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Lyric Opera plans 2021 season
Posted by Bob Evans
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Announces 2021-2022 Season
A return to Kauffman Center with Lyric Opera Goes to
Hollywood,
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and Tosca and the new holiday
classic
Amahl and the Night Visitors
at Michael and Ginger Frost Production Arts Building
complete return to live indoor performances
Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO Deborah
Sandler today announced its 2021-2022 season. The season
includes two mainstage productions at the Kauffman Center for
the Performing Arts, The (R)evolution of Steve
Jobs and Tosca and two add on experiences- a night of glamour
at the Kauffman Center with Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood and
live performances of the holiday classic, Amahl and the Night
Visitors at the Michael and Ginger Frost Production Arts
Building. All Kauffman Center performances will be accompanied
by the Kansas City Symphony. High-res photos can be
found here.
The 2021- 2022 season opens with the Lyric’s return to the Kauffman Center with Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood. Famous arias and instrumental moments from opera frequently punctuate dramatic moments in opera’s favorite movies. Featured selections from films include Pretty Woman, Mission Impossible, and Up, this concert includes three LOKC debuts: soprano Talise Trevigne, mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa- Jackson, and tenor Limmie Pulliam. Then, Lyric Opera’s new Kansas City holiday tradition with Amahl and the Night Visitors returns with live performances, featuring Paul Mesner puppets to entertain families in the Michael and Ginger Frost Production Arts Building. Then join the Lyric as we delve into one of recent history’s compelling figures, Steve Jobs in a new opera by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. This adventurous opera, performed without intermission, will bring to life a personality that has arguably had one of the most significant impacts on all our personal and professional lives in the last twenty years. The 2021-22 season ends with Tosca, Puccini’s timeless masterpiece of jealousy, love, and revenge. From the Hollywood hills to Bethlehem and Silicon Valley, and the rooftops of Rome Lyric Opera’s 2021-2022 season will excite your senses with the unexpected and invite you to open your world. Sandler stated, “We are thrilled to announce this season and welcome our audiences back. We all know how hard this past year has been for everyone. We have been very busy, producing a season with innovative and creative projects to share with the community. While some things may be different, we remain committed to exciting your senses and opening your world. I hope that our audiences are as pleased as we are. We can’t wait to see you again!“ 2021-2022 Season
Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood
Courtesy of Lyric Opera
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No one creates drama like a diva
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heartstrings like a string
section. When you think about how
music heightens our emotions and
guides us through the story, opera
is Hollywood’s original special
effect. And for sheer experiential
excess, the combination of
cinematic and operatic is pure
gold in Tinseltown. Come with us
when the Lyric Opera Goes to
Hollywood and relive some of your
favorite musical moments from the
silver screen, back on the stage
where they began.
Artists and Artistic Team
Conductor: David Charles AbellSingers:
Talise Trevigne, Soprano *
Ginger Costa-Jackson, Mezzo-soprano *
Limmie Pulliam, Tenor *
Edward Parks, Baritone
* Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut
Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, KCMO
64108)
Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 14, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Courtesy of Lyric Opera Kansas
City
Amahl and the Night Visitors returns to the LOKC stage forlive performances. Seamlessly pairing live singing and music with masterful puppetry, Amahl and the Night Visitors brings to life the story of three kings – the Magi – who have traveled from far-away lands to bring gifts to a child born in Bethlehem. When they stop to rest for the night, they are taken in by an impoverished, disabled boy and his mother. Amahl is dazzled both by their stories and the exotic treasures they carry, but the humble host will soon show them what it truly means to give with a generous heart, triggering a miraculous ending to this inspiring story. Based on Italian folktales of the Nativity and the Epiphany, this imaginative telling of the first Christmas is an original Lyric Opera of Kansas City production created in collaboration with master puppeteer Paul Mesner. It’s a heartwarming holiday tradition designed with families in mind, and you can only experience it right here in KC. Photo credit by Don Ipock for LOKC Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951) Music and Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti Sung in English with English subtitles This production is owned by Lyric Opera of Kansas City Cast and Artistic Team Production: Shawna Lucey Conductor: Piotr Wisniewski Puppet Designer: Paul Mesner Scenery Designer: Steven Kemp Costume Designer: Nancy Robinson
Mother: Aubrey Odle * ^
King Kaspar: Wayd Odle *^
King Melchior: Keith Klein^
King Balthazar: Peter Morgan *^
* Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut
^ Lyric Opera of Kansas City Resident Artist
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Michael and Ginger Frost Production Arts Building (712 E.
18th St., KCMO 64108)
Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 7:30 pm
Friday, December 3, 2021, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 2:00 pm
Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 2:00 pm
Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 7:30 pm
Friday, December 10, 2021, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 2:00 pm
Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 2:00 pm
The (R)evolution of Steve JobsCourtesy of Lyric Opera Kansas
City
In a production as daring and innovative as the man who
inspired it, this opera is an immersive exploration of the
life of Steve Jobs on his journey from hippie idealist to tech
icon. Every piece of Jobs’s life reveals more of the puzzle,
as we try to discern how a person whose devices have connected
us in so many ways could struggle to make meaningful
connections with the people closest to him. Beneath the
towering Silicon Valley legend, and between the lines of ones
and zeroes, is the story of a complicated human being whose
public revelations changed the world and whose personal demons
had lasting consequences.
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (2017)
By Mason Bates
Libretto by Mark Campbell
Sung in English with English subtitles
This production is jointly owned by Lyric Opera of Kansas
City, The Atlanta Opera, and Austin Opera.
Cast and Artistic Team
Conductor: Michael Christie
Stage Director: Tomer Zvulun
Scenery/Costume Designer: Jacob Climer
Projection Designer: S. Katy TuckerLighting Designer: Robert Wierzel
Sound Designer: Rick Jacobsohn
Steve Jobs: John Moore
Steve Wozniak: Billie Bruley *
Laurene Powell Jacobs: Sarah Larsen
Chrisann Brennan: Madison Leonard*
Kobun Chino Otogawa: Wei Wu *
A Teacher: Aubrey Odle ^
* Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut
^ Lyric Opera of Kansas City Resident Artist
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, KCMO
64108)
Friday, March 11, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
ToscaCourtesy of Lyric Opera Kansas
City
All is fair in love and war. But for Rome’s celebrated opera
singer, Tosca, all is not well. Fueled by jealousy, the Chief
of Police pursues her artist lover for alleged treasonous
acts, pausing only to pursue Tosca with a decidedly different
set of acts in mind. From the start, Puccini’s penchant for
verismo is as present as ever, and to further tighten the
tension, each act plays out in real-time – packing twists and
terrors by the truckload into one 24-hour period. Also,
present is Puccini’s unrivaled ear for melodies that swirl
like smoke trails, forming soft stacks of billowing clouds.
But we know that eventually, all that heavy, haunting beauty
will begin to block out the sun. Facing ruthless tyranny and
torture, Tosca’s revenge is bathed in verismo violence and
sealed with a kiss. But her willingness to trust a dead man
spawns a startling, tragic twist. She lived for art and love.
But Puccini saves what she’d die for until the bitter,
shocking end.
Photo credit by Cory Weaver for LOKC
Tosca (1900)
By Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe GiacosaSung in Italian with English subtitles Sets owned by Lyric Opera of Kansas City Cast and Artistic Team Conductor: Ryan McAdams Director: Carol Vaness * Set Designer: R. Keith Brumley Lighting Designer: Kendall Smith Tosca: Marina Costa-Jackson * Cavaradossi: Robert Watson * Scarpia: Aleksey Bogdanov * Sacristan: Jake Gardner Angelotti: Peter Morgan ^ Spoletta: Wayd Odle ^ Sciarrone: Keith Klein ^ * Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut ^ Lyric Opera of Kansas City Resident Artist Tosca
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, KCMO
64108)
Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
Subscriber and Single Ticket Information
Subscriptions for the 21-22 season are 2-opera packages
containing The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and Tosca with two
add-on experiences, Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood and Amahl
and the Night Visitors. Subscribers save 20% off single ticket
prices, 10% off single ticket add-ons, and get access to seats
before the general public. Subscribers received early renewal
information via email in early June and subscription renewal
packets will be mailed in mid-June when subscriptions will go
on sale to the general public. Season ticket packages range
from $64 to $288. For ticket information, visit the Lyric
Opera website or contact Lyric Opera Ticketing & Patron
Services at (816) 471-7344.
Orpheus KC
Orpheus KC offers arts lovers new to the art of opera
opportunities to get involved, connect with like-minded
enthusiasts, and support Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Join us
for events throughout the season, including happy hours and
brunches, experience our concierge service at performances and
our annual event, Orpheus Affair. It is an opportunity to get
to know a new art and new friends, who, like you, are just
getting initiated to what, we know, will become a life-long
love of opera.
Orpheus KC memberships are available online now, click the
link below to become a member today! Memberships last 12
months from the time of purchase. For questions call Ticketing& Patron Services at (816) 471-7344. Kansas City Lyric Opera Guild The Lyric Opera Guild is a social and networking group of men and women who attend the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and enjoy the camaraderie of others who share their interest in Opera. For those who love opera, are new to opera, or want to know more about opera, the Guild is the perfect place. Throughout the year, Guild members participate in social and educational activities designed to expand friendships and knowledge of opera. Memberships are currently available online. Click here for a complete description of Guild Membership levels and benefits. For questions call Ticketing & Patron Services at (816) 471-7344. Underwriting and Sponsorship The 2021-2022 season is sponsored by the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts and the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation. Our production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs is supported in part by awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund. About Lyric Opera of Kansas City Founded in 1958 and now one of the nation’s premiere regional opera companies, Lyric Opera of Kansas City brings high- quality live operatic performances to the people of the Kansas City and a five-state region. Repertoire choices encompass original-language performances of standard repertory, as well as contemporary and American operas. The company’s productions enrich the community it serves while reflecting the highest artistic standards of the profession. Lyric Opera offers innovative programs to further music and arts education in schools and in the community. Opera lovers can be fans of
Lyric Opera of Kansas City on Facebook or follow the company on Twitter or Instagram at @kcopera and at www.kcopera.org.
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