The Curtis Institute of Music

Curtis Mourns the Loss of Orlando Cole

The Curtis Institute of Music mourns the loss of beloved emeritus faculty member Orlando Cole, who passed away at age 101. Among the students who entered the Curtis Institute of Music on the day its doors first opened in 1924, "Landy" had a profound impact on music in the twentieth century both as the cellist of the Curtis String Quartet and as a teacher at Curtis for over fifty years. His former students can be found throughout the world in major orchestras, chamber ensembles, and on the recital stage. We will miss him deeply and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and former students.

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The Curtis Opera Theatre
2009-10 Season
About the Curtis Opera Theatre
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2009-10 SEASON

The Rake's Progress
November 19, 20, and 21 at 7:30 p.m.
November 22 at 2:30 p.m.
Prince Music Theater
Ari Pelto, conductor
Emma Griffin, stage director

Beware of temptation: The devil's twisted way with a young man's idle wish triggers a wild journey to Bedlam in Stravinsky's dark moral tale. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English.

Program notes

Antony and Cleopatra
February 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 p.m.
February 21 at 2:30 p.m.
Prince Music Theater
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor ('04)

Sweet dreams? Not for a spurned sleepwalker worried about her wedding; Amina's innocent affliction threatens her impending marriage. Concert production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original Italian with English supertitles.

Program notes

Single tickets: $33 [order]

May 6, 7, and 8 at 7:30 p.m.
May 9 at 2:30 p.m.
Prince Music Theater
David Hayes, conductor ('89)
Ned Canty, stage director

Need a shave—or a secret wedding? Just ask the barber of Seville. Figaro concocts comic schemes to unite Rosina with Count Almaviva while keeping their adversaries at bay. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original Italian with English supertitles.

Single tickets: $33 [order]

Additional Production:

Antony and Cleopatra
Presented by Kimmel Center Presents in association with the Opera Company of Philadelphia
Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m. SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 21 at 2:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center
George Manahan, conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, stage director

Tickets: $40-$130; call Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999 for availability.

The Curtis Opera Theatre celebrates the Samuel Barber centenary with the love story of the ages: Marc Antony and Cleopatra weave their way through deception, political intrigue, and passions as hot as the sands of Egypt. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English.

Funded in part by:
The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage, through the Philadelphia Music Project
The William Penn Foundation

ABOUT THE CURTIS OPERA THEATRE
The Curtis Opera Theatre is the performing entity of the Curtis Vocal Studies Department, headed by Mikael Eliasen. Each season the Curtis Opera Theatre presents at least four fully staged performances and concert productions in the Prince Music Theater, Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and the Curtis Opera Studio. All of the department's twenty-five voice and opera students are cast repeatedly each season, providing a level of practical performing experience rare in vocal training programs. As a result, Curtis graduates can be found on the rosters of opera companies worldwide, and more than sixty alumni have sung with the Metropolitan Opera.

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