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West Bay Opera’s 51^st Season, 2006–2007

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Macbeth October 13–15 & 20–22, 2006 Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after the play by William Shakespeare (in Italian with English titles) Conductor: Sara Jobin Director: Daniel Helfgot		Poster by Nina Ollikainen
Manipulated by his ruthless wife, Macbeth resorts to murder in order to reach the throne. A powerful score propels Verdi’s masterful retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy of ambition, murder, and madness, culminating in Lady Macbeth’s arresting sleepwalking scene.

The Queen of Spades (Pikovaya Dama) February 16–18 & 23–25, 2007 Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky Based on a story by Aleksandr Pushkin (in Russian with English titles) Conductor: Ernest Fredric Knell Director: David F. Ostwald		Costume sketches by Callie Floor
The penniless Gherman is in love with an aristocratic young woman already engaged to a prince. He is determined to uncover the secret of the three cards that can make him rich. This gripping tale of obsessive gambling and ill-fated love is passionately brought to life with Tchaikovsky’s superbly dramatic score.

The Merry Widow May 25–27 & June 1–3, 2007 Music by Franz Lehár Libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein based on the play L’Attaché d’ambassade by Henri Meilhac (in English with English titles) Conductor: Jindong Cai Director: Yefim Maizel
The Merry Widow brings to life the Paris of the 1930s. Amidst romantic intrigue, high society balls and the can can line at the decadent Maxim’s, a bankrupt kingdom’s diplomats scramble to keep the beautiful and recently widowed Hanna Glawari, and her inherited millions, in their country.

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