11/11/17 – Il Pirata – 1pm
Caramoor Opera
Il Pirata
by Vincenzo Bellini
libretto by Felice Romani
Overview
This season’s operatic centerpiece is a semi-staged production of Bellini’s 1827 breakthrough opera Il pirata (“The Pirate”). Artist-in-Residence Angela Meade, whose revelatory Caramoor performance of the same composer’s Norma was hailed as “a truly perfect night at the opera” by Das Opernglas, takes on the demanding role of Imogene for the first time in her stellar career. Tenor Santiago Ballerini, who triumphed here two seasons ago in La favorite, returns as Gualtiero, the pirate of the title, joined by the brilliant young bass Harold Wilson in his Caramoor debut.
Artists
Ernesto Harold Wilson, bass
Imogene Angela Meade, soprano
Gualtiero Santiago Ballerini, tenor
Itulbo Sean Christensen, tenor
Goffredo Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
Adele Robyn Marie Lamp, soprano
Chorus Bel Canto Young Artists
Will Crutchfield, conductor
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
photo credit: Gabe Palacio
