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" Bel Cantanti reminds us that our region's smaller companies are arguably smarter, better stewards of the art form, spending more wisely than the big-budget houses, presenting sturdy, smaller-scaled evenings of opera..."

                                                                                     Tom Huizenga. Washington Post, September 27, 2010

Season 2012 - 2013

Auditions!

F. Handel Serse (Xerxes). All roles are needed. March-April 2014. Sung in Italian. Rockville, MD.

P.Tchaikovsky Iolanta. Role of King Renee (bass) is needed. Sung is Russian. January 2014. Rockville, MD

Auditions are held on Saturdays: May 18 (3-7pm) and May 25 (12-6pm) at JPH Hall of Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, DC 20064.

To request an audition slot singers need to apply by sending an application package via email to auditions@belcantanti.com .

Application materials: current resume, current headshot, MP3 recording or link to the Yotube or personal website.

Application fee: $36.50 - paid online through PAYPAL. . Follow the link.

The Music of Russian Soul

tchaikovsky

A concert, dedicated to the music of the greatest Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). The program includes arias, duets from Tchaikovsky's operas as well as various art songs. Sung in Russian with projected English texts, supertitles and images of the Russian art of 19th century.

Featuring: Maryann Mootos, soprano; Yeji Yoon, soprano; Daniel Noone, tenor; Huanhuan Ma, soprano; Kevin Johnson, baritone; Liz Lalor, soprano.

Seond half of the program is performed by renowned Russian bass: Michail Svetlov

Accompanied on piano by BCO Artistic Director Katerina Souvorova

Sunday, May 12, 7:30pm

Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington,6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD, 20902

Tickets are sold online through www.eventbrite.com Buy tickets

Online Adult: $38, Student: $15. At the door Adult: $40, Senior: $35, Student: $15. Groups of 10 and more: $30.

Ticket information: (240) 230-7372 or at tickets@belcantanti.com

Past Performances

G. Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Butterfly

Cio Cio San: Na Li Youm; Pinkerton: Aaron Halevy; Sharpless: Eric McKeever, Suzuki: Lindsey Paradise, Goro: David Wolff, Bonza: Newlon Connor, Yamadori: Jye-Sung Moon, Kate Pinkerton: Melissa Mino.

W. Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti

(Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers)

Cosi Fan Tutte

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Fiordilidgi: Sarah Heisler, Dorabella: Sarah Davis,

Guglielmo: Colin Levin, Ferrando: Rogelio B. Peñaverde Jr,

Despina: Melissa Mino, Don Alfonso: Andrew Adelsberger.



Gioachino Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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"The Maryland-based Bel Cantanti Opera Company began its ninth year with a winsome production of Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” — very well sung and often fun to look at... With talented local singers, the company’s highly creditable showing owes much to the ambition and drive of its founder, director, and conductor, Katerina Souvorova. ...The cast was vocally strong from top to bottom. …Sarah Davis as Rosina was outstanding, tossing off coloratura with clarity and ease... Costume and production design were remarkable, given the budget constraints… For a fraction of what you’d pay at the Kennedy Center, this modest “Barber” offers a musically satisfying and vocally opulent evening."
Robert Battey, The Washington Post, October 7, 2012.

Rosina: Sarah Davis, Figaro: Colin Levin, Count Almaviva: Kyle Tomlin, Doctor Bartolo: Kwang Kyu Lee, Don Basilio: Andrew Adelsberger, Berta: Sarah Heisler, Fiorello: Connor Newlon

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