The World Is But a Jest!
In the first concert of their fourth season, One World Symphony and conductor Sung Jin Hong, present scenes from the final operas of two of the most renowned operatic composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi.
Although separated by over 100 years, these two delightful works -- The Magic Flute, by Mozart, and Falstaff, by Verdi -- have more in common than might be expected. They are colorful, imaginative, playful works, supremely Shakespearean in their emphasis on complex characters who blend good and evil. Most surprising -- especially for audiences more familiar with the profound, tragic, and contemplative works of Mozart and Verdi -- is that the final operas are both comedies.
The Magic Flute and Falstaff use the elements of magic and otherworldly realms to present the ever-familiar theme of the battle of the sexes, as funny and relevant to audiences today as it was hundreds of years ago. These operas turn reality on its head: Falstaff proclaims, "the world is but a jest," yet we are encouraged to seek a serious message in the fantastical fictions of these operas.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear selections from these natural operatic siblings paired on a single program and performed by critically acclaimed vocal soloists and one of the most highly new acclaimed ensembles in New York City!
THE MAGIC FLUTE CASTS
Wed, October 6 at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
Pamina: Shira Lissek
Tamino: Erich
Simo
Queen of the Night: Christine Matovich
Sarastro: Waundell
Saavedra
Papagena: Leslie Goldman
Papageno: Joshua Sekoski
Monostatos: Cameron Aiken
First Spirit: Kristin Ezell
Second Spirit: Rita
Markova
Third Spirit: Amber Smoke
First Lady: Kylie Colan
Second Lady: Julie Baron
Third Lady: Margaret O'Connell
Armored Man 1: Jonathon Pilkington
Armored Man 2: Juan-Jose Ibarra
Thurs, October 7 at St. Luke's Church
Pamina: Amberleigh Aller
Tamino: Colm
Fitzmaurice
Queen of the Night: Christine Matovich
Sarastro: Waundell
Saavedra
Papagena: Carla Wesby
Papageno: Jesse Blumberg
Monostatos: Jonathan Pilkington
First Spirit: Kylie Colan
Second Spirit: Julie Baron
Third Spirit: Margaret O'Connell
First Lady: Kristin Ezell
Second Lady: Rita
Markova
Third Lady: Amber Smoke
Armored Man 1: Cameron Aiken
Armored Man 2: Juan-Jose Ibarra
Covers:
Mary Thorne
Kylie Colan
Heather Green
FASLTAFF CASTS
Wed, October 6 at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
Sir John Falstaff: Alessandro Magno
Ford, husband of Alice: Rod
Gomez
Fenton: Albert Lee
Doctor Caius: Alex Guerrero
Bardolph: Jonathan Pilkington
Pistol: Juan-Jose Ibarra
Mrs. Alice Ford: Daena Mireau
Nanneta, daughter of Alice and Ford: Elizabeth Eiel
Mrs. Quickly: Carolyn Gronlund
Mrs. Meg Page: Malena Dayen
Thurs, October 7 at St. Luke's Church
Sir John Falstaff: Waundell
Saavedra
Ford, husband of Alice: Rod
Gomez
Fenton: David Katz
Doctor Caius: Trent Schwartz
Bardolph: Cameron Aiken
Pistol: Juan-Jose Ibarra
Mrs. Alice Ford: Jamila Sockwell
Nanneta, daughter of Alice and Ford: Jennifer
Greene
Mrs. Quickly: Elizabeth Moulton
Mrs. Meg Page: Lisa Chavez
Covers:
Courtney Taylor
Amber Smoke
Phillip Tambakis
Artistic Staff:
Artistic Director and Conductor: Sung
Jin Hong
Assistant Conductor: Nathan
Fifield
Chorusmaster: Rasaan Bourke
Italian Coach: Carmine Aufiero
Wed, October 6, 2004
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn Heights
Thurs, October 7,
2004
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Manhattan
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