Category Archives: opera

SALOME
Cincinnati Opera
June 18-20
Springer Auditorium Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

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Salome, the teenage princess of Judea, becomes dangerously fixated on the imprisoned prophet John the Baptist. When he rejects her advances, her desire curdles into obsession. At her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast, Salome dances and, at her maniacal mother’s behest, demands a gruesome reward. Set to Richard Strauss’s lush score, Salome is a fever dream of lust, power, and prophecy, where every glance is loaded and no desire is without cost. Sung in German with projected English translations. Rated R for adult themes, violence, suggestive situations

• Thu & Sat, June 18 & 20 at 7:30pm

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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Cincinnati Opera
July 23-27
Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

Tevye, a poor milkman, lives with his wife Golde, and their five daughters. He wants what all parents want for their children: a better life. One after the other, Tevye’s daughters stray from tradition. They risk their futures with husbands of their own choice, doing that pesky thing people do called following their hearts. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, Fiddler on the Roof features timeless songs like “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” and a universal story of family, love, and tradition. Sung in English with projected lyrics.

• Wed, July 23 at 7:30pm
• Fri-Sat, July 25-26 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 27 at 3pm

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TOSCA
Cincinnati Opera
June 26-28
Music Hall Springer Auditorium [Over-the-Rhine]

Floria Tosca suspects her lover of being unfaithful when really, he’s helping an escaped political prisoner and friend. This misunderstanding mutates into a series of escalating and irreversible misfortunes once Baron Scarpia, the chief of the secret police, enters the scene. Set in Rome during a time of national upheaval, as Napoleon’s army marches on Italy, Puccini’s epic opera stands as one of the most enduring and beloved of all time. Whatever darkness or desires Scarpia may bring, there is nothing Tosca will not do for art and love. Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

• Thu, June 26 at 7:30pm
• Sat, June 28 at 7:30pm

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RIGOLETTO
Cincinnati Opera
June 12-14
Music Hall Springer Auditorium [Over-the-Rhine]

Rigoletto is a court jester with sharp wit and a merciless tongue. By cruelly mocking a grieving father, he sets in motion a tragic lesson in poetic justice. Featuring iconic arias like “Caro nome” and “La donna è mobile,” Verdi’s masterpiece sees Rigoletto become intimately familiar with the dangers of careless love, misguided vengeance, and the inescapable lesson that, under no circumstances, can you fool fate. Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

• Thu, June 12 at 7:30pm
• Sat, June 14 at 7:30pm

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