Rigoletto

Dates: April 30, 2023
Meets: Su from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
 Location: Willson Auditorium
Cost:  $0.00

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Date Day Time
04/30/2023Sunday6 PM to 7:30 PM

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes conversation with Intermountain Opera Bozeman (IOB) artistic director and conductor Michael Sakir and stage director Brenna Corner, followed by an open "sitzprobe" rehearsal with singers and orchestra of IOB's spring opera Rigoletto. Verdi and Piave's tragic masterpiece tells the story of a hunchbacked jester fighting against the powers around him for the good of his family.

Participants will walk away with a deeper appreciation of the original Victor Hugo play that Rigoletto is based upon, as well as Verdi's unique sense of musical drama and compositional craftsmanship. You will also learn about background information and directorial concept behind IOB's production.

Preludes and Performances are a collaborative program offered to OLLI at MSU and MSU Retiree Association members.

Free for OLLI at MSU members. No advance registration or ticket are required.

Fee:  $0.00

Willson Auditorium

404 W Main Street, Bozeman, MT

Brenna Corner

Brenna Corner has worked as a director, actor, singer, choreographer and fight director across Canada, the United States and Europe. Corner has been a member of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program with Vancouver Opera and the Atlanta Studio Artist Program. She is also the artistic director of the Manitoba Underground Opera in Winnipeg, Canada. Brenna made her directorial mainstage debut by creating a new production of "Hansel and Gretel" designed by the Old Trout Puppet Workshop for Vancouver Opera. That same year, she also made her American debut with New Orleans Opera, creating a new production of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Michael Sakir

Conductor Michael Sakir has been praised for his "artistic authority," "fluidity of expression," and "great delicacy of feeling." He serves as the Artistic Director of Intermountain Opera Bozeman, which the London-based Opera News magazine praised as "a small but thriving opera company that is not restrained by convention." In the 2023-2024 season, Sakir conducts Carousel and La bohème with Intermountain Opera Bozeman. He will also make his guest conducting debut conducting Albert Herring with his alma mater, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.