Saturday August 30, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center
— from Artha Kass —
If there is just one opera you see all year, this is the one to attend and bring the family. The Enchanted Island is an accessible Baroque musical pastiche sung in English and features phenomenally magical costumes and rich production designs! Orcas Center streams this delight on Saturday August 30 at 7:30 pm.
In one extraordinary work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest.
Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, an all-star cast with Plácido Domingo as Neptune, David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha).
“Irresistibly entertaining…a light-hearted romp with enough fizz to send a dozen champagne corks popping.” —Associated Press
“An unabashed extravaganza both musically and visually.” —Huffington Post
Tickets for this Met: Live in HD Summer Encore of The Enchanted Island are $18 , $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon – 4 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2014 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.
