Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi, Two One-Act Operas presented by Verismo Opera
Hillside Club
Berkeley, CA
Enjoy a comedic romp through Gianni Schicchi with a cunning con artist that tricks the greedy Donati family (who try to gain control of their dying relative's estate). Laugh and weep with Canio, the clown, over the tragedy of a star-crossed love triangle in Pagliacci.
Both operas are full of gorgeous and well-known music, such as:
O mio babbino caro and Vesti la giubba (the clown who cries behind his makeup).
Featuring
Mark Adams, Boris Barkanov, Rick Bogart, Kat Cornelius, Darron Flagg, Jacqueline Goldgorin, Joe Kinyon, Lyssa Livingston, Marney Margules, Orlando McCorkle, John Minagro, Eliza O'Malley, David Oorbeck, Marsha Sims, Lisa Smith, Roger
Smith, Chris Wells, Frederick Winthrop, Ellen Yeung, Steve Zimmerman.
Stage Directors, John Minagro, MaryAnne Stanislaw, Frederick Winthrop
Conductors, Curt Pajer, Vismaya Lhi; Piano, Skye Atman, Galina Umanskaya; Verismo Opera Orchestra
Sunday, July 10th at 2 pm
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar Street at Arch
Berkeley, CA 94709
