The Crucible by Robert Ward

Based on the play by Arthur Miller
In English with English surtitles™
Libretto by Robert Ward and Bernard Stambler
Nancy Hermiston Director
Norbert Baxa Conductor
 
UBC Opera Ensemble with the UBC Symphony Orchestra
November 10, 11, 12 | 7:30 PM
November 13 | 2:00 PM
UBC Old Auditorium

A cocktail of fear, passion, greed, and jealousy. The Crucible tells a story that is disturbingly familiar. One of the most important plays of the 1950s, Arthur Miller’s political parable about McCarthyism is set against the backdrop of the 1692 Salem witch hunt and remains as relevant today as at its premiere. Robert Ward's passionate music only increases the intensity of Arthur Miller's powerful message. The Crucible, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, is much more than an American classic - it’s an operatic masterpiece. 

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Rusalka by Anton Dvorak

In Czech with English surtitles™
Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil
Nancy Hermiston Director
Norbert Baxa Conductor
 
UBC Opera Ensemble with the UBC Symphony Orchestra
February 9, 10, 11 | 7:30 PM
February 12 | 2:00 PM
Chan Centre for Performing Arts

Rusalka tells of the story of The Little Mermaid who gives her voice to a wicked witch for a chance at human love with a mortal Prince. Her desperate longing to experience true love plunges her into an emotional storm. She must choose to make the ultimate sacrifice for love. Romantic, ethereal, and hauntingly sad, Dvořák's dramatic music soars with melody, romance, and longing. Rusalka is not only Dvořák's finest and most enduringly popular opera but also one of the most deeply moving operas of all.
 
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The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar

In German with English surtitles™
Libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein
Nancy Hermiston Director
Richard Epp Conductor
 
UBC Opera Ensemble
June 21, 22, 23 | 7:30 PM
June 24 | 2:00 PM
UBC Old Auditorium

At a high-society party in turn-of-the-century Paris, potential suitors await the arrival of Hanna Glawari, the frisky tempestuous widow of an outrageously wealthy man in search of true love. But, she faces a tough decision: If she decides to marry only for love, her tiny country will be left bankrupt! What unfolds is an embassy plot to match and marry her off to her country’s most eligible bachelor, handsome Count Danilo. Hanna, adamant on finding true love, tests Danilo’s heart. Lovers' crazy trysts, lavish parties, spirited hijinks and political intrigue ensue and makes this joyful operetta one not to be missed.

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