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    Alzira

     

    2000 Sarasota Opera Production

    March 11, 14, 16, 19m, 22, 26

     

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    Lyric Tragedy In A Prologue And Two Acts, Sung In Italian
    Poetry By Salvadore Cammarano
    Based On The Tragedy Alzire, ou Les Américains By Voltaire

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    Conductor

    Victor DeRenzi


    Stage Director

    James Furlong


    Scenic Designer

    David P. Gordon


    Costume Designer

    Howard Tsvi Kaplan


    Lighting Designer

    Barry Steele


    Wigs And Make-Up Designer

    Elsen Associates


    Chorus Preparation

    Roger L. Bingaman


    Assistant Conductor

    John Di Costanzo


    Surtitle Supplier

    Words For Music


    Surtitle Translation

    Victor DeRenzi

     

    New Production Created By Sarasota Opera

     

    Cast

     

    Alvaro, Governor of Peru

    David Langan


    Gusmano, his son

    William Andrew Stuckey


    Ovando, a Spanish leader

    Daniel Cafiero*


    Zamoro, Chief of a Peruvian tribe

    Matthew Kirchner


    Ataliba, Chief of a Peruvian tribe

    Daniel Cole*


    Alzira, his daughter

    Suzanne Balaes


    Zuma, Alzira's maid

    Jacqueline Venable


    Otumbo, a warrior

    Charles Reid

     

    * Studio Artist

     

    Sarasota Opera Orchestra
    Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentices 

     

     

    Reviews

     

     

    “It is possible that the composer never experienced a better performance of it than Sarasota’s.”
    —Roger Steiner, Crítica Internacional

     

    “It’s probably safe to say that Sarasota Opera’s production of Alzira is definitive.”
    —John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times

     

    “Sarasota Opera is like a treasure chest where many gems may be found.”
    —Chip Ludlow, Venice Gondolier

     

    “With a vocally gifted cast of vigorous young singers, the opera makes a surprisingly dramatic impact.”
    —Florence Fisher, Sarasota Herald Tribune

     

    (Photos: Sarasota Opera

     

    2016 created by Sarasota Opera. sarasotaopera.org

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