Monthly Archives: July 2015

A Grand Night for Singing featuring Jake & Jill Gardner

 

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Join Hawaii Opera Theatre for A Grand Night For Singing  featuring Jake & Jill Gardner with Singers from the Orvis Opera Studios! Jake & Jill will be in Hawaii to conducting masterclasses with the Studio Members leading up to this event.

Performances of A Grand Night For Singing will take place on August 14 (7:00pm) & 15 (8:00pm) at the Sacred Hearts Academy Auditorium located at 3253 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii, 96816.

To RSVP, contact Hawaii Opera Theatre at (808)596-7372 or email Zack Naquin, z_naquin@hawaiiopera.org.

HOT’s Annual Meeting – July 29, 2015

Hawaii Opera Theatre’s Annual Meeting will take place on July 29, 2015, at the Pacific Club, from 5:30 – 7:00pm.

HOT is happy to accept nominations for Sherry Broder and Linda Nelson to the 2015-2016 Board of Directors.

Elections will take place at the Annual Meeting.

Members may RSVP to the Annual Meeting by calling HOT at 596-7372.

Now Casting for the Opera Express

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ALL ABOARD THE HOT OPERA EXPRESS!!!

We are now casting for the HOT Education Opera Express touring show for the 2015-2016 season. The program, which runs intermittently throughout the school year, takes a keiki-friendly opera to schools & groups around the state.

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Singers will need to be available during schools hours (M-F, 7:15am-3:00) and are paid per performance. If interested, please contact Blythe Kelsey at b_kelsey@hawaiiopera.org for more information.

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Hawaii Opera Theatre announces the 2015-16 Opera Season

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Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT), the Islands’ only major operatic company, announces the 2015-2016 Opera Season, themed Things Are Not As They Seem.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s eternally popular and entertaining tale of love, The Magic Flute, opens the season on October 9, 11 & 13. Metropolitan Opera Stage Director Daniel Rigazzi created this new and innovative production, which follows the love-struck Tamino on his quest to rescue the lovely princess, Pamina. Accompanied by an affable bird-catcher, Papageno, and possessing a mystical flute, Tamino must brave several trials, certain to reveal far more than simple matters of the heart. Set in a fictitious Egypt, this fairy-tale sings of the classic struggle between good and evil, the power of music, and the pursuit of noble virtues. Originally debuting in September of 1791, Mozart’s final opera continues to captivate operagoers of all ages with its elegant balance of mystery and whimsy, and stunning music.

The magic continues February 12, 14, & 16, 2016 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benjamin Britten’s inventive interpretation of Shakespeare’s comic play. Set in dual locations, a mythical Athens, and an enchanted forest, this playful fantasy explores three very different realms – that of the fairies, of the nobility, and of the working class. When the Fairy King, Oberon, introduces a magic flower to the land, madness ensues as unlikely romances blossom. Originally debuting in June of 1960 at the Aldeburgh Festival, Britten gave new life to a charming classic. This production will be under the stage direction of HOT’s award-winning Artistic Director, Henry Akina, marking his 20th year with the company.

The season concludes with Giuseppe Verdi’s epic masterpiece Il Trovatore. Set in the Spanish Middle Ages, this is a complex story of love and revenge. When her mother is unjustly sentenced to death, Azucena knows only vengeance. Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Manrico and Leonora defend their union in this exciting story of mistaken identity. Originally premiering in January of 1853 at the Teatro Apollo, this production is elevated by intense passion and drama.

HOT is known for bringing some of the world’s finest voices to the Honolulu.  Making her HOT debut this season, So Young Park stars as the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. Park will be ready for the role as she stars in this Summer’s acclaimed Glimmerglass Festival’s production of the opera in New York.  Last season’s breakout stars Rachel Schutz (Papagena, The Magic Flute) and Kyle Erdos-Knapp (Flute, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) take the stage once again this season joined by Metropolitan opera talent and HOT favorites Jamie Offenbach (Theseus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Michael Chioldi (Count di Luna, Il Trovatore). Curt Olds (Papageno, The Magic Flute) and Victoria Livengood (Azucena, Il Trovatore) also make their return to Honolulu. Olds and Livengood thrilled audiences during 2014’s modern take on The Mikado. 

Join us on this enchanting journey through three fantastical tales. Subscribe today by contacting the HOT Box Office at (808) 596-7858.  From now through Oct. 1, 2015, New Season Subscribers can receive a special Buy 2, Get 1 Free discount.

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HOT’s Summer Opera Residency In The News

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Hawaii Public Radio’s Noe Tanegawa was on hand to cover HOT Education’s Summer Opera Residency at Niu Valley Middle School.

Check out the story online now!

Check out HOT’s Summer Opera Residency performance of The Magic Flute at Niu Valley Middle School on July 6, 2015 at 600pm.

 

HOT’s Summer Opera Residency at Niu Valley Middle School

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HOT’s Opera Residency comes into focus at Niu Valley Middle School this Summer!

HOT’s Opera Residency has returned to Niu Valley Middle School this Summer!

The Residency involves HOT’s Education team going out to a school and working with students in the program to stage a production.  The Residency concept turns the school into an opera production company where the kids involved with the program (31 total from multiple schools) develop an opera from the ground up, creating the set, rehearsing, and starring in the show. 

The Education team guides the process and directs the production from start to finish, culminating in a live performance with family members, the school, and community members in attendance. This time they are taking The Magic Flute to Space (with a performance on July 6).  

We can’t wait to see we’ll see where they’ll end up!

 

 

Act II Returns!

We are doing it again!

ACT II, HOT’s fashion resale event, to be held in August 2015 at 445 Cooke Street. This has become a fundraiser awaited by all fashion enthusiasts!  

Please consider donating any of the following new or gently used items:  Designer and couture clothing, evening apparel; Name brand sportswear (no lingerie or swimwear); Men’s Aloha shirts & sports shirts; Accessories for men & women-shoes, handbags, scarves, jewelry, hats, neckties; Home décor, art, houseware items, China, crystal, small furniture.

We are accepting donations now and your items may be dropped off at Hawaii Opera Plaza  at 848 S Beretania St., Suite 301, or for your convenience, pick up for items can be arranged.  Please call Zack Naquin at 596-7372 ext. 200.

Join HOT for a special ACT II Preview Night on August 27, 2015, from 5:30pm to 9:00pm and enjoy cocktails & pupus while being the first to see this year’s collection!  $50/person. To RSVP, call Zack Naquin at 596-7372 ext. 200.

ACT II will be open to the public:

Friday, August 28 (10:00am – 6:00pm) / Saturday, August 29 (10:00am – 5:00pm) / Sunday, August 30 (10:00am – 2:00pm)