OPERA UNCORKED WITH SWIGG
SPECIAL EVENT AT THE BLUEBALLROOM
Saturday, January 25 | 4-6 pm
WHERE: The BlueBallRoom, 1601 Concord Pike, Suite #10, Wilmington, DE 19803 (Get directions)
TICKETS: $25 (includes wine tasting; must be 21+ to do tasting)
BOX OFFICE 302-442-7807
2019/20 SEASON | JUST ANNOUNCED!
Our popular Opera Uncorked with Swigg series returns for one special evening at the BlueBallRoom! Join OD General Director Brendan Cooke and our winter Opera Jukebox performers for guided tour of four of opera's most popular arias, each perfectly paired with a wine tasting selected by the experts at Swigg.
FEATURED PERFORMERS
Left to right: Victoria Cannizzo (soprano), Gina Perregrino (mezzo-soprano), Kirk Dougherty (tenor), Steven Condy (baritone), Aurelien Eulert (piano)
FULL PROGRAM & WINE TASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
SPECIAL EVENT HOSTED BY
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES | 2018/19 SEASON
VERDI, VERISMO & VINO
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 at 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019 at 2 pm
Tickets: $29 and up; Optional beer/wine tasting available for purchase at the performance for $10*
Venue: OperaDelaware Studios (4 S. Poplar St., Wilmington)
Warm up with delightful winter wines (selected by the experts at Swigg) paired with classic Verdi arias. Featuring Amanda Palmeiro (Soprano), Claudia Chapa (Mezzo-Soprano), Chris Carr (Tenor), Sidney Outlaw (Baritone), and Aurelien Eulert* (OperaDelaware’s Principal Pianist/Chorus Master).
BOX OFFICE 302-442-7807
Estimated running time is 2 hours (including tastings).
Patrons who choose to participate in the optional wine tastings can purchase tasting tickets at the performance for $10; Must be 21 or older to participate in tastings. A cash bar and sandwiches from Casapulla's will also be available for purchase in the lobby.
*The position of Principal Pianist and Chorus Master is underwritten in part through a generous donation by the AWARE Foundation, in memory of Margery Hamilton Hill Bauer.
Left to right: Amanda palmeiro, claudia chapa, chris carr, sidney outlaw, aurelien eulert
PROGRAM
VERDI
Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici | La traviata, Verdi (Amanda Palmeiro and Chris Carr)
Stride la vampa | Il trovatore, Verdi (Claudia Chapa)
Sempre libera | La traviata, Verdi (Amanda Palmeiro)
De’ miei bollenti spiriti | La traviata, Verdi (Chris Carr)
Di Provenza il mar, il suol | La traviata, Verdi (Sidney Outlaw)
VERISMO
Vissi d'arte | Tosca, Puccini (Amanda Palmeiro)
Se tu sapessi gli'oggetti | Il tabarro, Puccini (Claudia Chapa)
E fra quest'ansie | Pagliacci, Leoncavallo (Sidney Outlaw)
E lucevan le stelle | Tosca, Puccini (Chris Carr)
Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower duet) | Madama Butterfly, Puccini (Amanda Palmeiro and Claudia Chapa)
VINO
Près des remparts de Séville | Carmen, Bizet (Claudia Chapa)
Salut, demeure chaste et pure | Faust, Gounod (Chris Carr)
Mab, la reine des mensonges | Roméo et Juliette, Gounod (Sidney Outlaw)
Amour, ranime mon courage | Roméo et Juliette, Gounod (Amanda Palmeiro)
Au fond du temple saint | Les pêcheurs de perles, Bizet (Chris Carr and Sidney Outlaw)
MORE
I Want Magic | A Streetcar Named Desire, Previn (Amanda Palmeiro)
Al pensar en el dueño | Las hijas de Zebedeo, Chapí (Claudia Chapa)
Over My Head and Fix Me Jesus, Spirituals (Sidney Outlaw)
Bella figlia dell'amore | Rigoletto, Verdi (Amanda Palmeiro, Claudia Chapa, Chris Carr, Sidney Outlaw)
WINE TASTING
Las Lilas Vino Verdi, NV
Vino Verdi is one of the classic styles of Portuguese wine. Comprised of 25-year-old Louriero & Treixadura vines, Las Lilas is bright, spritzy and playful with intense aromas of white flowers citrus and minerality.
Cesani, Vernaccia, 2017
Cesani holds a lovely hillside position in upper Pancole, overlooking San Gimignano. Cesani’s Vernaccia, is organically farmed and expresses powerful notes of Asian pear, Golden Delicious apples with hints of lemon.
Aldonia, Vendimia Rioja, 2017
Aldonia’s Vendimia bottling is comprised of 60% Granacha & 40% Tempranillo. In the glass the shows loads of black current, ripe plum and “jammy” red fruit aromas. It also displays a lovely Christmas spice note.
Domain Grand Arc, Nature d’Oree, 2017
Domaine Grand Arc consists of some 22 organically farmed hectares within a 150-hectare territory of existing vines and Mediterranean garrigue scrub vegetation. In The glass the wine sings with rich black fruit, spice and hints of garrigue.
MAYHEM, MADNESS, MALBEC & MORE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 at 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 at 2 pm
Tickets: $29 and up; Optional wine tasting available for purchase at the performance for $10*
Venue: OperaDelaware Studios | 4 S. Poplar St., Wilmington
Our Opera Uncorked series gets into the Halloween spirit, highlighting some of opera's darkest characters and intense mad scenes. (But like a fine wine tasting, we’ll balance the darker notes with some lighthearted fare, too.) Featuring Colleen Daly (Soprano), Sarah Saturnino (Mezzo-Soprano), Dane Suarez (Tenor), Brent Michael Smith (Bass), and Aurelien Eulert* (OperaDelaware's Chorus Master and Principal Pianist).
Patrons who choose to participate in the optional wine tastings can purchase tasting tickets at the performance for $10; Must be 21 or older to participate in tastings. A cash bar and sandwiches from Casapulla's will also be available for purchase in the lobby.
*The position of Principal Pianist and Chorus Master is underwritten in part through a generous donation by the Aware Foundation, in memory of Margery Hamilton Hill Bauer.
LEFT TO RIGHT: colleen daly, sarah saturnino, dane suarez, brent michael smith, aurelien eulert
PROGRAM
MADNESS
"Donna non vidi mai" | Manon Lescaut, Puccini (Dane Suarez)
"Una voce poco fa" | Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini (Sarah Saturnino)
"Depuis le jour" | Louise, Charpentier (Colleen Daly)
"Some Enchanted Evening" | South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein (Brent Michael Smith)
"Prendero quel brunettino" | Così fan tutte, Mozart (Sarah Saturnino & Colleen Daly)
MAYHEM
"La calunnia" | Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini (Brent Michael Smith)
"La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" | Carmen, Bizet (Dane Suarez)
"Acerba voluttà, dolce tortura" | Adriana Lecouvreur, Cilea (Sarah Saturnino)
"Pace, pace, mio Dio!" | La Forza del Destino, Verdi (Colleen Daly)
MAGIC & MORE
"Vesti la giubba" | Pagliacci, Leoncavallo (Dane Suarez)
"Robert, toi que j'aime" | Robert le diable, Meyerbeer (Colleen Daly)
"I Hold Your Hand in Mine" / "The Masochism Tango" | Lehrer (Brent Michael Smith)
"Čury mury fuk" | Rusalka, Dvořák (Sarah Saturnino)
Final Trio | Faust, Gounod (Colleen Daly, Brent Michael Smith, Dane Suarez)
WINE TASTING
Castellroig, Brut Cava, NV
Castellroig represents one of the few family growers in Penedès producing sparkling wine. In the glass, the wine has consistent effervescence, aromas of white flowers, tree fruit and citrus, with mouthwatering acidity.
Fabre Montmayou, Torrontés, 2017
Hervé Fabre founded Fabre Montmayou in the 1990s and today represents one of the true family growers in Argentina. Torrontés has become Argentina’s quintessential white grape varietal. In the glass Montmayou’s 2017 Torrontés is expressive with notes of lychee, jasmine, lime, and white flowers.
Phillip Schell Malbec, 2016
Phillip Schell first arrived in Argentina in 1998 and now controls this eponymously named project. In the glass, the wine demonstrates fresh notes of plum, perfumed oak accents, and spice. It has a lovely, silky texture that adds to the richness of the fruit.
Lote 44, Malbec, 2016
Lote 44 Malbec is a sumptuous little wine. In the glass, the wine displays aromas of redcurrant, mocha, rose petal, tobacco leaf, and earth. This wine is surprisingly juicy and firm on the palate, showing subtle intensity to the red berry and spice flavors.
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