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2005-2006 Season Madama Butterfly - October 6th & 8th, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Harrisburg Opera is proud to present "An Historically Accurate Version" of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
Featured artists include Tami Swartz as Butterfly, the Metropolitan Opera’s Adam Klein as Pinkerton, Timothy Lafontaine
as Sharpless and Lara Wilson as Suzuki. Premiered in Milan in February 1904, the opera became a success after its
revised version opened in Brescia that May. Though Japonisme had gripped Europe for decades, not much was known to
Puccini and his librettists about the Japanese people or their culture; but they did their best to present an opera
set in Japan with what information they had. A century after the London premiere of Puccini’s masterpiece Mr. Klein,
who is also directing, is hard at work researching the history of Japan during the Meiji Restoration Period to provide
a fresh approach to this classic opera. We invite you all to attend: history buffs, Puccini fans or simply those who
are curious about opera!Paganini - May 25th & 27th, 2006, 7:30PM 
Paganini - Jon Robert Cart
Anna Elisa - Rebecca Carr Bella Giretti - Kimberly Simmons Pimpinelli - Christyan Seay Prince Felice - Keith Brant Bartucci - Rick Voight Beppo - David O'Donnell Music Director - Timothy Dixon Stage Director - Anne Webber Pianist - Steven Crawford Paganini's Violin - Joseph Esmilla Enjoy Franz Lehar's romp through 1806 Italy as we get a not so historically accurate look at the famous violinist's romance with the sister of Napoleon. Featuring the artistic talents of violinist supreme, Joseph Esmilla, this operetta is sure to be a crowd pleaser! This operetta marks the first in six collaborations by the composer with the legendary tenor, Richard Tauber. First performed in German at the Johann Strauss theatre, in Vienna, October 30, 1925, HOA will use a more recent English translation. 
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