Arias & Ales – October 10 @ Nothing’s Left
FEATURED DRINKS:
The Helles are Alive
Helles lager rested on lavender
Penzance Punch
Sour beer with passionfruit and pineapple
Arias & Ales Program
Maddie Breedlove: Una voce poco fa (The Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini)
Rosina claims to be all sweetness and innocence but quickly lets us in on her secret – that underneath she’s clever, determined and unstoppable.
Karlena Riggs: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine, Giacomo Puccini)
Magda tells a dreamy story about Doretta, who discovers that happiness isn’t found in wealth, but in true love.
Margaret Stall: Deh vieni, non tardar (The Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Susanna sings a gorgeous love aria to tease Figaro as a playful love game.
Alex Johnson: Quel guardo il cavaliere… So anch’io la virtù magica (Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti)
Norina, amused by a romance novel, laughs to herself about how easily she can charm men by the simplest glance or smile.
Stephanie Washington: Or sai chi l’onore (The Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
The Countess pours out her sorrow to Susanna, lamenting that her husband has betrayed her – and vows to win back his love through a clever plan.
Paige Dickey: Vissi d’arte (Tosca, Giacomo Puccini)
Facing ruin, Tosca laments that she lived for art and love, and now can only pray for guidance and justice.
Sam Briggs: O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi, Giacomo Puccini)
Lauretta pleads with her father to let her marry the man she loves.
Jeremiah Tyson: Un’Aura Amorosa (Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Ferrando sweetly sings about the tender, comforting love that makes life feel calm and beautiful.
Sam, Maddie, Alex: Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
A beautiful farewell in which the characters wish each other safe travels, peace, and hope for a joyful reunion.
Paige and Stephanie: Sull’aria (The Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
A graceful and playful duet in which the Countess and her maid, Susanna, exchange a carefully written letter filled with secret messages of love and intrigue.
Sam, Maddie, Alex: Funiculì, Funiculà (Luigi Denza)
A joyful song to celebrate the fun and excitement of riding a new cable car up Mt. Vesuvius.
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All: Brindisi (Cavalleria Rusticana, Pietro Mascagni)
A spirited drinking song where everyone gathers to toast to life, love and the joys of the evening.
Stephanie: Monica’s Waltz (The Medium, Gian Carlo Menotti)
Monica, distressed by her mother’s emotional unraveling, dances with an imaginary partner.
Sam and Alex: You Were Dead, You Know (Candide, Leonard Bernstein and Richard Wilbur)
Candide and Cunegonde humorously reunite, each surprised to find the other still alive.
Karlena: Moonfall (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Rupert Holmes)
Rosa sings a haunting love song about the beauty of the moonlight.
Maddie: Dido’s Lament (Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell)
Dido sings a sorrowful farewell as she longs for her lover Aeneas and prepares for her death.
The Pirates of Penzance (W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Alex: Poor Wandering One
Mabel offers her love to Frederic.
Sam: Oh, better far to live and die
The Pirate King proudly sings about his adventurous life and love of piracy.
The Sound of Music (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)
Margaret: The Sound of Music
Maria sings a joyful song about the beauty and musical wonder of nature.
Karlena: The Lonely Goatherd
A playful song that tells the story of a lonely goatherd “yodeling” out across the mountain
Paige: Climb Ev’ry Mountain
Mother Abbess encourages Maria to follow her heart’s calling, no matter how difficult the path may seem.
All: The Ladies of the Chorus (The Merry Widow, Franz Lehár)
The ladies of the chorus sing to show off the elegance and excitement of the evening’s festivities.
All: Oklahoma! (Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein)
Our state’s song that we all know and love – sing along!