HOT Announces the 2019-20 Opera Season
Honolulu, Hawaii – Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT), the Islands’ only major operatic company, announces the 2019-2020 Opera Season featuring some of opera’s most famous melodies by Puccini, Mozart, and Strauss.
TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini
Performances October 11, 13, 15, 2019
Conducted by HOT Principal Conductor/Artistic Director Emmanuel Plasson
Puccini’s lethal epic of love follows the singer Floria Tosca as she attempts to free her beloved Mario Cavaradossi, an artist who has been taken into custody by the evil Baron Scarpia, the chief of police who lusts after Tosca.
Spoiler Alert: Chances of death are imminent…
Enjoyed by: The Opera Aficionado and Curious Alike, Political Junkies
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by W.A. Mozart
Performances February 14, 16, 18, 2020
Starring Ryan Kuster (Figaro), Amina Edris (Susanna), and Edward Parks (Count Almaviva)
Part chaos, a dash of beauty, and a healthy dose of comedy combined with Mozart’s beautiful melodies come to life in arguably the composer’s most popular opera about two young servants trying to get married despite the mischievous machinations of the royal couple they serve.
Spoiler Alert: There will be love!
Loved by: Fans of Mozart, Melodic Melodies, and the Underdog
SALOME by Richard Strauss
Performances April 24, 26, 28
Directed by Karen Tiller
Conducted by HOT Principal Conductor/Artistic Director Emmanuel Plasson
Worlds collide as biblical themes, eroticism, and murder are transformed in Strauss’ take on Oscar Wilde’s French play. An opera in one act, the controversial story is sure to resonate today.
Spoiler Alert: You won’t find ‘The Dance of the Seven Veils’ in Sunday School
Great for: History Buffs, High-Art Junkies, and people who don’t have three hours to sit
Subscribe and Save – Subscriptions to the 2019-20 Opera Season are on sale through the HOT Box Office. To subscribe, call 808.596.7858.