Becoming suspicious about Cavaradossi, Scarpia and believed the painter was helping Angelotti to escape. Scarpia interrogated the Sacristan, and learnt that Mario Cavaradossi has been in the church. Scarpia ordered a search, and the empty food basket and a fan bearing the Attavanti coat of arms are found in the chapel. They had heard that Angelotti has sought refuge in the church. Later, the Sacristan began their celebration on the news that Napoleon has apparently been defeated at Marengo, but it cease abruptly with the entry of Scarpia, his henchman Spoletta and several police agents. It turned out that Angelotti was hunted down by Scarpia and ran to a church seeking refuge, before he managed to find a shelter with the help of the painter, Mario Cavaradossi (the deuteragonist and male hero of the opera).
The opera begins without any prelude, but the monologue and character theme of Scarpia himself, which leads immediately to the agitated appearance of Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and now an escaped political prisoner, and the enunciation of the "fugitive" motif. Throughout the history, Scarpia had been portrayed by various baritone singers in the opera, starting from the late Eugenio Giraldoni in the opera's premiere, later followed by more singers including (but not limited) to the late Antonio Scotti, the late Tito Gobbi, the late Pasquale Amato and so on.He was portrayed by the late Pierre Burton in the premiere of original stage play La Tosca.The Music Building is accessible to all.įor more information, contact Matos at or (815) 753-7580. Tickets are available at the door by calling the School of Music at (815) 753-1551 or Lynn Slater at (815) 753-1546.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for non-NIU students.
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Before that, he was at SUNY New Paltz where he taught voice, acting, Shakespeare, dramatic literature and stage combat.ĭavis received his MFA in acting from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program and his BFA from the University of Utah Actor Training Program. In the field of opera, her repertoire includes “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “Cosi fan tutte,” “L’Elisir d’Amore,” “La Traviata,” “Tosca,” “I Pagliacci,” “Samson et Dalilah,” “Hansel and Gretel” and Duke Bluebeard’s “Castle.”īefore coming to NIU, stage director Stanton Davis served as speech and dialect coach for the graduate and undergraduate actors as well as teaching speech and acting at Temple University’s Theatre Department. She is the music director of the NIU Philharmonic and Opera Theater since 2008, and music director of the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra since 2009. Music director Lucia Matos has appeared with numerous orchestras in the United States, Brazil and Europe, and has recorded a CD with the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, released by Cala Records. NIU’s production will be performed as radio drama before a live audience, in a similar way to the 1939 broadcast, with sound effects and an announcer. The plot takes several turns as Miss Todd and Laetitia compete for Bob’s affection. Miss Todd and her maid, Laetitia, are so captivated by Bob that they devise a scheme to keep him hidden in Miss Todd’s home for an extended stay. Menotti’s opera tells the story of the lonely Miss Todd, who takes in a homeless visitor named Bob. It is a one-act opera and lasts approximately 75 minutes.
“The Old Maid and the Thief” was originally conceived as a radio-opera and broadcast April 22, 1939, by NBC. Sunday, April 3, in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, located at 400 Lucinda Ave.
As the finale to its current season, NIU Opera Theater, in collaboration with the NIU Philharmonic, presents Carlo Menotti’s first English opera, “The Old Maid and the Thief.”
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