The UA Opera Theatre, under the direction of Paul Houghtaling, is pleased to announce it 2012-2013 season. Building on the momentum of the past season, an exciting year which marked the Opera Theater’s heralded debut with the Tuscaloosa Symphony as well as a rewarding collaboration with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra for Mozart’s Così fan tutte, the new year begins with Something Old, Something New: The Then and Now of Opera on October 12 and 14. This will be an enticing evening of music from the baroque era—the very beginning of opera—alongside works written within the last few decades. Handel and Vivaldi and Monteverdi will he heard with Bernstein, Philip Glass, and Carlisle Floyd. This production will feature the winners of the first annual opera composition competition. Student composers were asked to create mini operas, no longer than 10 minutes in length, and compete for a chance to experience the world premiere of their work performed by the UA Opera Theatre. Also featured will be a sneak peak at Opera Theatre Composer-in-Residence Amir Zaheri’s new musical Over Dinner! which will receive its world premiere in the spring. (Details on this production coming shortly.)
The season continues in the spring with Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado on March 1, 2, and 3. Gilbert & Sullivan holds a special place in Houghtaling’s career having won critical acclaim in this repertoire across the United States. This production will be a must-see event for the entire family. The antics of Ko-Ko, the Lord high Executioner of Titipu, the “Three Little Maids from School,” and a host of other illustrious residents make for a topsy-turvy plot filled with twists and turns, set to a score filled with musical delight. Costumes for this production will be designed by students in the Department of Theatre & Dance’s MFA program in costume design under the direction of Professor Donna Meester.
On April 2, 2012, the season ends with the Opera Theatre’s wildly popular One Night Only: An Annual Evening of Broadway and Pop Favorites. This evening showcases the versatility of the young opera singers as they sing Broadway selections and beloved standards in an intimate cabaret setting.
All performances will be in the Choral Opera Room of the Moody Music Building on the UA Campus. More information on the season and on the UA Opera Theatre can be found on the program’s website, www.music.ua.edu/opera, or by calling the Opera Theatre office at 205-348-3396 or the School of Music’s Music Services office, 205-348-7111.
2012-2013 Season
All performances in the Moody Music Building on the campus of the University of Alabama.
For tickets and information call 205-348-1477.
October 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Something Old, Something New!
The Then and Now of Opera
The UA Opera Theatre offers a selection of scenes, songs, and arias from opera and musical theatre. A highlight of the show will be world-premiere performances of the short operas selected as winners of the first Opera Composition Contest paired with exquisitely beautiful selections from the first century of opera!! The new and old …
Tickets: $10 = General Admission; $5 = students
Limited Seating – early arrival suggested.
Choral Opera Room, Moody Music Building
March 1 and 2, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
March 3, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
The Mikado
The UA Opera Theatre is excited to present this comic masterpiece by Gilbert & Sullivan. Come and meet Ko-Ko and the zany residents of the Town of Titipu, including the “Three Little Maids from School.” Fun for the entire family.
Tickets: $20 = General Admission; $5 = students
Limited Seating – early arrival suggested.
Choral Opera Room, Moody Music Building
April 2, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
ONE NIGHT ONLY:
An Annual Evening of Broadway and Pop Favorites
An annual celebration of the best of Broadway, this popular event is performed in an intimate cabaret setting. Seats go fast!!
F R E E Admission – Seating limited - early arrival suggested.