a woman dressed in red sits on the ground, she looks disengaged and apathetic. A man crouches next to her kissing her hand sorrowfully.

Season 2017-18

Butler Opera Center

Così fan tutte • The Rape of Lucretia • Falstaff

Butler Opera Center

Past Season Galleries

 

A group of singers in modern business attire stand on the set of a high-rise office building near a large white desk.
Così fan tutte
October 2017

Music by
W.A. Mozart

Libretto by
Lorenzo Da Ponte

Photos by Daniel Cavasos

A group of singers in modern business attire huddle on center stage.
Two men on stage, one singing softly with his eyes close, while the other stands over him, with a palm outstretched.
A woman stands in a medical overcoat with a stethoscope around her neck, holding a first aid kit in her hands.
A man and woman embrace each other center stage in front of a forest projected onto the background of the stage.
Two men stand center stage, singing, with their arms outstretched triumphantly.
a man in a modern three-piece suit stands amid a projected forest, singing in defiance with his arms lifted toward the sky.
a woman sits in a chair on stage, holding a man in her arms who appears to be unconscious
a woman sits on the ground on a very dark stage, hand gripping her chest as she sings.

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A woman holds one hand to her chest as she sings with her gaze lifted toward the sky.
The Rape of Lucretia
February 2018

Music by 
Benjamin Britten 

Libretto by  
Ronald Duncan 

Photos by Daniel Cavasos

A man towers over a woman collapsed and unconscious on the stage, with a menacing appearance about him. Projected on the background behind him, is a view of the stage from above, creating an eerie, otherworldly mirror-like effect.
A Woman stands with her arms stretched out, bundles of tossed flowers are at her feet.
A single man on a dimly list stage gazes off into the distance.
two women hold a billowy piece of white fabric up in a way that produces a cloth arch. Behind in the arch in the center, a woman in a Grecian dress stands alone.
a woman lies unconscious, center stage while a menacing man leans over her.
A woman in a flowing Grecian dress kneels on stage, singing in agony.
A man kneels to the floor, cradling a dying woman in his arms. They are surrounded by tossed flowers.
a man kneels on stage holding the hand of a dead woman, who is surrounded by flowers, as two mourners look on in the background.

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A man dress in Victorian formal attire stands in the center of a bar, with several men on the ground glaring up at him.
Falstaff
April 2018

Music By 
 Giuseppe Verdi

Libretto By 
Arrigo Boito

Photos by Daniel Cavasos

two women sit at a bar table having an argument. One woman's back is turned to the audience.
two men sit at a bar table gazing off into the distance.
a group of men huddle close together as if preparing for a fight.
An elderly man with a neatly trimmed beard sits a table and pours himself a drink.
an elderly woman stands center stage, with her hand at her chin.
Two women push a large laundry basket onto the stage.
A woman resembling the Madonna stands over a group of performers lying limp on the ground, a chorus of angelic figures stand behind her holding a candle light vigil.
an elderly bearded man sits alone at table staring into a glass of wine.

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