In celebration of the 80th Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty The King
Under the Patronage of the Austrian Embassy, Bangkok
In Collaboration with The Nation
MOZART’S THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Performance by The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok
Production of Ibycus Co., Ltd.
After a ten-month long preparation with an essentially local cast of opera singers, The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok is planning to put on one of the most intricate comic operas of W.A. Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro.
Essential in this opera production is the collaboration from Maestro Dante Mazzola of La Scala Theater and his student, Yoko Takahashi, a young outstanding pianist repetiteur with a very promising future. Yoko has been working with the singers since October 2006 and will conduct the 28-member orchestra for the performances in July this year.
Date & Time: July 3 and 4, 2007, 7:30 pm
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre Small Hall with innovative staging to include a 28-member orchestra. Design of sets, inside murals and entrance area to bring the audience into the Spanish setting of the comic opera.
Media partner: The Nation Group
Sponsors: Fong Tong Enterprise, Soontorn Film, NexStudio.
Main and secondary characters
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Their interpreters: |
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Il Conte d’Almaviva
La Comtessa d’Almaviva
Susanna
Figaro
Cherubino
Marcellina
Basilio
Dr. Bartholo
Don Curzio
Antonio
Barbarina |
Ittinat Seeboonruang
Carole Boy Ferron
Sophie Tanapura
Piyawat Panthana
Uma Paitoon
Siriwaranya Supranee
Sirichai Charoenkijthanakul
Robert Hayden-Gilbert
Parkpoom Trongsiri
Jonathan Truslow
Greta Williams |
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Combined Chorus of 14-16 members from The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Vocal Studio and The Japanese Mixed Choir in Bangkok.
Accompanied by The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Orchestra (28 musicians)
Conducted by Yoko Takahashi, a disciple of Maestro Dante Mazzola of La Scala Theatre and Academy, Milan, Italy.
Stage Director: Napisri Reyes, Thailand
Special adviser: Maestro Dante Mazzola of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy.
Rehearsal pianist: Elvira Galioullina
Into its second year of existence, The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok is happy to announce exciting offers of international collaboration for its second full production.
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First and foremost, valuable advice is coming from Italy, notably from Maestro Dante Mazzola of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, who will be guiding the Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok throughout its production.
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Yoko Takahashi, a professional opera repetiteur has been preparing all the singers since October 2006 and will be conducting the Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Orchestra in the two opera performances of the July 2007 production.
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