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Season 2009 - 2010

G. Bizet Carmen

Get ready for all things that tingle the senses: the smell of cigars, the feel of rose petals against the skin, the bitter taste of revenge and the intoxicating sounds of Bizet's Carmen. As a special enticement, please join us for our opening night on Saturday March 6, where everyone who attends, gets a free rose to either keep, or throw onstage during curtain call for your favorite singer/performer! Sung in French with English super titles. Fully staged, in costume.

Carmen: Myeongsook Park, Don Jose: Hansu Kim, Micaela: Angela Marchese, Escamillo: Robert Burner, Frasquita: Caitlyn Budny, Mercedes: Katherine Sanford, Zuniga: Ramii Ayuub, Remendado: Matthew Hill, Dancairo: Dennys Moura, Lilias Pastia: Zain Shariff.

Flamenco dancers: Raven Mustang, Stephanie Williams, Sofia A. Mannos.

Choreographer: Raven Mustang, Light Designer: Chris Holland, Costume Designer: Kathleen McGhee, Associate Costumer: Lois Dunlop, Stage Director: Debbie Niezgoda, Artistic Director, Conductor: Katerina Souvorova.

Saturday, March 6, 7.30pm, 1st Stage Theater, 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean (click for directions)

Sunday, March 7, 3:00pm, 1st Stage Theater, 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean (click for directions)

Saturday, March 13,  7.30pm, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville MD‎ (click for directions)

Sunday, March 14, 3.00pm,  Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD‎ (click for directions)

Tickets: $35 (Adult), $25 (Student), groups of 10 and more $30. Buy tickets online with your credit card through PayPal. Send a check to Bel Cantanti Opera, P.O. Box 3232, Silver Spring, MD, 20918. Information about the tickets: (301) 266-7546 or at tickets@belcantanti.com

G. Bizet Le Docteur Miracle

J. Offenbach Monsieur Choufleuri

If you think your family does crazy things then you cannot miss these two great comic opera shorts, Georges Bizet's Le Docteur Miracle and Jacques Offenbach's Monsieur Choufleuri, about the crazy things that one will do for the love of family! This promises to have the audience rolling in the aisles, and the singers rolling right along with you! Sung in French with Dialogs in English, English Super titles. Accompanied by piano and strings. Directed by Francois Loup, artistic director, Katerina Souvorova.

Saturday, May 1, 7.30pm, 1st Stage Theater, 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean (click for directions)

Sunday, May 2, 3.00pm, 1st Stage Theater, 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean (click for directions)

Saturday, May 8, 7.30pm,  Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD‎ (click for directions)

Sunday, May 9,  3.00pm, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD<‎ (click for directions)

Tickets: $35 (Adult), $25 (Student), groups of 10 and more $30. Buy tickets online with your credit card through PayPal. Send a check to Bel Cantanti Opera, P.O. Box 3232, Silver Spring, MD, 20918. Information about the tickets: (301) 266-7546 or at tickets@belcantanti.com

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F. Handel Giulio Cesare

"... As Cesare, countertenor Nicholas Tamagna handled his complex runs and vocal ornaments fluently through all eight of his arias. Soprano Bridgid Eversole was his equal as Cleopatra, with eight arias of her own -- beautifully playing the coquette, the manipulator and the tragic heroine. The Mozartean duet in which she realizes that she actually loves Cesare was wonderfully intertwined..."      By Mark J. Estren, Washington Post. (read complete review)

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"...Bel Cantanti is highlighting a young American countertenor as Cesare, Nicholas Tamagna, who looks to be one of the most remarkable performers in his vocal range to emerge over the last few decades... There's nothing in this difficult role (Cleopatra), including lovely sustained soft tones, easy fioritura and a liquid trill, that Bridgid Eversole couldn't manage...Francesca Aguado's (Sesto) mezzo sound is very solid...there is something in the tone color and the excellent support, which suggests that a larger career may be in the offing..."     By Richard Garmise, Opera Britannia. (read complete review)

Giulio Cesare: Nicholas Tamagna, Cleopatra: Bridgid Eversole, Tolomeo: Biraj Barkakaty, Cornelia: Anamer Castrello, Sesto: Tammy Coil, Francesca Aguado, Achilla: Eric Black, Nireno: Sean Pflueger, Curio: Charles Hyland.


Stage Director: Deborah Niezgoda, Costume Designer: Kathleen McGhee, Artistic Director, Producer: Katerina Souvorova