METROPLEX

Metroplex Opera Company Presents

A Double Bill

La Serva Padrona & The Impresario

June 11 and 13, 2010 at the The Courtyard Theater of Plano

This summer, the Metroplex Opera Company will present its production of two famous comic operas, Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona in Italian, and Mozart's The Impresario in English.

This charming double bill will be presented on Friday, June 11 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, June 13 at 2:30 pm, at the Courtyard Theatre of Plano. 

General Admission - $20.00 each
Tickets Available Online Through Plano Stages Website.

Cast Information

MOC Music Director, Dr. Beau Benson, SMU, has adapted and updated the story of The Impresario, and prepared performing editions of both operas. Dr. Benson will conduct both operas at all performances.

The cast for each opera is as follows:

For La Serva Padrona:

• Uberto, an elderly bachelor: Christopher Harrison
• Serpina, his saucy maid: Katrina Galka
• Vespone, another servant, a mute who cannot speak: Kyle Logan Hancock

For The Impresario:

• The Impresario, a non-singing role: Terry Abshire
• Ms. Smith, a soprano auditionee: Donna Mitchell-Cox
• Mr. Vogel, a tenor who is the impresario's assistant: Jonathan Morales
• Mrs. Green, an aging mezzo-soprano who used to sing Cherubino: Katie Harner
• Mr. Teufel, a Wall Street "fat cat": Kyle Logan Hancock
• Mme Alt, an over-the-hill prima donna: Ann Petty
• Miss Meckern, an aspiring, spitfire soprano: Stacey Weber

In addition to our wonderful cast of local singers, MOC is thrilled to have for the first time Donna Mitchell-Cox, who is a voice teacher at OU, and Stacey Weber from Houston.

The performances will be fully staged, in costume, and accompanied by a live orchestra.

The Courtyard Theater is a performing arts venue in the Haggard Park Historic District. Built in 1938 as a project of the Works Project Administration, the Courtyard Theater was formerly known as the Cox Gymnasium. The Courtyard Theater is located at 1509 H Avenue, Plano, TX 75074 - (972) 941-5600.

The Metroplex Opera Company was founded to perform operas and operettas to enlighten and entertain the general public.

The Metroplex Opera Company will afford trained opera singers, actors, and instrumentalists in the Dallas-Fort Worth area the experience and exposure necessary for a musical career. To help young people appreciate opera, it will present short operas in area schools. A long-range goal is to present operas and operettas in towns without access to opera so that more people can appreciate this unique art form.

Members of the Company have presented Christmas concerts at Valley View Mall in Dallas, fundraising concerts at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and concerts of patriotic music at retirement homes. It has performed 2 concerts for the Italian Club of Dallas, and has given two very successful fundraising concerts at the home of a patron.

The Metroplex Opera Company performed its first staged work, Puccini's Suor Angelica, on March 17 and 19, 2006, at El Centro Community College.

The Company presented its second staged production with orchestra, Sigmund Romberg's The Student Prince, on April 11, 12, and 13, 2008, at the Lakewood Theater in Dallas.

There are also fundraising concerts held from time to time.

All singers who perform with the Metroplex Opera Company are given honoraria.

The Metroplex Opera Company, Inc. is a Texas non-profit organization with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status granted by the Internal Revenue Service. Contributions to the opera company are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

 Presenting an opera is costly. We appreciate all donations. Make your check payable and mail to:

The Metroplex Opera Company, Inc.
3436 Lovers Lane,
Dallas, TX 75225-7630