Speaking of smaller music institutions, my sister and a friend have founded a new opera company here in Philadelphia, Poor Richard's Opera. Their debut production will take place in September as part of the Philly Fringe Festival, and is called The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version. Here's the official blurb:
Move over Count Almaviva, make way for Ol' Blue Eyes. Ever wonder how Mozart would do in 1960s Las Vegas? Even if you haven't, you need to find out! Opera goes groovy in the Philadelphia premiere of DC writers Elizabeth Pringle's and Bari Biern's original libretto and lyrics matched with Mozart's timeless music of love, betrayal and forgiveness.
Poor Richard's Opera, Philadelphia's newest opera company, announces its premier production, The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version, as part of the 2010 Philadelphia Fringe Festival at the Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th Street, on Saturday September 11 and Sunday September 12 at 7:30 PM.
"Part opera, part zany spoof, [The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version] moves in and out of Mozart's frame so comfortably, so smoothly and entirely without an attempt to simply recreate his wonderful opera." (The Washington Post)
The Count - Paul Corujo
The Countess - Katy Gentry
Figaro - Ben Williams
Susanna - Sydney de Lapeyrouse
Cherubino - Alyssa Marshall
Marcellina - Annie Gill
Bartolo/Antonio - Matthew Fisher
Basilio - Aaron Spencer
Pianist - Yoonhak Baek
Tickets - $20, available at the door or here.
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