Opera Seabrook (OS) presents The Opera Seabrook 2008-2009 opera season with four operas: I Pagliacci, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Magic Flute and Rigoletto.
Opera Seabrook season starts with I Pagliacci on October 17 th , 2008 (7:00 PM) and October 19 th , 2008 (3:00 PM) at The Sol & Jean Davidow Performing Arts Theatre (Salem Community College 460 Hollywood Avenue Carneys Point, NJ 08069-2799).
Main Stage Operas have an affordable ticket price: $20.00 General Admission, $15.00 Senior Citizen & Students with ID, $10.00 Children. Top
Production dates :
I Pagliacci - October 2008 -
Friday, October 17 th, 7PM
Sunday October 19 th, 3PM
The Sol & Jean Davidow Performing Arts Theatre
(Salem Community College 460 Hollywood Avenue Carneys Point , NJ 08069-2799).
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Amahl & the Night Visitors - December 2008-
Wednesday, December 10 th, 7PM
Sunday, December 21 th, 7PM
The First Presbyterian Church of Salem , NJ
( 88 Market Street , Salem NJ 08079 ).
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The Magic Flute -January 2009-
Friday January 23 rd , 2009 7PM
Sunday January 25 th , 2009 3PM
The Sol & Jean Davidow Performing Arts Theatre
( Salem Community Collage 460 Hollywood Avenue Carneys Point , NJ 08069-2799)
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009 12M
The Walt Whitman Arts Center in Camden
(2nd & Cooper Streets Camden, NJ 08102)
Rigoletto - Spring 2009-
Friday May 1, 2009 7PM
Sunday May 3,2009 3PM
- Walt Whitman Arts Center, Camden NJ.
Friday May 8, 2009 7PM
Sunday May 10, 2009 3PM
- Salem High School, Salem NJ
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2009-2010 SEASON
Carmen Performances - October 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, & 18.
Hansel & Gretel Performances - December 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, & 20.
Don Giovanni Performances - January 22, 24, 29, 31; February 5 & 7.
Of Mice & Men Performances - April 30; May 2, 7, 9, 14, & 16
Lucia di Lammermoor Performances - September 24, 26; October 1, 3, 8, & 10.
Il Barbiere di Siviglia Performances - December 3,5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, & 19.
The Opera Seabrook 2008-2009 opera season are well attended performances of complete operas giving the up-and-coming Artist the opportunity to showcase his or her talent to the fullest extent. The audiences as well as the reviewers are knowledgeable and responsive - helping the Artist to feel the level of achievement relative to the International performing level. Top
In a business world with few stepping stones and opportunities for so many of today's outstanding operatic performers, Opera Seabrook's stated purpose is to provide those talented individuals a setting in which to best enhance, showcase and broadcast their gifts. It wills to afford “Young Artists” not only outstanding musical instruction and stage direction, but also an atmosphere of support aimed at intensifying motivation and building self-confidence and faith. Opera Seabrook intends to offer without consideration of age or race - this opportunity to all inexperienced but highly talented individuals particularly in the South New Jersey region as well as throughout the USA and International territories. Top
Opera Seabrook intends to showcase the complete arena of the Arts including Dance, Instrumental, Vocal, Students of Stagecraft and Production, young and old, with major performance opportunities. Top
When the seeking public wills to find the most exciting talent in production and on stage, we believe they will inevitably seek Opera Seabrook to fulfill this purpose. To train, support, educate and entertain the young as well as the old = THIS is Opera Seabrook Mission . Top
The Opera Seabrook 2008-2009 Opera Season cast includes artists especially from South America, like dramatic baritone Camilo Mendoza as Tonio in I Pagliacci; bass Guillermo Baron as Sarastro in The Magic Flute and Sparafucile in Rigoletto; soprano Juliette Vargas as Pamina in The Magic Flute; and coloratura Pattricia Stella Patiño as Gilda in Rigoletto. This 2008-2009 cast is also magnified by the wonderful talent of tenor Richard Nicosia as Canio in I Pagliacci; soprano Joanna Carey as Nedda in I Pagliacci; tenor Clark Sturdevant as Beppe in I Pagliacci and as Tamino in The Magic Flute. As special guest and stage director, we will have Maestro Carlos Enrique Zapata directing The Magic Flute . Top
The Opera Seabrook 2008-2009 Opera Season will have an orchestra accompanying its main stage productions looking to give also an opportunity to talented instrumentalists who would like to further their performance careers.
The Opera Seabrook Director Robert McFarland has performed over 114 operas and 22 musicals, many which can be seen and heard on internationally distributed DVD and CD recordings. In additional to his worldwide reputation as an opera star, Mr. McFarland has also conducted and directed operatic productions internationally since 1986. Having begun his musical career as an exceptional trumpet player, he was awarded the opportunity to play with the Cleveland Orchestra in 1963 at the age of 12. The son of Margaret Jane McFarland, who attended the famed Westminster Choir College in Princeton , New Jersey , Mr. McFarland began vocal studies and eventually won the National Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1979. This achievement led to his eight-year twenty-seven-role career at New York City Opera under the leadership of Beverly Sills. Since that time, Robert McFarland's vocal artistry has been showcased in nearly every major opera house in the world from Milan , Palermo , Rome , Barcelona , Lisbon , Nice, London , Santiago , Toronto , and Montreal to Los Angeles , San Francisco , Chicago , and New York (Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera) . With a ready repertoire of over 83 major roles, Robert McFarland continues to delight the world with his artistry. Top
“Many people have given me support and encouragement throughout my career,” says General Director Robert McFarland. “The Opera Seabrook is my way of giving back by helping the next generation of opera stars as they begin their careers.”
OS is holding auditions for its 2009-2010 Opera Season:
Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, Don Giovanni, Of Mice and Men, Lucia di Lammermoor, Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Opera Seabrook will also be holding auditions which are open to all dancers, supers, chorus, technicians, ALL MAJOR ROLES and ORCHESTRA.
The auditions are every Friday at the Walt Whitman Center in Camden, NJ . Those interested e-mail us at pattriciapatino@aol.com in order to separate an audition time.
Artists performing a major and minor roles will be considered for The Roster of McFarland Artists Management International (McFAMI).
Chosen Artists will be trained for Robert McFarland (Dramatic Baritone-Conductor-Director) and Rusland Odintsov (Coach-Accompanist).
Rehearsals at the Walt Whitman Arts Center, Camden New Jersey.
No pay, no fee.
Audition Fee: $50.00 for major roles (includes studio and accompanist)
Contact: Pattricia Patino at pattriciapatino@aol.com
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