2018 Festival: Mozart & Salieri
August 11–26
Summer Shares at La MaMa
66 East 4th Street (btw Bowery & 2nd Ave)Opera’s greatest rivals, or Opera’s greatest co-workers? Mozart and Salieri simultaneously served as important musicians in the Viennese Court Theater for years in the late 18th century, alongside their colleague, librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Our 2018 Festival features Mozart’s Don Giovanni (in the version created for the first Vienna production), Salieri’s La Cifra (The Code), and a scenes program including Rimsky Korsakov’s one-act Russian opera Mozart & Salieri (after Pushkin), as well as extended scenes from Cosi fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, and Salieri’s Falstaff. Mozart and Salieri are as much the featured characters of our season, just as much as the Don. “Sacred & Profane” highlights include “Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia” – a cantata written jointly by Mozart, Salieri, and “Cornetti” with a libretto by Da Ponte, plus magnificent songs of Mozart, canons of Salieri, and other rarities both sublime and ridiculous!
Evening Performances at 7:30; Matinees at 2
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Don Giovanni
August 11, 12m, 17, 19m, 23, 25
Owen Horsley, Stage Director
Chris Fecteau and Chris Whittaker, Conductor and Music Director
| August 11, 19m, 23 | August 12m, 17, 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Don Giovanni | Cole Grissom | |
| Leporello | Eric Lindsey | Jonathan Harris |
| Donna Anna | Jennifer Townshend | Angel Azzarra |
| Donna Elvira | Jessica Mirshak | Stephanie Kim Johnson |
| Don Ottavio | Morgan Manifacier | Gabriel Hernandez |
| Zerlina | Elyse Kakacek | Sarah Ann Duffy |
| Masetto | Nobuki Momma | Joshua Miller |
| Commendatore | Hector Mori | Joshua Miller |
La cifra
August 18, 22, 24, 26m
Brittany Goodwin, Stage Director
Catherine O'Shaughnessy, Conductor and Music Director
| August 18, 22, 24, 26m | Cover Cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Milord Gualtier Fideling | Timothy Stoddard | Charles Calotta |
| Eurilla | Rachel Barker | Heather Bobeck |
| Lisotta | Allison Gish | Nicholle Bittlingmeyer |
| Sandrino | Ian Joyal | Andrew Jurden |
| Leandro | Stephen Steffens | Vincenzo Catarisano |
| Rusticone | Angky Budiardjono | John Brakatselos |
Vignettes from Vienna (Mozart)
August 20, 21
Così fan tutte — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fiordiligi | Heather Bobeck | |
| Dorabella | Andrea Howland Myers | |
| Ferrando | Vincenzo Catarisano | |
| Guglielmo | John Brakatselos | |
| Despina | Nicholle Bittlingmeyer | |
| Don Alfonso | Ian Joyal |
Falstaff [Salieri] — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Ford | Elyse Kakacek | |
| Mrs. Slender | Inbal Milliger | |
| Mr. Slender | Andrew Jurden | |
| Mr. Ford | Charles Calotta | |
| Falstaff | Hector Mori | |
| Bardolfo | Will Esch |
Mozart & Salieri
Le nozze di Figaro — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Susanna | Makayla McDonald |
Sacred & Profane: Songs & Ephemera of Mozart & Salieri
August 25m
Creative Team & Production Staff
Matthew Iacozza, Scenic DesignerDante Olivia Smith, Lighting Designer
Claire Townsend, Costume Designer