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Performances
The Center Stage Opera is proud to bring you an excellent
variety of classical and contemporary operas. Please click on the title
of the opera for more details on our performance.
Current Season (2008)
- March 2008: Andrea Chenier (Umberto Giordano)
A tale of romance, espionage and betrayal, Andrea Chénier is based upon the life of the legendary French poet and patriot who participated in the French Revolution, only to become a victim of it himself.
- June 2008: Il Trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi)
One of Giuseppe Verdi's most passionate and romantic operas.
- November 2008: La Boheme (Giacomo Puccini)
The bittersweet and tragic story of young love set in the bohemian culture of 1830s Paris.
Coming in 2009
Past Season (2007)
- March 2007: Lucia di Lammermoor (Gaetano Donizetti)
The dramatic three-act opera is set in Scotland in the late 16th century (based on Sir Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor)
- June 2007: Falstaff (Giuseppe Verdi, William Shakespeare's original play)
Verdi's operatic commedia lirica, adapted from Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor.
- November 2007: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo)
Since 1893, these two masterpieces have been performed together.
Past Season (2006)
- Norma (Vincenzo Bellini)
Our opening 2006 performance will be Bellini's beautiful yet tragic
opera.
- Otello (Giuseppe Verdi)
Our midseason production will be a fully staged performance of
the opera based on William Shakespeare's famous story.
- Amahl and the Night Visitors (Gian Carlo Menotti)
Menotti's opera presents events through the eyes of a child, in clear, attractive tonal musical language. The work has proved widely popular with audiences.
Past Season (2005)
- Hansel & Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)
CSO’s debut opera was Hansel and Gretel in November 2005
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