Le donne di Puccini
"Puccini's Women" An Original Production
Opera Santa Barbara, working in collaboration with the Puccini Foundation in Torre del Lago and the province of Lucca, Italy, is pleased to present the US Premiere of Le donne di Puccini. This remarkable show features tenor Carlo Scibelli as Giacomo Puccini as he reminisces about his life and career. Five sopranos appear throughout the evening demonstrating different aspects of Puccini’s genius and his relationships with these characters he created. Music from Le Villi, Edgar, Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, La fanciulla del West, La rondine, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot.
Direction
Cal Stewart Kellogg
Cal Stewart Kellogg
Chuck Hudson
Chuck Hudson
Artists
Carlo Scibelli
Carlo Scibelli
Ernesto / Don Pasquale
February 1998
The Duke of Mantua / Rigoletto
March 1997
Alfredo Germont / La traviata
July 1995 (debut)
Olga Chernisheva
Olga Chernisheva
Barbara Divis
Barbara Divis
Micaëla / Carmen
Jan/Feb 2002
Nedda / Pagliacci
October 1999 (debut)
Robin Follman
Robin Follman
Susan Foster
Susan Foster
Shu-Ying Li