Opera League of Los Angeles – Pilot Program – Santa Barbara Ho! -March 6, 2016

Love potions and a furtive tear…

…with Donizetti’s Bel Canto music that will astound you.

Do love potions sold by a doctor of dubious credentials really work? In this delightful comedy of magical concoctions, feigned indifference, mistaken love and a sad tear, two lovers find their passion with Donizetti’s effervescent and charming arias.

Conductor: Leonardo Vordoni
Stage Director: Alan E. Hicks

Cast
Adina: Angela Mannino
Nemorino: Marco Cammarota
Belcore: Luis Orozco
Dr. Dulcamara: Zachary Owen
Giannetta: Rachel Blaustein

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Opera League of Los Angeles – Pilot Program – Sojourn to San Diego – February 21, 2016

Step into the web of politics, policy brutality, betrayal, jealousy and murder in Puccini’s blood-soaked and intense Tosca, the fiery and celebrated singer Floria Tosca has no idea that her life, and that of the man she loves, will irrevocably change at the tainted hands of the treacherous police chief. With passionate arias and soaring, sensuous melodies, Tosca‘s power and raw emotion will leave you breathless.

Cast: Alexia Voulgaridou as Tosca, Gwyn Hughes Jones as Cavaradossi, Greer Grimsley as Scarpia, Kristopher Irmiter as Angelotti / Sciarone, Scott Sikon as Sacristano, Joel Sorensen as Spoletta. Conducted by Massimo Zanetti and directed by Leslie Koenig.

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