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September 4, 2012 · 7:32 pm

CCM Announces 2012-13 Studio Series of Opera, Musical Theatre and Drama

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is pleased to announce details for its 2012-13 Studio Series of opera, musical theatre and drama.

The series opens in October with a revival of the comedy-horror-rock musical Little Shop of Horrors and concludes in April with an extended run of the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical Parade, co-produced with the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center.

CCM’s 2012-13 Studio Series also includes public workshop performances of two new American operas produced in collaboration with Cincinnati Opera, a pair of socially relevant and emotionally powerful dramas, and a fresh take on one of Georges Bizet’s earliest operas.

Please see the listings below for full production and ticketing details.

Tickets and Parking Information
Aside from CCM’s co-production of Parade, all Studio Series events are free and open to the general public. Reservations are required for all free Studio Series productions and can be made the week of each show by visiting the CCM Box Office or calling 513-556-4183.

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for information on parking rates.

For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.

Additional Information
Titles and dates subject to change – rights pending. For more information regarding CCM events, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or visit ccm.uc.edu.

CCM 2012-13 STUDIO SERIES
Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama

Little Shop of Horrors
Music by Alan Menken
Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
Thom Christopher Warren, guest director
Ryan Shirar, musical director
Joey Dippel, choreographer

Based on the low-budget film directed by Roger Corman, Little Shop of Horrors is a comedy-horror-rock musical about a hapless florist who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. With a score in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, the show “satirizes many things: science fiction, ‘B’ movies, musical comedy itself and even the Faust legend.” Come and see it – but please, don’t feed the plant!

Performance Times:

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11
  • 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12
  • 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13
  • 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13

Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Oct. 8. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Opera Fusion – New Work Lab Presents:
Champion
A partnership between CCM Opera and Cincinnati Opera
Composed by Terence Blanchard
Libretto by Michael Cristofer
TBA, conductor
James Robinson, director
Fabian Almazan, pianist

Opera Fusion welcomes five-time Grammy-winner Terence Blanchard and Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Cristofer for a 10-day residency, culminating in a public workshop performance of their new opera Champion. A unique fusion of jazz and operatic styles, Champion is based on the true story of boxer Emile Griffith. A world champion prizefighter, Griffith experienced both triumph and tragedy; in winning the Welterweight Championship in 1962, his punches put opponent Benny “The Kid” Paret in a coma from which he never recovered. Just before the match, Paret had mocked Griffith using homosexual slurs. Years later, Griffith’s homosexuality was revealed when he was nearly killed by a gang outside a gay bar. Champion presents a modern tragic hero who is ultimately consumed by rage, regret and the terrible consequences of his actions.Champion will make its world premiere at Opera Theatre of St. Louis (OTSL) in 2013. OTSL Artistic Director James Robinson directs.

CCM Performance Time: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Oct. 22. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Cincinnati Opera Performance Time: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28
Location: Mayerson Theater, School for Creative and Performing Arts, 108 W. Central Parkway, downtown Cincinnati
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8. Please contact the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at 513-241-2742 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

The Laramie Project
Written by Moisés Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project
Richard E. Hess, director

The facts surrounding the death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student whose brutal murder shocked the country in 1998, come to life on stage. Award-winning playwright Moisés Kaufman and members of his theater company traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, to conduct 200 interviews with the residents of the town. What resulted is a powerful dramatization of the murder, investigation and subsequent convictions—a sobering look into how hate is born and nurtured in the back streets of a friendly American town. Mature subject matter. 

Performance Time:

  • 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29
  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30
  • 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
  • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1

Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Nov. 26. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Opera Fusion – New Work Lab Presents:
Morning Star
A partnership between CCM Opera and Cincinnati Opera
Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon
Libretto by William M. Hoffman
Steven White, conductor
Ron Daniels, director
Carol Walker and Lydia Brown, pianists

Ricky Ian Gordon (composer of 2007’s The Grapes of Wrath) and William M. Hoffman (librettist of 1991’s The Ghosts of Versaille) workshopMorning Star, a story of sisterhood set against the backdrop of New York City’s tragic Triangle Shirt Factory fire of 1911. The workshop will culminate with a public performance conducted by Steven White (the Metropolitan Opera) and directed by Ron Daniels (director of the 2009 filmThe War Boys) on Dec. 4 and 5.

Cincinnati Opera Performance Time: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4
Location: Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, downtown Cincinnati
Tickets: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8. Please contact the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at 513-241-2742 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

CCM Performance Time: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Tickets: Admission is free but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Dec. 3. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Doctor Miracle (Le docteur Miracle)
Composed by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Léon Battu and Ludovic Halévy
Stefano Sarzani, conductor
Omer Ben Seadia, director

This farce revolves around the making of an omelette thought to be poisonous. Young lovers, the mayor of Padua and a conniving servant careen through one of Georges Bizet’s earliest operas. Hilarity ensues, but true love triumphs in the end. Featuring some of Bizet’s liveliest music, Le docteur Miracle will be sung in French with English supertitles.

Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15
  • 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17

Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Feb. 11. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Execution of Justice
Written by Emily Mann
Michael Burnham, director

A chilling examination of the trial of Dan White for the murder of Harvey Milk, San Francisco’s first openly gay Supervisor, and Mayor George Moscone. Scrupulous in its objectivity, the play suggests a public and legal mind-set that allows criminals to avoid just punishment. Dan White was convicted on the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and spent only a little over five years in prison. Mature subject matter.

Performance Dates: 

  • 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18
  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19
  • 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20
  • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20

Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 15. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Parade
Co-produced by CCM Musical Theatre and the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
Book by Alfred Uhry
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Ed Cohen and Dee Anne Bryll, directors
Stephen Goers, musical director

In the sweltering intolerance of 1913 Atlanta, northerner and Jewish factory manager Leo Frank is wrongfully accused of murdering a 13 year-old girl under his employment. As press frenzy and public outrage overwhelm his defense, Frank’s only hope lies in a brave crusade by the southern wife he never understood, among a people that never understood him. A Tony Award-winner for best book and score, Parade is a transformational story of a country at odds with its declarations of equality.

Performance times:

  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5
  • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6
  • 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7
  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12
  • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13
  • 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14
  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19
  • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20
  • 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21

Location: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington, KY
Admission: $19 – $26; tickets may be purchased through the Carnegie Box Office at 859-957-1940 or online at www.thecarnegie.com.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor & Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. 

Opera Fusion: New Works is sponsored by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Drama Studio Series Sponsor: Neil Artman and Margaret Straub

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July 8, 2012 · 11:52 am

UC’s CCM Welcomes Leaders from World Choir Games on July 9

UC’S COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC WELCOMES
LEADERS FROM THE 2012 WORLD CHOIR GAMES
WITH A PERFORMANCE AND CEREMONY ON JULY 9

The Cincinnati Children’s Choir will present a free performance as part of the afternoon event, welcoming the World Choir Council to the University of Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, OH—The University of Cincinnati will welcome international representatives from the 2012 World Choir Games in a special public event scheduled for Monday, July 9. This welcome ceremony will commence with a 1 p.m. performance by the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, an ensemble-in-residence at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), followed by a brief reception and then an official welcome to the World Choir Council at 2 p.m.

These events are free and open to the community. Both the performance and welcome ceremony will take place in UC’s Corbett Auditorium in CCM Village.

A brief reception will be held in the Atrium of UC’s Corbett Center for the Performing Arts before the welcome ceremony.

The official advisory board of the World Choir Games, the World Choir Council includes renowned choral leaders from more than 80 countries. The Council serves as a platform for international representatives to meet and discuss the position of the choral arts in different countries around the world.

Learn more about UC’s role in the 2012 World Choir Games at uc.edu/worldchoirgames.

Event Times

  • 1 p.m. Monday, July 9: Cincinnati Children’s Choir Performance and Reception
  • 2 p.m. Monday, July 9: World Choir Council Welcome Ceremony

Location
Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati

Admission & Parking Information
The Cincinnati Children’s Choir performance and World Choir Council welcome ceremony are free and open to the general public.

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus.

For additional event and parking information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.

About the Cincinnati Children’s Choir
The award winning Cincinnati Children’s Choir (CCC) is an educationally based choral program reaching the highest level of artistry. The learning environment is creative and explorative enabling the choir members to enjoy lasting relationships with children outside of their community, experience self-growth through musical insight and self-expression and develop a lifelong involvement with music while enhancing all aspects of the their lives. Now in it’s 19th year, CCC has blossomed into a special gem in the Queen City’s artistic crown. CCC members have toured Scandinavia, England, Ireland, Wales, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada and the United States.

The Cincinnati Children’s Choir became Ensemble-in-Residence at CCM in August 2001. CCM gave the program a home with support from one the world’s finest music schools. In return, the choir regularly collaborates with the CCM Music Education Division, the CCM Opera Department and the CCM Division of Ensembles and Conducting.

With the residency, CCC welcomed members of the former CCM Children’s Choir, founded in 1983 by Karen Wolff. The CCM Children’s Choir also had a rich history of performances and recordings with CSO and CCM and provided CCC founder, Robyn Lana, with her initial training in children’s choral conducting. The CCM Alumni Association honored Lana with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. Learn more about the Cincinnati Children’s Choir at http://www.cincinnatichoir.org.

About the World Choir Games
The World Choir Games is the largest international choral competition in the world. Held every two years, previous games have been in Austria, China, Germany and South Korea. This will be the 7th World Choir Games, and it’s being held in the United States for the first time July 4-14 in Cincinnati USA. The Games are the signature event of INTERKULTUR, Germany-based organization that produces choral events all over the world. More than 360 choirs from 48 countries have registered to participate. There are roughly 90 regional choirs, and choirs representing 22 U.S. states. Learn more about the 2012 World Choir games at http://2012worldchoirgames.com.

Earl Rivers, director of Choral Studies at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, serves as Artistic Director for the Cincinnati Organizing Committee of the 2012 World Choir Games.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

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April 23, 2012 · 11:01 am

CCM Prep Offers Summer Camp for Adults

Ever wondered why kids were the only one who get to go to camp?? We have the answer!

Camp dates are July 9 – 13, 2012, 10-3 p.m.; final performance at conclusion of week. Located at Sycamore Senior Center, 4455 Carver Woods Drive.

Let our talented faculty tap into your theatre skills and bring out that performer waiting inside! This week long program limited to adults over 40 will help you develop your abilities in such areas of acting, musical theatre, and improvisation.

The camp will be held at the beautiful, air conditioned and spacious Sycamore Senior Center, located in Blue Ash. Accessible and plenty of free parking available. If you are planning to come from out of town, there are several affordable hotels in the area. Contact us for more information.

At the conclusion of the week, there will be a special performance for family and friends. What a great way to spend a week in Cincinnati!

If you want more information you may contact the CCM Prep office at 513.556.2595 or check our our website: www.ccm.uc.edu/prep.

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April 23, 2012 · 10:37 am

THE CIVIL WAR runs May 10-12

Musical Redux – THE CIVIL WAR
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music Musical Theatre
May 10-12
University Heights

THE CIVIL WAR is a moving musical meditation on the Civil War as seen through the eyes of Union and Confederate soldiers, slaves and landowners, along with American “everymen” from all levels of society. Featuring an eclectic score that includes gospel, folk, rhythm and blues, country and rock, the musical was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical. By turns humorous and emotionally gripping, THE CIVIL WAR is a sweeping portrait of a country torn by unrest and a moving tribute to the 620,000 men and women who made the greatest sacrifice for their principles.

Directed by Jason Podplesky
Music directed by Ryan Shirar

  • Thu-Fri, May 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 12 at 2pm & 8pm
Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available on Monday, May 7, at noon—please contact the CCM Box Office at 513.556.4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

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April 17, 2012 · 8:10 pm

CCM Announces 2012-2013 Mainstage Series

CCM ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 MAINSTAGE SERIES OF
OPERA, MUSICAL THEATRE AND DRAMA 

CCM presents a series of breathtaking operas, masterful musicals and delightful dramas as part of an unforgettable 2012-13 season.

CINCINNATI, OH—The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is pleased to announce details for the 2012-13 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions. This year’s unforgettable Mainstage Series features breathtaking opera from modern to classic, masterful musicals from Kurt Weill and the composers of Mamma Mia and wondrous comedy and drama from Shakespeare and William Saroyan. The series features six fully staged works, with performances taking place Oct. 3, 2012 through April 7, 2013.

Please see below for production and ticketing details. For additional information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or visit ccm.uc.edu.

CCM 2012-13 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Written by William Shakespeare
Michael Burnham, director

A madcap misadventure in the complications and miscalculations of love and lust, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the Bard at his comic best. Driven by the magic of the impish Puck and his band of fairies, young lovers, older lovers and even a group of rude tradesmen are caught in a whirlwind of misdirected passion.

Performance Dates: Oct. 3 (preview), Oct. 4–7, 2012
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

CHESS
Music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Book by Richard Nelson
Aubrey Berg, director
Stephen Goers, musical director
Diane Lala, choreographer

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (of ABBA fame) and lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and The Lion King) created this rock opera hit that played to sold-out houses in London’s West End and on Broadway. Against the backdrop of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, the musical presents an intriguing tale of romantic rivalries, cunning gamesmanship and political tensions playing out in master chess tournaments around the world. Time magazine hailed the work as “one of the best rock scores ever produced.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 25–28, 2012
Location: Corbett Auditorium

STREET SCENE
Music by Kurt Weill
Lyrics by Langston Hughes
Book by Elmer Rice
Mark Gibson, musical director
Steven Goldstein, director

Based on Elmer Rice’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Street Scene is a stirring synthesis of European traditional opera and American musical theatre. A simple story of love, greed and death portrays life in a tenement house between one evening and the next, bringing to poignant life a wide range of multiethnic characters. Kurt Weill’s Tony Award-winning music is considered by many critics to be his masterpiece. Sung in English with supertitles.

Performance Dates: Nov. 15–18, 2012
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
Written by William Saroyan
Diane Kvapil, director

William Saroyan’s sprawling, elegant and bittersweet comedy was the first drama to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Set in a rundown dive bar in San Francisco, the play is filled with colorful characters, love and the follies of humanity in what the New York Post called a “gleeful, tender and hilarious, probing and elusive” portrait of life.

Performance Dates: Feb. 6 (preview), Feb. 7–10, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE THREEPENNY OPERA
Music by Kurt Weill
Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
English Adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
Robin Guarino, director
Roger Grodsky, musical director
Patti James, choreographer

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, two towering figures of the 20th century stage, weave the riveting story of notorious bandit and womanizer MacHeath (Mack the Knife) and his seedy companions in London’s underworld. Weill’s acid-tinged score invented a new form of musical theatre, leading the way for such shows as Chicago and Cabaret. Mature subject matter.

Performance Dates: Feb. 28–March3, March 7–10, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE MAGIC FLUTE
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Mark Gibson, conductor
Nicholas Muni, director

Mozart composed this beloved opera for the person who wants everything. A hero and heroine questing for true love, evil villains, a girl-crazed sidekick and – to add to the lunacy – a whole range of beastly creatures. Mozart’s incredible music reflects and drives all of the merriment of this all-time favorite. Sung in German with English supertitles.

Performance Dates: April 4-7, 2013
Location: Corbett Auditorium

Mainstage Series Subscriptions
The 2012-13 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions includes subscription packages for six-show, four-show and three-show combinations.

Priority subscription renewal information will be sent to current subscribers during the month of April. Current subscribers have a chance to renew their packages at special savings if they place their orders by May 31, 2012. Subscription prices will increase on June 1.

New subscriptions become available in summer 2012 at $168 for a full six-show package, $116 for a four-show package and $90 for a three-show package.

Concert Series Options
CCM also offers dozens of chamber music, choral, jazz, orchestra, wind, dance and special guest artist concerts each year. CCM’s Mainstage subscribers receive first access to Ariel Quartet subscription packages, CCM Concert Series flex ticket packages, prepaid parking and other exclusive perks!

Full programming and package details for CCM’s 2012-13 Concert Series will be announced later this spring.

Additional Information
Titles and dates subject to change—rights pending. To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. For additional information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the Box Office.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor & Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

CCM Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
2012-13 MAINSTAGE SERIES: OPERA, MUSICAL THEATRE, DRAMA

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 (preview)
  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4
  • 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5
  • 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

CHESS
Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25
  • 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26
  • 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28

Location: Corbett Auditorium

STREET SCENE

Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15
  • 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
  • 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
  • 2 pm. Sunday, Nov. 18

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE

Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 (preview)
  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7
  • 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
  • 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE THREEPENNY OPERA

Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28
  • 8 p.m. Friday, March 1
  • 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3
  • 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7
  • 8 p.m. Friday, March 8
  • 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Performance Dates:

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4
  • 8 p.m. Friday, April 5
  • 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7

Location: Corbett Auditorium

2012-13 Subscription Prices:
6-show: $168, 4-show: $116, 3-show: $90

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