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2008/2009 | 2007/2008 | 2006/2007 | 2005/2006

2008/2009 Der Freischütz - Weber   To win a marksmanship contest and the hand of his beloved, a young ranger makes a deal with the dark side. From its famous overture to its exciting conclusion, Der Freischütz is a seminal work of German Romanticism. The Nose - Shostakovich   Described as an "anarchistic grenade" at its premiere, Shostakovich's first opera is a surreal and satirical romp about Kovalyov, an Everyman whose nose runs away from his face to make its own way in the world. The Bartered Bride - Smetana   Jenik and Marenka are in love, but her parent's don't approve of the match. They each scheme to outwit their elders, especially the village marriage-broker, but almost double-cross each other! 2007/2008 Ainadamar - Golijov   Ainadamar is a mystical and poetic meditation on memory, loss, revolution, and exile based on the life and work of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca. Opera Boston's production reunited the principal cast from this Grammy-winning recording. Semele - Handel   Kathleen Battle sings the title role in Handel's "secular oratorio" about a young woman desperate for immportality and Jupiter's love. . . at any cost. William Congreve wrote the witty libretto, which also bears the mock-heroic stamp of later contributor Alexander Pope. Ernani - Verdi   Elvira is betrothed to her guardian but harbors a secret love for the nobleman-bandit Ernani. This cloak-and-dagger tour de force from Verdi's formative period has intense scenes of confrontation and conspiracy. 2006/2007 La Clemenza di Tito - Mozart   Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but is vengeance worth the consequences? Mozart's final opera seria confronts the dangers of giving way to passion and the struggle to achieve compassionate forgiveness. The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - Weill   Welcome to Mahagonny, a sunny place for shady people, where the only capital crime is failure to pay the bar bill. Weill and Brecht's pageant of satire, sin, and spectacle incorporates strands of the twentieth century's musical vernacualrs - ragtime, jazz, and popular song. The Pearl Fishers - Bizet   Set in the enchanting isle of Ceylon, The Pearl Fishers tells the heartbreaking story of two friends' rivalry over a lovely priestess. Be seduced by Bizet's exotic and romantic score. Would you expect anything less from the composer of Carmen? 2005/2006 The Consul - Menotti   To join her exiled husband and to elude the secret police, Magda throws herself on the mercy of the mysterious Consul. Will freedom prevail or prove illusory? L’étoile - Chabrier   A sweet and sensuous fairytale set to shimmering melodies, L’étoile tells the story of a king ini disguise, a princess on the run, and a young peddler whose lucky star gets him into-and out of-trouble. Lucrezia Borgia - Donizetti   The infamous tale of a woman with a secret, torn between her jealous husband and the man he assumes is her lover.