Monthly Archives: May 2014

Let’s Get HOT Maui!

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HOT is bringing opera back to the island of Maui for the first time in seven years with a performance of The Mikado at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theatre on Maui on June 18!

Tickets to the performance on Maui can be purchased by contacting the Maui Arts & Cultural Center at (808) 242-SHOW or online at www.MauiArts.org.

An Experience for the Entire Family

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HOT’s exciting new production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved musical comedy, The Mikado, is right around the corner!  Will Nanki-Poo find Love or face the wrath of the Mikado?  Find out for yourself this June!

This new production is the vision of HOT’s own Henry Akina, who will be making his return as Stage Director here in Honolulu for the first time since 2012! With Anne Namba on the Artistic Team designing costumes in the fashion of Harajuku girls, Anime characters, Yakuza, and Japanese business people, this will be a Mikado unlike any before!

To buy tickets, visit www.HawaiiOpera.org.  Or, if you’re interested in taking part in the very special HOT Family Day promotion, call the HOT Box Office at (808) 596-7858 for more details! Family day festivities begin at 12:00pm on June 21, with a matinee performance to follow at 2:00pm!

See you at The Mikado!

 

 

HOT Family Day – The Mikado

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Aloha!

Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) would like to invite you, your family, and friends to HOT Family Day on June 21, 2014, for a new take on the classic musical comedy, The Mikado – always a popular favorite in Hawaii!

In this brand new production, HOT brings The Mikado into the twenty-first century, incorporating Harajuku girls, the Yakuza, and anime characters.  The crux of the opera, however, remains unchanged.  Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, flees his home to avoid an arranged marriage to an older woman only to find himself falling in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum, who is also betrothed to her guardian, Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner.

Will Nanki-Poo find love or face the wrath of the Mikado for defying his order? Find out in Gilbert and Sullivan’s family friendly romp through the mythical and nonsensical fantasy world of The Mikado.

In celebration of families, HOT is offering a heavily discounted HOT Family Day Special.  Tickets for Adults 18 (& over) are $40 each.  Even better, the cost of admission for Children (up to age 17) is just $10 per ticket!

Fun activities for kids will start on the venue lanai from 12:00pm.  The performance of The Mikado starts at 2:00pm.

Call HOT Box Office at (808) 596-7858 and join us for the HOT Family Day!  The Mikado will be performed in English at the Blaisdell Concert Hall on Oahu on June 13 -15 & 20 – 22, 2014.  Special Family Day prices only valid on June 21, 2014.

Buy tickets for the whole ohana today!

HOT presents a modern take of the family friendly The Mikado

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Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT), closes the 2013-2014 HOT Opera Season this June with a modern take on the operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado.  Performed in English, this family friendly classic takes the audience through a series of hilarious events, as Nanki-Poo, the son of The Mikado, tries to escape an arranged marriage and finds new love along the way.   

Although set in Japan, this enchanting work brings together worlds in only the way the opera can, as the story makes fun of English society and mores of the time.  Directed by HOT Artistic Director, Henry Akina, with Costumes designed by local Fashion Designer Anne Namba, the Artistic Team is presenting a modern take on the tale with characters dressed in the style of Harajuku Girls, Yakuza, and Anime characters.  Conductor Tim Shaindlin returns to Hawaii to lead the orchestra.

Bass-Baritone Jamie Offenbach, a native of Honolulu, leads a phenomenal cast and stars as in the title role.  Offenbach has enjoyed a stellar career and has performed at venues around the world including his appearance in Florentine’s Opera’s production of Elmer Gantry, which earned two Grammy Awards in 2012.

Tenor Joshua Kohl portrays Nanki-Poo, a role he performed with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and was described as having “an excellent lyric tenor voice” by The KC Independent.  Baritone Curt Olds, who The Rochester Times describes as “born to interpret Gilbert’s witty libretto” plays The Lord High Executioner, Koko.  The object of both Nanki-Poo and Koko’s affection is Yum-Yum, who will be performed by rising star, Soprano Sarah Asmar (Yum-Yum).

Metropolitan Opera star Mezzo-Soprano Victoria Livengood (Katisha), University of Hawaii Professor Bass-Baritone John Mount (Pooh-Bah), and Baritone Leon Williams (Pish-Tush) round out the Soloists.

The Mikado will be performed over two weekends at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall from June 13-15 & 20-22.  HOT will also bring opera back to the island of Maui for the first time in seven years with a performance of The Mikado at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theatre on Maui on June 18.

For all Oahu performances, tickets can be purchased by contacting the HOT Box Office at (808) 596-7858, online at www.HawaiiOpera.org or via www.TicketMaster.com.

Tickets to the performance on Maui can be purchased by contacting the Maui Arts & Cultural Center at (808) 242-7469 or online at www.MauiArts.org.

Walk HOT!

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We hope you and your friends and family will join us!

HELP RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY AND REPRESENT HOT IN THE VISITOR INDUSTRY CHARITY WALK!  

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014 7:00 AM

The 36th Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk is right around the corner, and we’re currently looking for participants! The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association, the hosts of this event, have been strong supporters of HOT; so we’d like to say “thank you” on behalf of HOT by sending as many participants as we can!

When: Saturday, May 17, 2014

Registration: 5-7am, walk begins at 7am

Where: Start – Ala Moana Beach Park’s McCoy Pavilion’s Key Hole Parking Lot  (WEAR YOUR HOT T-SHIRT SO WE CAN FIND YOU)

Distance: approximately 6 miles  (You do not have to walk the entire distance.)

What to wear: comfortable walking shoes, exercise pants/shorts, and a t-shirt from a past HOT production

Everyone of every age is invited to walk.  However please be mindful of the event’s distance and projected weather conditions for that day. Each participant must also collect a minimum donation of $35 (or $25 for participants under the age of 18).

For further information go to:  http://www.charitywalkhawaii.org/oahu.php

OR, call Renson Madarang, HOT Development Associate, at (808) 596-7372 or email:  r_madarang@hawaiiopera.org.