A singer stands defiantly on stage, with fists clenched in anger, while other cast mates look on. In the background several chorus members are silhouetted against and eerie, smoke-fill, blood red background.

Season 2019-20

Butler Opera Center

Don Giovanni • Mansfield Park • The Turn of the Screw

Butler Opera Center

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a woman sits on a table, while a man sings beside here at an empty outdoor cafe.
Don Giovanni
October 2019

Music by
W.A. Mozart 

Libretto by
 Lorenzo Da Ponte

Photos by Nathan Russell

A singer stands defiantly on stage, with fists clenched in anger, while other cast mates look on. In the background several chorus members are silhouetted against and eerie, smoke-fill, blood red background.
A singer stands defiantly on stage, with fists clenched in anger, while other cast mates look on. In the background several chorus members are silhouetted against and eerie, smoke-fill, blood red background.
a woman sits on a table, while a man sings beside here at an empty outdoor cafe.
a woman sits on a table, while a man sings beside here at an empty outdoor cafe.
A man stands on stage reaching out to a stoic performer for help as a group of ghouls and demons drag into a fiery flame.
A man stands on stage reaching out to a stoic performer for help as a group of ghouls and demons drag into a fiery flame.
A woman sits on the floor cradling a dying man in her arms in agony
A woman sits on the floor cradling a dying man in her arms in agony
A man drinks from a liquor bottle as he sings solemnly.
A man drinks from a liquor bottle as he sings solemnly.
A man in the foreground holds a mandolin, while a woman on an elevated set behind him sings.
A man in the foreground holds a mandolin, while a woman on an elevated set behind him sings.
A man in the foreground holds a mandolin, while a woman on an elevated set behind him sings.
A man in the foreground holds a mandolin, while a woman on an elevated set behind him sings.
A woman with arms outstretched sings on a set filled with mirrors, we see her from many different angles at once.
A woman with arms outstretched sings on a set filled with mirrors, we see her from many different angles at once.
Three performers sing in a triangle formation, against a stark set, washed in lush blue light.
Three performers sing in a triangle formation, against a stark set, washed in lush blue light.
A man an woman sing in a loving embrace, at an outdoor cafe with festive party garlands hanging overhead.
A man an woman sing in a loving embrace, at an outdoor cafe with festive party garlands hanging overhead.
A woman lays on top of a table, knees bent, she is clearly in distress, a man stands menacingly above her.
A woman lays on top of a table, knees bent, she is clearly in distress, a man stands menacingly above her.
A group of performers sit and stand around a cafe table at an outdoor cafe, while a man and woman converse in the foreground.
A group of performers sit and stand around a cafe table at an outdoor cafe, while a man and woman converse in the foreground.
A group of partygoers lift shot glasses in a celebration toast amidst an ornate set gilded in gold.
A group of partygoers lift shot glasses in a celebration toast amidst an ornate set gilded in gold.
three singers sing stage front, in the background the chorus is silhouetted against a menacing set with a dark red glow.
three singers sing stage front, in the background the chorus is silhouetted against a menacing set with a dark red glow.
a man in the foreground pleads for his life on his knees, while several performers point guns at him. A woman behind him rests her hands on his shoulders.
a man in the foreground pleads for his life on his knees, while several performers point guns at him. A woman behind him rests her hands on his shoulders.

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A group of people in formal Elizabethan attire stand center stage, huddled over newspaper that one woman holds up for all.
Mansfield Park
December 2019

Music by 
Jonathan Dove
 

Libretto by  
  Alasdair Middleton

Photos by Nathan Russell
 

A group of people in formal Elizabethan attire stand center stage, huddled over newspaper that one woman holds up for all.
A group of people in formal Elizabethan attire stand center stage, huddled over newspaper that one woman holds up for all.
The cast of the opera stand on a minimal set, dressed in formal Elizabethan attire, in a stately formation
The cast of the opera stand on a minimal set, dressed in formal Elizabethan attire, in a stately formation
A woman listens to a man in a topcoat and waistcoat singing. She wraps a shawl around here and bites her finger inquisitively.
A woman listens to a man in a topcoat and waistcoat singing. She wraps a shawl around here and bites her finger inquisitively.
A woman is seated on a chair, flirting innocently with a man standing to her left, dressed in top hat and tails. An attendant stands behind her, looking unapproving.
A woman is seated on a chair, flirting innocently with a man standing to her left, dressed in top hat and tails. An attendant stands behind her, looking unapproving.
A matronly woman sits tall on a couch proudly displaying a framed portrait of her pug.
A matronly woman sits tall on a couch proudly displaying a framed portrait of her pug.

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the two ghosts from turn of the screw dressed in black, bathed in orange and blue light.
The Turn of the Screw
February 2020

Music By 
Benjamin Britten

Libretto By 
 Myfanwy Piper

Photos by Nathan Russell
 

the two ghosts from turn of the screw dressed in black, bathed in orange and blue light.
the two ghosts from turn of the screw dressed in black, bathed in orange and blue light.
three performers stand center staged, dwarfed by a an expansive, ghostly gothic set
three performers stand center staged, dwarfed by a an expansive, ghostly gothic set
two children kneel and pray in the foreground, one is solemn the other has a sinister smile. Two adults stand behind them in conversation.
two children kneel and pray in the foreground, one is solemn the other has a sinister smile. Two adults stand behind them in conversation.
Two ghosts bathed in red light, plot together.
Two ghosts bathed in red light, plot together.
a young boy in pajamas sleep walks. behind him he is dragging three large nooses behind him.
a young boy in pajamas sleep walks. behind him he is dragging three large nooses behind him.
a female Ghost dressed in black stands behind the walls of a mansion, peering out at the home's inhabitants.
a female Ghost dressed in black stands behind the walls of a mansion, peering out at the home's inhabitants.
A young boy sits on a small child's bed, a ghost leans over him, whispering in his ear.
A young boy sits on a small child's bed, a ghost leans over him, whispering in his ear.
two children kneeled as if to pray, but they look knowingly at each other instead of praying.
two children kneeled as if to pray, but they look knowingly at each other instead of praying.
a female ghost bathed in eerie blue light cries out in agony, her face lifted to the sky.
a female ghost bathed in eerie blue light cries out in agony, her face lifted to the sky.
Two children stand somberly as if in a daze with nooses tied around their necks. Behind them high in the walls of the set, two ghosts peer out at them.
Two children stand somberly as if in a daze with nooses tied around their necks. Behind them high in the walls of the set, two ghosts peer out at them.
an expansive gothic set is bathed in blue and purple light, behind the walls, two ghosts peer out, while faces of the same ghosts are projected around the set.
an expansive gothic set is bathed in blue and purple light, behind the walls, two ghosts peer out, while faces of the same ghosts are projected around the set.

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