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Final Dress Rehearsal:  Otello
by Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Date:  Thursday, March 3, 2011
Time:  7:00pm
Location:  Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave, Tucson
Cost:  $6 students (under 18); $15 adults (over 18)
Payment deadline:  August 5, 2010
RSVP:  email jan@theparsonsfamily.com to reserve your seat and receive payment information

NOTE:  We must have at least 8 students to qualify for the Dress Rehearsal.  

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:  The final dress rehearsal is just that....it may be stopped by the director in the middle of the performance (though it's rare)...some actors may not sing/dance as fully as at the regular performances....they don't always close the curtains at scene changing (which is actually kinda cool to watch).   Seating is first come first choice.  They block off the closest seats for family/friends/media.  And there may be a photographer or two dashing back and forth in the front taking photos during the show.   It sounds chaotic but in reality the opera is so riveting (and the surtitles so high up) that your focus is on the stage not on the chaos.  But I do want everyone to understand it is a dress rehearsal and not a "true" performance.    

What happens when a man listens
to his worst fears?

 

Even the strongest man can be destroyed by jealousy and rumor. In this re-telling of Shakespeare’s play, Otello, a warrior, returns home from battle. Now the governor of Cyprus, Otello has made a deadly enemy: the treacherous Iago, who pretends to be his friend. As Iago spins a web of deceit and lies, Otello begins to doubt the faithfulness of his beloved wife, Desdemona. Caught between evil whispers and the voice of his own heart, Otello must decide what – and who – he believes.

Often considered Verdi’s greatest opera, Otello is faithful to the text of Shakespeare’s original play. Tenor Allan Glassman, a gifted mainstay at the Metropolitan Opera, portrays the tragic Moor. His towering presence is the perfect complement to the set’s tall, dramatic projections, powerfully evoking the stormy Venetian harbor. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.