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The tour comes just days after Seattle Opera closed its critically-acclaimed production of Donizetti's most popular opera, Lucia di Lammermoor, in which three of the Young Artists also appeared. But the two operas couldn't be more different. This first-ever Seattle Opera production of Viva la Mamma! showcases the lighter side of Donizetti, one of Italian opera’s most prolific composers. It's a wild farce about backstage shenanigans at an opera company, featuring a madly temperamental prima donna and her pushy husband, who make life miserable for their colleagues—including a rival soprano and her unusual and overbearing stage mother. This family-friendly production will be sung in Italian with English captions, and feature piano accompaniment.
Below, check out rehearsal photos and tour dates. We hope to see you in the audience!
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Marcy Stonikas (Seconda Donna), Erik Anstine (Poet), Daniel Scofield (Mamma Agata), Adrian Rosas (Procolo), David Krohn (Maestro), Joseph Beutel (Impresario), Amanda Opuszynski (Prima Donna)
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Adrian Rosas (Procolo) and Amanda Opuszynski (Prima Donna)
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Joseph Beutel (Impresario), David Krohn (Maestro), and Erik Anstine (Poet)
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Eric Neuville (Tenor) and Daniel Scofield (Mamma)
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Daniel Scofield (Mamma)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Kirkland Performance Center
350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA
Tickets: $25 Prime/$22 Choice
Box Office: 425.893.9900
Online: kpcenter.org
Friday, November 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Western Washington University PAC
516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
Tickets: $18 General/$14 Seniors, WWU Faculty, and Staff/$11 Students
Box Office: 360.650.6146
Online: tickets.wwu.edu
Friday, November 12, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Orcas Center
917 Mt. Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA
Tickets: $25 General/$17 Orcas Center Members/$11 Students
Box Office: 360.376.2281
Online: orcascenter.org
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 7:30 pm
San Juan Community Theatre
100 2nd Street, Friday Harbor, WA
Tickets: $25 General/$12 Students
Box Office: 360.378.3210
Online: sjctheatre.org
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Walla Walla Community College
500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, WA
Tickets: $15 General/$5 Students
Box Office: 509.527.4575
Information: 509.527.4275 or 509.524.5160
Friday, November 19, 2010
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at 8:00 pm
200 University Street, Seattle, WA
Tickets: $25
Box Office: 206.389.7676
Online: seattleopera.org/tickets
Photos by Alan Alabastro
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