CCM Announces 2015-16 Mainstage Series of Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama and Dance
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is pleased to announce details for its 2015-16 Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre, drama and dance productions. Between Sept. 30, 2015, and April 24, 2016, CCMs stars-of-tomorrow will present seven masterworks for the stage under the guidance of its internationally acclaimed faculty artists.
These works include David Edgars epic drama
Pentecost
, Rodgers and Hammersteins classic musical
Carousel
, Franz Lehárs comedic operetta
The Merry Widow
, Eugene ONeills acclaimed coming-of-age story
Ah, Wilderness!
, Green Days iconic punk rock musical
American Idiot
, Janáceks farcical opera
The
Cunning
Little
Vixen
and Tchaikovskys beloved romantic ballet
Swan Lake
.
Production details are listed below. Details on subscription packages and single ticket sales will be announced this summer.
Visit
ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/subscribe
to register for CCMs mailing list, and the Box Office will provide you with additional information on this years subscription options.
Additional Information
Titles and dates are subject to changerights pending. For a complete calendar of events, please visit us online at
.
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CCM 2015-16 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama, Dance
Pentecost
Written by David Edgar
Richard E. Hess, director
A play of politics and ideas,
Pentecost
details the discovery of a painting stunningly similar to Giotto di Bondones
The Lamentation
in an abandoned church in Eastern Europe. If proven to pre-date the masters work, the fresco will revolutionize Western Art. A dramatic power struggle ensues, as representatives from the worlds of art history, religion and politics stake their claims for the ultimate prize. The unexpected arrival of 12 refugees sets events spiraling toward an explosive climax. Described by the
Daily Telegraph
as funny, frightening and deeply moving, this powerful play by the Tony Award-winning adapter of
Nicholas Nickleby
and author of numerous plays won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play of 1995.
Performance Dates:
Sept. 30 (preview), Oct. 14, 2015
Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater
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Carousel
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the play Liliom by Ferenc Molnar
As Adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer
Original Dances by Agnes de Mille
Diane Lala, director
Set in a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century,
Carousel
is the story of carefree carnival barker Billy Bigelow and his reckless adventures with women, gambling and the wrong side of the law. Billy loses his job just as he learns that his wife is pregnant and, desperate to provide a decent life for his family, is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent up there. 15 years later, Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day and encounters the daughter he never knew. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love. Declared Best Musical of the Century by
Time Magazine
in 1999, its easy to understand why
Carousel
became Rodgers and Hammersteins personal favorite.
Performance Dates:
Oct. 29Nov. 1, 2015
Location:
Corbett Auditorium
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The Merry Widow
(Die lustige Witwe)
Music by Franz Lehár
Libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein
Emma Griffin, director
A 20th century opera molded in the tradition of the great
opera
seria
of the 1700s,
The Merry Widow
tells a dizzying tale of star-crossed lovers and political intrigue in Paris. Baron Zeta of Pontevedro must prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari from marrying a foreigner; if she does, all of her wealth will leave Pontevedro, thus bankrupting the country. Zeta urges Hannas former fiancée Count Danilovich (who pretends to not care for her anymore) to marry her, but Zetas wife pushes the flirtatious Camille de Rosillon to go after Hanna instead. Farcical confusion, romance and jealousy abound in this light-hearted romp. Sung in English.
Performance Dates:
Nov. 1922, 2015
Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater
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Ah, Wilderness!
Written by Eugene ONeill
R. Terrell Finney, director
Set in an idyllic Connecticut town during the Fourth of July weekend of 1906, Eugene ONeills
Ah, Wilderness!
offers a tender portrait of small town family values, teenage growing pains and young love. Described as a breath of fresh air and vividly alive by the
New York Post
and nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival in both 1989 and 1998, this charming comedy is directed by CCM Professor Emeritus R. Terrell Finney.
Performance Dates:
Feb. 10 (preview), Feb. 1114, 2016
Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater
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American Idiot
Book and lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Book by Michael Mayer
Music and lyrics by Green Day
Aubrey Berg, director
The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical
American
Idiot
, based on Green Days Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album of the same name, boldly takes the American musical where its never gone before. Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths diverge when Tunny enters the armed forces, Michael is called back home to attend familial responsibilities, and Johnny's attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. An energy-fueled rock opera,
American
Idiot
features minimal dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Day's groundbreaking album to execute the story line.
Performance Dates:
March 313, 2016
Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater
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The Cunning Little Vixen (Príhody liky Bystrouky)
Composed by Leo Janácek
Libretto by Leo Janácek (after Rudolf Tesnohlídek)
Vince DeGeorge, director
Based on a famous 1920s Czech comic strip, Janáceks opera
The Cunning Little Vixen
humorously explores the universal longing for youth. The three main characters all older men attempt to connect to their younger days through various means: one longs for a village girl, one obsesses over a childhood indiscretion and one chases a young vixen through the countryside. Will they continue to cling to their delusions? Or will their experiences help them come to terms with the inevitability of time? Sung in English.
Performance Dates:
April 810, 2016
Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater
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Swan Lake
Composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Jiang Qi, director
Tchaikovskys timeless ballet about love and magic returns to CCM in a fully-staged spectacle! The young Prince Siegfried, disinterested in the potential wives that his mother has picked for him, heads into the woods to hunt one night and comes across a beautiful swan who then turns into the maiden Odette! She tells him of the curse she and others have been placed under by the evil knight Rothbart, forcing them to become swans by day and human by night. Siegfried instantly falls in love, but will he and Odette be able to overcome the curse, or will Rothbart succeed in keeping his enchantment intact?
Performance Dates:
April 2224, 2016
Location:
Corbett Auditorium
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Mainstage Series Subscriptions
The 2015-16 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions includes subscription packages for six-show, four-show and three-show combinations. Subscribers also have the ability to add the Mainstage Series production of Swan Lake to any subscription package a la carte.
Full details on subscription packages and single ticket sales will be announced this summer. CCMs customizable subscription packages range in price from $84 - $180. Current subscribers will get priority access to next seasons subscription packages.
Visit
ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/subscribe
to register for CCMs mailing list, and the Box Office will provide you with additional information on this years subscription options.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macys
Community Partner: ArtsWave
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A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio.
Titles and dates are subject to changerights pending. For a complete calendar of events, please visit us online at
.
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