QCCO Performs Mozart in Price Hill on March 13 & 15

QCCO PERFORMS MOZART COMEDY IN PRICE HILL
Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio at Dunham Arts Center on March 13th and 15th

January 16, 2015- CINCINNATI, OH- Queen City Chamber Opera is preparing to perform a fully staged production of The Abduction from the Seraglio. The work has not been performed in Cincinnati since 1992, when Cincinnati Opera staged it. The performance will last about 135 minutes, including two brief intermissions.

QCCO founder and Artistic Director Isaac Selya conducts. Isaac grew up in Amberley village and left Cincinnati to pursue his musical education at Yale University and Mannes College. He returned to Cincinnati in 2011 to complete a doctorate at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music.

The performances will take place Friday March 13th at 8 pm and Sunday March 15th at 3 pm, at the art deco theatre of the Arts Center at Dunham in Price Hill (1945 Dunham Way, 45238). Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for orchestra level, $30 for balcony, or $100 for a VIP package. Tickets are available at QueenCityChamberOpera.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. Tickets will also be sold at the door while they last.

The opera will be fully staged, with full orchestra accompaniment, and sung in the original German. Dialogue between the musical numbers is in English. Surcap translations will be projected above the stage. Daniel J. Witzke provides stage direction, and set design is by local artist Lizzy Duquette, whose works can be seen at the Contemporary Art Center.

The cast features emerging opera stars trained at CCM: Soprano Danielle Messina sings the role of Konstanze, and her husband, the tenor Ryan Connelly sings the role of her lover Belmonte. Soprano Alison Scherzer sings the role of Blonde, and tenor M. Andrew Jones sings Pedrillo. Osmin, the cantankerous harem guard, is sung by bass Timothy J. Bruno.

About Queen City Chamber Opera
Founded in December 2011, Queen City Chamber Opera is a professional opera company presenting operas by canonical composers featuring emerging artists on the cusp of major careers. QCCO is registered with the IRS as a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3).