Saturday,
July 21, 2012 at 8 p.m. | Garner Park | Free
Admission
(rain date: Sunday, July 22, 8 p.m.)
Madison Opera is proud to present the 11th annual Opera in the Park concert on
Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 8 pm. In what has become a much beloved Madison
summer tradition, Opera in the Park features familiar opera hits, selections
from Broadway, and highlights from the upcoming Madison Opera season.
Performed by the outstanding talents of the Madison Opera Chorus, the
Madison Symphony Orchestra, and some of opera’s brightest stars,
Opera in the Park is a FREE community event
perfect for audiences of ALL ages!
Garner Park opens at 7 a.m. the day of the concert. Blankets, chairs, food and
beverages are allowed.
Cast
Featuring
Caitlin Cisler, Alan Dunbar, and Heath Rush
The Madison Opera Chorus and the Madison Symphony
Orchestra
Concert Information
Repertoire: Peruse the Opera in the Park 2012 Guide to learn more about the music.
Run
time: The concert lasts approximately 2 and 1/2 hours, including
one intermission. Garner Park opens at 7 a.m. and closes immediately
following the concert.
Location: Garner Park is located at 333 South Rosa
Road, Madison, WI 53705. View map.
Parking: Free parking is located opposite Mineral
Point Road in University Research Park, as well as off S. Rosa Road at CUNA
Mutual Group. Handicap drop-off is located at the park pathway off of S. Rosa
Road.
Weather Updates: Get weather information and alerts with the Opera in the Park Weather Tracker here.
Volunteer Positions: We need you! For more information about available volunteer positions for Opera in the Park, click here.
Take the Opera in the Park Challege: Help Madison Opera keep this summer tradition thriving! Learn more here.
Related Events
Opera in the Park Raffle: Enter for a chance to win cash prizes or tickets to the 2012/13 season, all while supporting the Opera in the Park Fund. Learn more here.
Prelude Dinner: Make the evening even more special by joining us for the Prelude Dinner.
Thank You to our Media Sponsors
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Opera in the Park 2012 Guide for more information about the repertoire, including video and audio excerpts, photographs, scores, synopses, and more.
Star-Spangled Banner
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Chorus
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Prelude & Hymn to the Sun
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Iris (Mascagni)
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Chorus
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| Volate Amori |
Ariodante (Handel)
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Ms. Lynch |
| La Ci Darem La Mano |
Don Giovanni (Mozart) |
Ms. Fons,
Mr. Boehler |
| Ah, Fuggi il Traditor |
Don Giovanni (Mozart) |
Ms. Lynch |
Catalogue aria
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Don Giovanni (Mozart)
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Mr. Boehler
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Chi il Bel Sogno
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La Rondine (Puccini)
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Ms. Lynch
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Violin aria
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The Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach)
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Ms. Fons
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Ma Se M’e Forza Perderti
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Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi)
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Mr. Thomas
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Volta la Terrea…
Signori, Oggi d’Ulrica
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Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi)
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Ms. Cisler,
Mr. Thomas,
Mr. Rush,
Mr. Dunbar,
Mr. Boehler,
Chorus
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Anvil Chorus
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Il Trovatore (Verdi)
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Chorus
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La Donna è Mobile
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Rigoletto (Verdi)
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Mr. Thomas
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Quartet
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Rigoletto (Verdi)
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Ms. Lynch,
Ms. Fons,
Mr. Thomas,
Mr. Boehler
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Barcarolle
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The Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach)
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Ms. Lynch,
Ms. Fons,
Chorus
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Modern Major General
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The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
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Mr. Boehler,
Chorus
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Be My Love
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The Toast of New Orleans (Brodzky)
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Mr. Thomas
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Ice Cream
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She Loves Me
(Bock / Harnick)
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Ms. Fons
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Almost Like Being in Love
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Brigadoon (Loewe)
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Ms. Fons,
Mr. Boheler
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Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man
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Show Boat (Kern)
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Ms. Lynch,
Chorus
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Make Our Garden Grow
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Candide (Bernstein)
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Full Company,
Chorus
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The handy Opera in the Park 2012 Guide includes the repertoire, video and audio excerpts, photographs, scores, synopses, and more so that you can explore the music of Opera in the Park 2012.
Caitlin Lynch
Soprano
Madison Opera
Debut
Recently:
First Lady, Die
Zauberflöte
(Dallas Opera);
Countess, Le Nozze di Figaro
(Lyric Opera Baltimore);
Eliza, world premiere of Dark
Sisters (Gotham Chamber
Opera); Micaëla,
Carmen (Seattle Opera);
Konstanze, Die Entführung aus
dem Serail (Arizona
Opera)
Upcoming:
Donna
Elvira, Don Giovanni
(Madison Opera); Eliza,
Dark Sisters (Opera Company
of Philadelphia); Biancafiore,
Francesca da Rimini
(Metropolitan
Opera)
Website:
www.caitlinlynchsoprano.com
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Emily Fons
Mezzo-Soprano
Madison Opera
Debut
Recently:
Masha, Moscow Cheryomushki
(Chicago Opera Theater);
Nicklausse, The Tales of
Hoffmann, Fyodor, Boris
Godunov, and Mercedes,
Carmen (Lyric
Opera of Chicago); Flora, La Traviata
(Santa Fe
Opera)
Upcoming:
Megacle,
L’Olimpiade
(Garsington
Opera)
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Russell Thomas
Tenor
Madison
Opera Debut
Recently:
Hoffmann, The Tales of
Hoffmann (Canadian Opera Company);
Foresto, Attila (Seattle
Opera); Prince, A
Flowering Tree (Cincinnati Opera);
Andres,
Wozzeck and Tamino,
The Magic Flute
(Metropolitan Opera)
Upcoming:
Foresto,
Attila (Teatro Municpal
Santiago);
Tito, La Clemenza di
Tito (Metropolitan
Opera); Gabriele Adorno, Simon
Boccanegra (Royal Opera
Covent Garden)
Website:
www.russell-thomas.com
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Matt Boehler
Bass
Madison
Opera Debut
Recently:
Bass Soloist, Kepler
(Spoleto Festival USA); Fyodor
Drebednov, Moscow
Cheryomushki (Chicago Opera Theater);
Nourabad, The Pearl Fishers
(Hawaii
Opera)
Upcoming:
Leporello,
Don Giovanni (Madison
Opera); Sparafucile,
Rigoletto (Minnesota
Orchestra); Hotel Manager,
Powder Her Face (New York
City Opera); Sarastro, Die
Zauberflöte (Theater St.
Gallen)
Website:
www.mattboehler.com
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Gary Thor Wedow
Conductor
Madison Opera
Debut
Recently:
Orpheus (New York City
Opera); Orpheus and
Euridice (Seattle Opera); Le
Donne Curiose
(Wolf Trap Opera); Agrippina
(Boston Lyric
Opera)
Upcoming:
La Finta Giardiniera (Merola
Program at San Francisco
Opera); LaVoix Humaine / Suor Angelica
(Seattle
Opera); Rinaldo (Portland
Opera)
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