2009 - 2010 Season

 

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Production photos by Donato Valentino
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Gems from the American Operetta September 2009
Naughty Marietta
June 2008
Sari
October 2008
A Waltz Dream
June 2009

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October 3 and 4, 2009 both shows at 4 pm in Philadelphia

The Music of the
American Operetta

Selections from the great American operettas
by Victor Herbert, Sigmund Romberg, Rudolph Friml
& Jerome Kern
Hear favories from
The Red Mill (1906), Eileen (1917), Fortune Teller (1898),
Mademoiselle Modiste (1905),The Vagabond King (1925), The Firefly (1912),
Rose Marie (1924), Oh Boy! (1917), Sally (1920), Showboat (1927),
Roberta (1933), New Moon (1928), Maytime (1917), Viennese Nights (1930), and many more!

Starring:
Ryan Kuster
Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez
Megan Monaghan
Aaron Spencer
Noah Van Niel

and special guest star Maria Russo

José Meléndez, music director and pianist


Concert Operetta Theater is making it's New York City debut
First NYC performance since 1930
Sári
by Emmerich Kálmán (1914)
Sung in the original English translation by C.C. Cushing and E. P. Heath

Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 3 pm
Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Center, Goodman House
129 W. 67th Street, NYC (Broadway at 67th)

The old gypsy violinist has retired,
but isn't sure he wants to give up his title to his son.
A story of love and trust with a touch of Kálmán's Hungarian flair.


Starring:

Steven LaBrie (Pali Racz)
Jennifer Graf (Sari)
Darlene Kelsey (Juliska)
Noah Van Niel (Laczi Racz)
Michael Ashby (Gaston)
Brendon O' Brien (Count Estragon)
Gabor Kari (Cadeau)
Justin Johnson (Fekete)

José Meléndez, music director and pianist
Gregory Teperman (debut), violin

Click here to read the story
See Selections from the 2008 performance on Youtube
See Bentil Blog from The Jewish Daily Forward


March 20 and 21, 2010 both shows at 4 pm in Philadelphia
Philadelphia premiere of new English translation

Giuditta
Starring Corrine Winters, soprano (debut)

Music by Fra
nz Lehár (1934)
Original book and lyrics by Paul Knepler and Fritz Lohner
New English Translation by Adam Carstairs


She leaves her husband in Spain and runs away with a handsome soldier stationedin Africa. Can she be faithful to him?
Lehar's only operetta which debuted at the Vienna State Opera House.
Hear his haunting melody
Meine lippen sie kussen so heiss

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June 2010 in Philadelphia
The World Premiere English translation of
The Merry Nibelungs
(Die lustigen Nibelungen)
Music by Oscar Straus (1904)
German libretto by "Rideamus" (Fritz Oliven)
New English translation by
Michael Ashby, Daniel Pantano, and Stephan Stoeckl

An operetta burlesque based on the
German legends which became Richard Wagner's
Ring Cycle.

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(*Singers, Dates and Productions are subject to change)


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