OPERA SARATOGA

ANNOUNCES ITS 2016 SUMMER FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Le nozze di Figaro

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Libretto by Lorenzo DaPonte

Directed by David Paul, Conducted by Andrew Bisantz

Featuring Katherine Whyte, Chelsea Basler, Keith Phares and Peixin Chen

June 24 – July 15, 2016

The Witches of Venice – American Premiere

Music by Philip Glass, Libretto by Beni Montresor

Directed and Choreographed by Karole Armitage, Conducted by Viswa Subbaraman

Featuring members of Armitage Gone! Dance, and the Capital District Youth Chorale

July 2 – July 17, 2016

Il Postino

Music by Daniel Catán

Libretto by the composer, based on the novel by Antonio Skármeta,

and the film by Michael Radford

Directed by Lawrence Edelson, Conducted by James Lowe

Featuring Sandra López, Daniel Montenegro and Richard Troxell

July 7 – July 16, 2016

Plus Seven Weeks of Recitals and Concerts

from May 28th – July 17th, 2016

Saratoga Springs, NY - Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, announced the program for the 2016 Summer Festival, which will run from May 28th through July 17, 2016. The season will feature three new productions at The Spa Little Theater in Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York, along with a diverse slate of recitals and concerts at multiple locations in Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, and Albany.