Name: Iris
Start: 2016-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Fisher Center

Organization

Bard Summerscape

Soprano

Talise Trevigne

Iris

Ténor

Gerard Schneider

Osaka

Baryton

Douglas Williams

Kyoto

Basse

Matthew Boehler

Il Cieco

Cecelia Hall

Una geisha

Samuel Levine

Un cenciaiolo

Un merciaiolo

Direction d'orchestre

Leon Botstein

Mise en scène

James Darrah

Décors

Emily MacDonald

Cameron Jaye Mock

Costumes

Peabody Southwell

Video

Adam Larsen

Orchestra

American Symphony Orchestra

Fisher Center at Bard

italien

Annandale

États-Unis

Fisher Center

LUMA Theater

IRIS
by Pietro Mascagni

At once opulent and eerie, Pietro Mascagni’s Iris, composed in 1898 with libretto by Luigi Illica, received its North American premiere at Bard SummerScape in 2016. The American Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Leon Botstein performed with a brilliant cast of accomplished singers including the Australian tenor Gerard Schneider as a menacing and callous Osaka alongside the soprano Talise Travigne who movingly embodied the naivete and fragility of the eponymous character. 

Performed in Italian with English supertitles.

Iris Mascagni

anglais

Valide

Instrumentalist

Piano

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da Gambist

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Compositeur

Livret

Chorégraphie

Lumières

Danse

Acteur

Direction de choeur

Dramaturgie

Traduction

Répétiteur

Maquillage

En charge de la production

Coiffure

Autre

Stage Manager

Choeur

Orchestre

Poet

Coach vocal

Prof

Photographer

Diffusion

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Singer

Contre-ténor

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Baryton-basse

Parlé

Voix d'enfant

Rôle muet

Alto

Continuo

Composed by Puccini’s friend Pietro Mascagni (perhaps best known for his beloved Cavalleria rusticana), Iris debuted in Rome in 1898, ushering in a wave of fin-de-siècle exotic opera. Mascagni’s dreamlike score provides the backdrop for Luigi Illica’s haunting libretto recounting the tragic story of Iris, an innocent young girl tricked into abandoning her elderly blind father and lured to a brothel in Tokyo’s notorious red-light district.

The stellar cast is headlined by Grammy-nominated soprano Talise Trevigne, lauded for her “deep melting sound” (New York Times) as the vulnerable Iris. Austrian Australian tenor Gerard Schneider sings the role of the fickle Osaka, and bass-baritone Douglas Williams portrays the villainous Kyoto. 

Conducted by the “peerlessly adventurous” (New York Times) Leon Botstein, this production by talented young stage director James Darrah features set designs by Emily MacDonald and Cameron Jaye Mock, with projections by Adam Larsen and costumes by Peabody Southwell—all of which combine to highlight the darker themes of this rarely performed opera.

English

Iris by Mascagni, ven. 22 juil. 2016, Du (2016/2016), Dirigé par James Darrah,, Chef d'orchestre Leon Botstein, Fisher Center, Annandale, États-Unis

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