Samuel Barber's "Vanessa"
(Nevada Opera Premier!)

Dates and Times:
Friday, February 11, 2011  7:30 PM
Sunday, February 13, 2011  2:00 PM

This Pulitzer Prize winning opera will receive its long-awaited Nevada premiere featuring a cast of the best and brightest young singers. NOA joins the world-wide celebration of the centenary of Samuel Barber’s birth by bringing this tale of deadly narcissism and deception to Nevada audiences for the very first time since its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 1958. A diva’s dream role (Kiri te Kanawa chose Vanessa to be her farewell to the operatic stage in 2004), Vanessa has lived in isolation for over 20 years, waiting for the return of her lover, Anatol, who has written to tell her of his return. When it is discovered that the man who appears is not her former lover, but his son, a quiet but deadly battle for his love ensues between Vanessa and her young niece, Erika, ultimately destroying one of their lives forever.

Reserve your tickets now, and be sure to attend the pre-show talks, as Maestro Borowitz will be recounting insider stories revealed to him by Regina Resnik, who created the role of The Baroness at the MET premiere in 1958. Working with Ms. Resnik on a later production of Vanessa, he was thrilled to get the “scoop” on the opera’s composition and the rehearsal antics of the rest of the MET’s star-studded cast.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's
"The Marriage of Figaro"

Dates and Times:
Friday, April 1, 2011  7:30 PM
Sunday, April 3, 2011  2:00 PM

Want to find out whatever happened to Rosina, Count Almaviva, and the finest barber of Seville, Figaro after the final curtain of The Barber of Seville? Then join Nevada Opera as it lights up the Pioneer Center stage with Mozart’s most popular comedy. Rosina, now a Countess and married to Count Almaviva, realizes her marriage isn’t everything she’d hoped for, especially since the Count now has his eye on Susanna, Figaro’s soon-to-be bride. A plot is hatched, the Count is fooled, and all are forgiven in this glorious musical masterpiece. As always, expect a few musical surprises from our Maestro, who will once again take his place behind the harpsichord as well as the baton!