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2009–2010:
Opera Circle's 14th Season of Adventure
Celebrating the City of Cleveland

The Story of Romeo & Juliet with musical fragments from the opera by Vincenzo Bellini
- Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 7 pm
- Superior Avenue Bridge: lower level
- Part of Ingenuity Festival, ingenuitycleveland.com
Opera Circle will present a preview of Vincenzo Bellini's opera based on the story of Romeo and Juliet (Italian title: I Capuleti e i Montecchi) using fragments from this great opera performed by soloists in costume. The presentation will render the gist of the beauty of Bellini's bel-canto vocal line and the essence of the drama, just enough to make you thrilled to see the full scale production with orchestra and chorus on November 6 and 8 at St. Stanislaus Church. The production opens Opera Circle's well-known Bellini series revisited starting this fall 2009. Sung in Italian with English translation projected on a screen.
Romeo and Juliet by Vicenzo Bellini

(Italian: I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
- November 6, 2009 at 7:30 pm
- November 8, 2009 at 5:30 pm
- Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus
The story of Romeo and Juliet opens Opera Circle's return to its signature Bellini Series, now in a new 2009-2015 edition comprising 7 Bellini operas in 7 consecutive seasons. The main aisle of the historic church will witness a funeral of Giulietta.
- With Opera Circle Orchestra under Andrea Raffanini
- Sponsored by Northern Ohio Opera League
Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
- November 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm
- November 22, 2009 at 3 pm
- Bohemian National Hall
The presentation of Don Pasquale is traditional to the point of recreating the original process of producing a bel-canto opera, using the cues in the score, with no stage director. Let's see what the talented and inventive artists will come up with.
- With Cleveland Women's Orchestra under Robert Cronquist
The Csardas Princess by Imre Kalman
- Friday, January 29, 2010 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 3 pm
- Bohemian National Hall
- 4939 Broadway Avenue CLEVELAND Ohio 44127
- Directions
At a Budapest music hall, the young Count Edwin falls in love with the famous café singer Sylvia Varescu. However a relationship is unthinkable for reasons of their differing social position. After much confusion, mistaken identity, and heartbreak, it is discovered that Edwin's own mother had been on the stage prior to her marriage. As a result, Edwin's father must drop his objection to the union of Edwin and Sylvia. Production generously underwritten by Drs. Francis and Jane Gross. Thank you!
- With Opera Circle Orchestra under Andrzej Knap
- Stage Director: Scott Skiba
Tickets:
- $55 Reserved Sponosor Seats
- $20 General Admission
- $10 Students
- Tickets will also be available at the door.
- How to buy a ticket.
Also Available:
- Friday, January 29 only: round-trip bus available from Beachwood Place for additional $10
- Sunday, January 31 only: Sunday Schnitzel Dinner available before the performance
For all information, call 216 441 2822
Chopin's Birthday Concert
- Monday, February 22, 2010 at 7 pm
- Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus
- 3649 East 65th Street CLEVELAND Ohio 44105
- Tickets
Chopin and His Master, comprising:
- Friday, March 26, 2010 at 8 pm
- Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8 pm
- Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus
- 3649 East 65th Street CLEVELAND Ohio 44105
Celebrating 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth, the production includes a US premiere of the one-act classical comic opera by Elsner, who was Chopin's teacher. Light and lovely.
- With Opera Circle Orchestra under Jacek Sobieski
- Jacek Sobieski, piano
Tickets
- $55 Reserved Sponosor Seats
- $20 General Admission
- $10 Students
- Tickets will also be available at the door.
- For all information, call 216 441 2822