SUMMER OPERA THEATRE COMPANY
Announces its
Gala 30th Anniversary Season
DIE TOTE STADT
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Libretto by Paul Schott (Julius and EW Korngold)
Based on Bruges la Morte, a short novel by Georges Rodenbach
Pure Love. Total Obsession.
Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 pm
Ticket prices: $50...$60...$75*
*Includes Meet the Artists Reception following the performance
Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30 pm
Ticket prices: $50...$60...$70**
Sunday, June 22 at 2:30 pm
Ticket prices:$50...$60...$70**
**Includes Chairman's Circle Reception during first intermission
Performances at the HARTKE THEATRE
(Harewood Rd NE, on the campus of The Catholic University of America)
Summer Opera brought you this lushly Romantic opera 10 years ago. Now,
in a new production, tenor MICHAEL HAYES ("Otello" in 2005) returns as
"Paul" and introduces KARA SHAY THOMSON as the dancer "Marietta."
Conductor: Mark Graf
Stage Director: Elaine Walter
Performed in German with English surtitles
CARMEN
Georges Bizet
Libretto by Meilhac and Halevy
Based on Carmen by Prosper Merimee
Summer in Washington Just Got Hotter!
Sunday, July 20 at 2:30 pm
Ticket prices: $60...$70...$125*
*Includes Meet the Artists Reception following the performance
Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 pm
$60…$70…$80
Sunday, July 27 at 2:30 pm
$60... $70... $80
Performances at the HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
(Sydney Harman Hall 610 F St. NW Washington DC)
30 years ago, CARMEN was Summer Opera's first production. A new production of this most popular opera returns tenor BENJAMIN WARSCHAWSKI as "Don Jose" and introduces TERESA BUCHHOLZ in the title role and THOMAS BEARD as "Escamillo."
Conductor: H. Teri Murai
Stage Director: David Grindle
Performed in French with English surtitles
To order tickets or to request a brochure, please call Summer Opera Theatre at 202-526-1669 or by e-mail at sotc2@summeropera.org
Season Subscriptions go on sale April 28.
Single Tickets for Die Tote Stadt and Carmen can be ordered through
the Summer Opera Theatre Office from April 28 – June 22.
Tickets for Carmen will be available at the Harman Center for the Arts
Box Office after June 22, pending availability.
$3 handling fee is charged per ticket. Credit Card fees may be
assessed on tickets purchased after June 22. Subscription orders
receive seating preference.
