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MidAmerica Productions, Inc., of New York
Peter Tiboris, General Director and Artistic Director
in Association with
I.U.M.A. Management of Rome
Christian Francesconi Catena, Management Chairman
Presents
Opera Aegean 2005
Apollo Municipal Theater “La Piccola Scala”
Island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece
Rossini: Il Barbieri di Siviglia
July 14 and 16
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Gianmaria Romagnoli, Stage Director
Featuring:
Figaro: Pietro Masi, baritone
Rosina: Maria Francesca Mazzara, soprano
Almaviva: Amedeo Moretti, tenor
Dr. Bartolo: Carmine Monaco, bass
Don Basilio: Raffaele Costantini, bass-baritone
Fiorello Stefano Vito, baritone
Berta: Takako Horaguchi, mezzo-soprano
and The Rome Philharmonic Orchestra Soloists
Yannis Xylas and Tania Panayanopoulou, Pianists
Iris Derke, Director of Special Projects, MidAmerica Productions
Kathryn Smith, Assistant to the Stage Director
Betsy Stein, Executive Associate to the Music Director
Dimitra Garantzioti, Greek Program Coordinator
Opera Aegean, formed in 2000 as a training program and opera company, has
presented nearly 50 young artists, many of whom have gone on to performances
with major ensembles and in the premiere venues around the world. Working with
legendary performers and trainers such as Sherrill Milnes, Martina Arroyo, Nicholas
DiVirgilio and Carol Castel, artists are given the unique opportunity to combine intensive
training with professional performances.
The 2005 Opera Aegean offers the first complete opera in the company's history
(past performances have been extended scenes). Il Barbiere di Siviglia will
feature artists with international careers in the historic Apollo Municipal
Theater. Known as "La Piccola Scala," the Apollo Theater was modeled after
Milan's famed La Scala and is well known as a tourist destination and to residents
of Syros Island alike for its opera and theatrical presentations.
Says Peter Tiboris, MidAmerica Productions' Artistic Director and General
Director, "This season, Opera Aegean is forging new ground with the complete
presentation of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia featuring these outstanding
young singers and directed by the remarkably talented Mr. Romagnoli. This is
the both the realization of a dream for me, and the beginning of a new era
for Opera Aegean. Syros is, for me, the 'Salzberg of the Aegean' and I look
forward to Opera Aegean's future growth on this beautiful island."
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