Season & Tickets

Fidelio

Beethoven's only opera is set in a country ravaged by war. Leonore risks everything to rescue her husband, Florestan, a prisoner of war under a totalitarian regime. This timeless 1805 ode to peace, joy and triumph in the face of brutal adversity, receives its very first Alberta production.

April 21, 24, 26, 2012 – 7:30 pm
The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sung in German with English supertitles

The Mikado
Welcome to the world of Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Ko-Ko and Katisha in the town of Titipu. Chock full of twists, turns and unabashed silliness, Gilbert and Sullivan's best–loved opera is sure to keep you laughing and humming the infectious tunes all the way home. It's Japan like you’ve never seen it before!

February 4, 7, 9, 2012 – 7:30 pm
The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sung in English with English supertitles

Cavalleria Rusticana
Turiddu returns from military duty to discover his fiancée betrothed to another. The young villager takes revenge in the arms of a new lover. A tragedy of fiery passion and cold-blooded betrayal is experienced in this timeless Sicilian story of love and honour, justice and violence.

Pagliacci
Leoncavallo's "play within an opera" unmasks the tragic side of comedy. Canio, tortured by his wife’s rumoured betrayal, faces despair as he continues to take to the stage, entertaining audiences with his astonishing comedic "authenticity". The clowns' final performance spirals out of control: laughing through his tears, the show must go on....

October 22, 25, 27 2011 – 7:30 pm
The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sung in Italian with English supertitles