In celebration of the 80th Birthday of His Majesty The King Under the Patronage of the Austrian Embassy, Bangkok

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MOZART’S THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Performance by The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Production of Ibycus Co., Ltd.  After a ten-month long preparation with an essentially local cast of opera singers, The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok is planning to put on for the first time ever in Thailand, one of the most intricate comic operas of W.A. Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro.

Essential in this opera production is the collaboration from Maestro Dante Mazzola of La Scala Theater and his student at La Scala Academy, Yoko Takahashi, a young outstanding pianist repetiteur with a very promising future. Yoko has been working with the singers since October 2006 and will conduct the 28-member orchestra for the performances in July this year.
Date & Time: July 3 and 4, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre Small Hall with innovative staging to include a 28-member orchestra. Design of sets, inside murals and entrance area to bring the audience into the Spanish setting of the comic opera.
Media partner: The Nation Group
Sponsors: Fong Tong Enterprise, Soontorn Film, NexStudio.

Main and secondary characters:                     Main and secondary characters:

Il Conte d’Almaviva                                          Ittinat Seeboonruang                          
La Comtessa d’Almaviva                                Carole Boy Ferron
Susanna                                                          Sophie Tanapura
Figaro                                                              Piyawat Panthana
Cherubino                                                       Uma Paitoon
Marcellina                                                        Siriwaranya Supranee
Basilio                                                             Sirichai Charoenkijthanakul
Dr. Bartholo                                                     Robert Hayden-Gilbert
Don Curzio                                                      Parkpoom Trongsiri
Antonio                                                            Jonathan Truslow
Barbarina                                                        Greta Williams

Combined Chorus of 14-16 members from The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Vocal Studio and The Japanese Mixed Choir in Bangkok.

Accompanied by  The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Orchestra (28 musicians)

Conducted by Yoko Takahashi, a disciple of Maestro Dante Mazzola of La Scala Theatre and Academy, Milan, Italy.

Conductor: Yoko Takahashi
Stage Director: Napisri Reyes, Thailand
Special adviser: Maestro Dante Mazzola of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Rehearsal pianist: Elvira Galioullina

Into its second year of existence, The Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok is happy to announce exciting offers of international collaboration for its second full production.

1.First and foremost, valuable advice is coming from Italy, notably from Maestro Dante Mazzola of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, who will be guiding the Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok throughout its production.

2.Yoko Takahashi, a professional opera repetiteur furthering her professional studies at La Scala Academy, has been preparing all the singers since October 2006 and will be conducting the Metropolitan Opera of Bangkok Orchestra in the two opera performances of the July 2007 production. 

Tickets: 1,500 baht and 1,000 baht
(Early bird: 1,200 baht and 800 baht). 

For more information please visit to www.metoperabkk.com

Tropical Living: July 2007, Volume 7 Issue 2

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