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Where else can you find the best of opera, drama, dance, and musical theatre in one convenient package? Our 2010-2011 Power Series has it all - The Elixir of Love (opera), Much Ado About Nothing (Drama), Dancing Americas (Dance), and Brigadoon (Musical Theatre). Four great works of art which look at classic stories in new and intriguing ways. Four original productions that are full of dazzling effects, sumptuous music, family fun, and spellbinding drama. We hope to share this year of thrilling creativity with you.
Series Information
Series A: Thursday Evenings, 7:30 pm on Nov 11, Dec 9, Feb 3, and Apr 14
Series B: Friday Evenings, 8 pm on Nov 12, Dec 10, Feb 4, and Apr 15
Series C: Saturday Evenings, 8 pm on Nov 13, Dec 11, Feb5, and Apr 16
Series D: Sunday Afternoons, 2 pm on Nov 14, Dec 12, Feb 6, and Apr 17
Prices
All performaces are in the Power Center for the Performing Arts at 121 N Fletcher - Seating Chart
Center Orchestra & Balcony (Sections 2-4, 7-9) $80.00
Side Orchestra & Balcony (Sections 1, 5, 6, & 10) $60.00
Subscriber Benefits
Subscribing to the 2010-2011 Power Series brings you four spectacular dance, musical theatre, opera, and theatre productions featuring the stars of tomorrow on our stages today. Only Subscribers Receive:
• Priority Seating: When you are a subscriber, we will give you exclusive seating preference and reserve your seats for the entire season.
• Ticket Insurance: Lost your tickets? Not to worry — we shall replace them.
• Flexibility: Has your schedule changed? We shall exchange your tickets for a different performance of the same production at no charge up to 48 hours before the performance.
• Don’t pay full price: You receive a 15% discount for your series tickets along with any single tickets you purchase for the remaining six School of Music, Theatre & Dance mainstage productions.
• Get ‘Em First: You receive priority ordering privileges for all School of Music, Theatre & Dance productions including the annual Halloween and Collage Concerts, Musical Theatre Studios, and the Musical Theatre Senior Showcase.
• Be in the know! You will be notified of exciting upcoming UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance events in advance of the general public.
Some Helpful Information
• Shortly after receipt of your order, we shall mail you a confirmation.
• Subscribers may exchange tickets at no cost for the same production up to 48 hours before curtain, subject to availability. No refunds.
• As a Power Series subscriber, you are entitled to a discount of over 15% off single ticket prices and priority seating for the remaining six School of Music, Theatre & Dance performing arts productions in the Mendelssohn and Arthur Miller Theatres. An order form will be sent to you in early-July.
• Plays, casts and schedules are subject to change.
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By Phone: Call (734) 764-2538. There is a $2.50 handling fee per order for ordering by phone. Please have your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card number and expiration date ready.
In Person: The League Ticket Office is located in the Michigan League Building at 911 N. University at Fletcher Street.
Hours: Monday - Friday from 9 AM - 5 PM and Saturday from 10 AM - 1 PM
Summer Hours (May - August): 10 AM - 5 PM, Monday - Friday
The Shows:
The Elixir of Love
(L’elisir d’amore)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti • Libretto by Felice Romani
A comic opera in two acts
Sung in Italian with projected English translations
University Opera Theatre directed by Joshua Major
University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Katz
November 11 at 7:30 PM
November 12 & 13 at 8 PM
November 14 at 2 PM
The Story: The handsome young peasant Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she barely gives him a glance. In fact, she seems enamored with the head of the local garrison, Sgt. Belcore (a rather shallow guy, but there’s something about a man in uniform) – even going so far as to promise to marry him immediately. What’s a desperate and lovesick Nemorino to do? Resort to “magic” of course. Dr. Dulcamara, a charming con man, guarantees to the naïve Nemorino that one drink of a mysterious elixir will make Adina fall at his feet within twenty-four hours. In order to get the elixir (actually just an ordinary Bordeaux) to work faster to prevent Adina’s impending marriage, Nemorino downs the entire bottle in one gulp. In vino veritas prevails — with charming twists and turns, love blossoms in all the right places.
Artistic significance: One of the most popular works of the opera repertoire, The Elixir of Love has been an audience favorite since its debut in 1832. Composed by Gaetano Donizetti in just two weeks, the opera skillfully balances comedy with poignancy, simplicity with detailed invention, in a fresh, exhilarating example of bel canto. The score is filled with delightful arias, duets, and ensembles, including two hauntingly beautiful tenor arias for Nemorino, “Una furtiva lagrima” and “Quanto è bella.” The 19th century Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical, The Elixir of Love is a delightful tale about the innocence of love that is sure to make you smile.
Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
Department of Theatre & Drama
Directed by John Neville-Andrews
December 9 at 7:30 PM
December 10 & 11 at 8 PM
December 12 at 2 PM
The Story: On their way home from a war, a group of soldiering friends visits the home of Leonato and his daughter Hero and niece Beatrice. A self-proclaimed bachelor, Benedick, easily falls into a skirmish of words with his old acquaintance, the equally independent Beatrice. Meanwhile, Claudio falls instantly in love with Hero and rushes to propose. But Don John, jealous of the young lovers, plots to ruin the wedding through deceit. Will Claudio decide to trust the love in his heart or to believe what he thinks he sees? Can Beatrice and Benedick stop bickering long enough to recognize their love for each other? As passions strain, everyone learns the realities of love and the importance of second chances.
Artistic Significance: Written in 1598, Much Ado About Nothing immediately became one of William Shakespeare’s most popular works. Much Ado depicts the absurd behavior of men and women in love – something that hasn’t changed much in the 400 years since its debut. A romantic comedy that nearly becomes a tragedy, the play is filled with wooing, misunderstandings, eavesdropping, and clever wordplay. Indeed, the merry war of wit between Beatrice and Benedick, a subplot to the main story, often steals the show – King Charles I even attempted to rename the play for the pair. An intricate tale of the various ways love is revealed and tested, Much Ado About Nothing takes two couples along different paths to the same ending.
Dancing Americas
University Dance Company
Choreography by Dianne McIntyre, Merce Cunningham, Melissa Beck-Matjias, and Sandra Torijano
February 3 at 7:30 PM
February 4 & 5 at 8 PM
February 6 at 2 PM
The University Dance Company’s 2011 concert celebrates the intertwining of music and culture throughout the Americas. Acclaimed dance artist Dianne McIntyre creates a new work entitled Diddley Daze, based on the music of Bo Diddley. McIntyre’s extensive career has stretched from performing to choreographing for modern dance, theatre, television, and film, as well as winning numerous awards, including the 2009 American Dance Festival Award for Distinguished Teaching. PBS declared her “one of the most important black woman dance artists to emerge during the 1970s…[with] a distinctive body of work that features an idiosyncratic use of music, a dynamic movement style, and important choreographic explorations of the lives of African Americans.” Sandra Torijano premieres a dance that examines the deep, shared spirit underlying Latin America’s rich dance and music cultures. First in Flight by Melissa Beck-Matjais explores our love affair with being airborne. The work is set to original poems performed live by collaborator Emily XYZ. Rounding out the evening will be a work by Merce Cunningham.
Brigadoon
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Department of Musical Theatre
Directed by Linda Goodrich
Music Direction by Catherine Walker Adams
April 14 at 7:30 PM
April 15 & 16 at 8 PM
April 17 at 2 PM
The Story: Having become lost in the mists of the Scottish highlands two young American travelers, Tommy and Jeff, chance upon a quaint village not on their map — Brigadoon. The two men quickly get swept up in the village’s preparations for a wedding. While Tommy and the sister of the bride, Fiona, gather heather for the ceremony, their attraction grows. But as charming as Brigadoon appears, Tommy and Jeff notice anachronistic oddities about the town. The schoolmaster, Mr. Lundie, explains that Brigadoon has been blessed by God – in order to shield it from the evils of the outside world, the town awakens for only one day each century. No one may leave err the spell be broken and the town disappear forever. Strangers, if they be in love, may choose to stay. Torn between the modern world and the love growing in his heart for Fiona, Tommy must choose his path before Brigadoon disappears once again into the mists.
Artistic Significance: Premiering in 1947, Brigadoon established the team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe as one of the most successful songwriting duos in the Golden Age of musical theatre. Filled with memorable songs such as “The Heather on the Hill,” “Come to Me, Bend to Me,” and “Almost Like Being in Love,” Lerner and Loewe’s whimsical musical fantasy weaves music, dance, and story into an enchanting tribute to romantic love. Winner of the 1947 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play (the first musical to win the honor), Brigadoon allows us to escape to a world where “when one loves deeply enough, anythin’ is possible. Even miracles.”
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