CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF OPERATIC PRODUCTIONS, AND ENTERTAINING CAPE

AUDIENCES, SENIORS AND STUDENTS ALIKE SINCE 1994.

Mission Statement

The mission of Cape Cod Opera is to enrich the cultural lives of residents of and visitors to Cape Cod by presenting operatic programs engaging local and regional professional casts, directors and designers, and by bringing live operatic experiences to local schools and adults groups.

	Philip Lima as Scarpia and Diana Toscano as Tosca in Puccini's TOSCA - August 2008 Photo credit: Focalpoint Studio, Orleans	Natalie Polito as Hanna with The Ensemble perform in The Merry Widow August 2010 Photo credit: Focalpoint Studio, Orleans	Gregory Zavracky, Rachele Schmiege, Sarah Callinan, Meredith Ziegler and Eugene Heard - Così fan tutte - August 2009 Photo credit: Focalpoint Studio, Orleans

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WINTER NEWS 2012

 

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Upcoming Cape Cod Opera Events

Saturday January 28, 2012 - 12 noon - Champagne Brunch and Encore Presentation of Met LIVE HD The Enchanted Island at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

Saturday February 18, 2012 - 1.00 pm - CCO at W.H.A.T - Dueling Divas Sopranos Jane Shivick and Sarah Callinan in concert. Buy tickets now through Ovation Tix or by calling W.H.A.T. box office 508 349 9428.

Sunday February 19, 2012 - 3 - 5 pm -  APPETIZERS FOR ARIAS - Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth . Benefit event with beautiful music, delectable treats and a silent auction with Jane Shivick and Sarah Callinan

Sunday April 1, 2012 - ART AND ARIAS - Hosted by Cape Cod Opera and Sarah Dineen Art Studio and Gallery, Underpass Road, Brewster - Two common forces coming together to make a fabulous cultural event.

Past Events

 

Friday December 30 - Dance the Night Away with Opera!  Aliana de la Guardia, Desiree Maira, Jonathan Nussman and Benjamin Robinson wowed a standing room only audience with a concert of arias, ensembles and duets as part of the Chatham First Night Activities.

Thursday November 3 and Friday November 4 - Opera and You!  - Cod Opera's outreach program The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart was presented by Sarah Callinan, Christina English, Brendan Buckley and Jonathan Nussman, accompanied by Lucy Banner with narration by David McCarty. to Barnstable High School, Mashpee High School, Falmouth High School, Chatham Middle and High Schools and Nauset Regional High School . These free programs are supported by local cultural councils, The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, and contributions from Friends of Cape Cod Opera.

 

 

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 A Letter from The Honorary President

Dear Friends,

Make it big or make it small, Cape Cod Opera needs it all!!

        Cape Cod Opera (CCO) is fresh with enthusiasm after our Summer Scenes concert series, Love, Betrayal and Death, The Gala 15th Anniversary Concert, Chatham First Night Concert and six recent school outreach programs of Mozart's The Magic Flute that knocked the socks off singers and students alike. That success gives me courage to beg again in our optimistic and continued efforts to survive in this ongoing financial downtime.

        CCO has cut expenses to the bone. Singers and staff are doing more for less out of devotion to the magic art of opera and our company. In the past, extra fund raising efforts achieved a dependable return but now these efforts are in question.

         CCO is not unique in its funding problems but we are unique to be artistically thriving at the same time! To make cuts but keep quality with year round operatic offerings is our goal. To do this we sincerely ask for your help, again. But how about trying something new?

       In addition to our much appreciated current donors an additional saving grace could be from first time donors of smaller, but invaluable, amounts. If 1,000 folks donated $10. each, CCO would be ecstatic with a $10.000 return toward our current goal of $25,000 towards operating expenses . This is an investment by donors as CCO, a non-profit, recycles the donation back to you through Cape wide productions.

Ten thousand dollars received from one thousand Friends who each send a ten dollar donation

equals $10,000 for Cape Cod Opera.
How about this for a powerful possibility? Can it be done? Please be willing to try.

To paraphrase a favorite Friend, the Cape is blessed with distinct cultural assets, namely Cape
Cod Opera, which contributes to the economic vitality and quality of life for us all and as such is worthy of public and private support”.

Please get on the opera bandwagon to keep a song in all of our hearts.

Most Sincerely,
Ruthann Hellfach, Honorary President and the Board of Directors of Cape Cod Opera.

A Letter from The Producing Artistic Director

Dear Supporters, Colleagues and Friends,

Few art forms require as many moving parts to reach fruition than that of a fully staged opera production. Directors and conductors come together with their expertise in order to bring the musical, dramaturgical and visual aspects to life. No matter how grand or difficult the musical challenges may be with any given choice, we are ultimately telling a story on a stage and cannot forget that.

Auditions and casting the right singing actors is a vital first step. Once done the musical work begins on one end while the nitty gritty begins on another. Set, costume and lighting design are crucial elements that can take several months of collaborative work to reach the goal of creating the three dimensional reality that the audience sees and experiences. This sense of time, place and atmosphere that supports the emotional journey of each character through an opera is of huge importance to the performers as well. Our goal is to create an environment that can sweep the audience up and away and into the world of the story at hand.

In order to do so realistically, producers, directors, stage management, Board members and volunteers alike work tirelessly to secure rehearsal spaces, performance venues, procure furniture, props and costumes, coordinate transportation, housing, and schedule upwards of seventy five people to arrive on time, and ready to make the magic.

Finally in the theater we begin to see and hear the fruits of all our collective efforts. The conductor leads the orchestra and singers in the most important element of all, bringing the score to life. Music is the back bone of this wondrous way of story telling and we all breathe easier when we reach that final orchestra dress rehearsal and can see and experience the enormous collective efforts that have brought us there.

I am committed to keeping these moving parts and collaborations alive. Please help us continue to keep our annual productions, outreach programs and concerts of the highest caliber and inspire the next generation into this incredible art form.

David McCarty

Producing Artistic Director

Our History

Cape Cod Opera evolved from a 1994 recital sponsored by Friends of Monomoy Theatre under the name of Afternoon at the Opera. Opera New England of Cape Cod joined in sponsoring the next year's concert, followed by concert productions of Carmen and Die Fledermaus. This collaboration grew into Cape Cod Opera, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the production of staged opera showcasing professional local and regional talent. Cape Cod Opera's outreach programs take live classical vocal music to Cape schools at no cost. 2001 saw the expansion of these programs to the senior population. The organization is administered by an all volunteer board.

The Cape Cod Opera Chorus

The Cape Cod Opera Chorus was introduced to Cape audiences in August 2000. The chorus, with singers from all parts of Cape Cod, debuted with An Evening of Opera with Sigmund Romberg and have since accompanied principals in Cape Cod Opera productions of La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Die Fledermaus, I Paglacci/Cavalleria Rusticana, The Mikado, Carmen, Amahl and The Night Visitors, Tosca, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Merry Widow and have sung in most opera concerts. They appeared with Jonathan McPhee's Symphony by the Sea in July 2005 in a concert at The Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston. Members of the Cape Cod Opera Chorus also sing comprimario roles in productions. The chorus always welcomes new members. Please email us at info@capecodopera.org.

Cape Cod Opera Productions

Our 15th Year

2011     Love Betrayal and Death with a few Pirates Tossed In; A Gala 15th Anniversary Concert; Music for a Summer's Night; Summer Scenes: Love, Betrayal,  Opera for All! ;Dance the Night Away with Opera!

For information on Cape Cod Opera, please email to info@capecodopera.org    508-246-0039

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