May 21, 2017
Gil Rose and Odyssey Opera present a rarely heard gem by Antonin Dvořák: his opera "Dimitrij."
CAST
Marina: Dana Buresova
Xenie: Olga Jelinkova
Marfa: Irina Mishura
Shusky: Mark S. Doss
Basmanov: Christopher Job
Iov: Pawel Izdebski
Neborsky: James Demler
Buchinsky: Seth Grondin
Odyssey Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Gil Rose, conductor
Since its founding in 2013, Odyssey Opera has become a pillar of the Boston arts community. Their corner of the market? Top-tier productions of rarely heard, often forgotten operatic gems. And whether those productions be by Wagner, Vaughn Williams, Mozart, or Korngold, two things are always true: the singing is superb, and audiences leave Jordan Hall wondering "why don't we hear that piece more often?"
Interview with Odyssey Opera's Artistic and General Director, Gil Rose
Relive Odyssey Opera's highly-acclaimed September performance of Dvořák's Dimitrij, on-demand.
Learn more about the history of Dimitrij, and read a synopsis, via the "Antonin Dvorak" website.
Follow along with the libretto.
This concert is no longer available on demand.
More about Dimitrij from the Odyssey Opera blog.
More about Odyssey Opera's upcoming "Wilde Opera Nights" series, in collaboration with the Boston Modern Opera Project, at their website.
ALSO ON THE PROGRAM
PIETRO MASCAGNI: "Maledetto l'amor!" (Silvia) & "Cuore, come in fiore..." (Zanetto) from Zanetto
Eleni Calenos (soprano): Silvia / Eve Gigliotti (mezzo-soprano): Zanetto
Odyssey Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Gil Rose, conductor
Album: Odyssey Opera / Mascagni: Zanetto
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: Ten Biblical Songs, Op. 99
Brian Rayner Cook, baritone
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Album: Dvořák: Orchestra Works / Biblical Songs - Cook / SNO / Järvi
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Five Songs (arr. for baritone and string quartet by Raphaël Merlin
I. Die Götter Griechenlands, D.677
II. Der Tod und das Mädchen, D.531
III. Der Jüngling und der Tod, D.545
IV. Atys, D.585
V. Der liebliche Stern, D.861
Matthias Goerne, baritone / Quatour Ebène
Album: Franz Schubert - Quatour Ebène
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Six Songs (arr. for baritone and guitar)
I. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
II. Du bist die Ruh, D.776
III. An Silvia, D.891
IV. Der Leiermann, D.911
V. Der Lindenbaum, D.911
VI. Der Tod und das Mädchen, D.531
Philippe Sly, baritone / John Charles Britton, guitar
Album: Schubert Sessions: Songs with Guitar - Philippe Sly & John Charles Britton