao, the notary: Alvin Kerber

Pinellino, the shoemaker: Abe Pressman

Guccio, the tailor: Sean Yancey

Buoso Donati: Michael Hogan