Teatro Grattacielo
2 Riverside Drive
2C
New York, NY
10023
212-595-7127
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Opera
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La Farsa Amorosa
As
its twelfth opera-in-concert at Alice Tully Hall, Teatro Grattacielo
is pleased to announce that it will perform Riccardo Zandonai's 1933
opera, La Farsa Amorosa (The Amorous Farce), at Alice Tully
Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City on November 11, 2006, at 8:00 p.m.
The composer of the celebrated work Francesca da Rimini, this
performance will mark the North American première of Zandonai's
last completed opera.
CAST
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Renzo,
a young farmer...... Todd Geer, tenor
Lucia, his wife ...... Monica
Yunus, soprano
Don Ferrante, the Mayor ...... Peter
Castaldi, baritone
Donna Mercedes, his wife ...... Anna
Tonna, mezzo-soprano
Frulla, the mayor's servant ...... Steven
Goldstein, tenor
Spingarda, Mayor of Conca di Sotto ...... Eric
Johnson, bass
Orsola, a wet-nurse ......Tracy
Rhodus, soprano
Giacomino, an old secretary of the Town Hall ...... John
Tiranno, tenor
(Essential to the story-line is the participation of Ciccio and Checca, two donkeys who are in love with each other.)
The cast also features the participation of
The Cantori
New York Chorus
Mark Shapiro, artistic
director
and the
Teatro Grattacielo
Orchestra
under the bâton of
Maestro David Wroe.
Tickets are $75 - 50 - 25 at the box office, or through
CenterCharge at 212-721-6500.
Student and senior tickets are also available for $20