L'ORFEO

930 East Burleigh Street,Milwaukee WI 53212

06 June, 2021

Description

A live concert performance of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo In a joyous return to live singing, we reunite with members of early music ensemble Aperi Animam to present this concert performance of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. Composed in 1607 and considered by many to be the first opera, L’Orfeo is a story of enduring love, triumph over adversity, and the journey from darkness to light. Performance Dates and Times: Friday, June 4 at 7:30 PM Saturday, June 5 at 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM Sunday, June 6 at 2:00 PM Tickets: $28 General *Only 28 tickets available for each performance!* Location: The Florentine Opera Center 930 E Burleigh St Milwaukee, WI 53212 The Cast & Creative Team: La Musica/Euridice: Kaisa Herrmann Orfeo: Jackie Willis First Shepherd: Austin Bare The Messenger: Jennifer Jakubowski Apollo: Nicole McCarty Stage Director: Jill Anna Ponasik Music Director: Crawford Wiley Co-Translator/Director: Danny Brylow Co-Translator: Joey Krohlow General Factotum: Amy Kaczmarowski For more information: milwaukeeoperatheatre.org Additional Information Who or what is Aperi Animam? From the Latin “open your soul,” Aperi Animam is a professional Milwaukee-based choral ensemble dedicated to the creation and performance of uniquely atmospheric musical experiences that have an impact on lives and learning throughout the Midwest.  Aperi Animam invites audiences to quiet their minds and open their souls. What is a concert presentation? A concert presentation is one in which the performers use scores while singing, and where many production elements are minimized. This is an opportunity to focus on the music, the singing, and the language. Join us next season as we re-visit this work in full production; complete with costumes, lighting, staging…the whole shebang. What does it mean to create a new English translation/adaptation? Although L'ORFEO's Italian libretto (<---the words in an opera!) is ravishingly beautiful, we've chosen to commission an original translation, allowing English-speaking audiences to connect directly to this timeless story. We're working hard to create a clear, understandable version of this masterpiece without sacrificing any of its haunting lyricism or poetic beauty. Why L’Orfeo? Why now? As the pandemic descended upon us, we felt drawn to the origins of opera - to pause and consider why we do this in the first place. We found solace and inspiration in Monteverdi’s interpretation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. How are you dealing with the whole pandemic thing? Our cast and team is fully vaccinated, and will be performing in the well-ventilated Florentine Opera Center (we’re pulling the garage door up for fresh air). Capacity limits in the space will be observed, and the audience seating will be socially distanced. Masks are required for all audience members and those not singing. The performance is just under an hour with no intermission.