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Jan. 15, 2008/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: productionpr@ncarts.edu, Patricia Masera, 336-734-2924 NCSA and A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute to present DVORAK'S comic opera THE DEVIL AND KATE Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and 3 at the Stevens Center Feb. 8 and 10 at the Fletcher Opera Theatre in Raleigh
WINSTON-SALEM -- Antonin Dvořák’s The Devil and Kate, a fairy tale about a devil, a shrew, a princess … and the shepherd who rescues them all, will be presented at the end of January by the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute at the North Carolina School of the Arts. A 19th century comic opera, The Devil and Kate will be performed at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, and Friday, Feb. 1, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Stevens Center of the North Carolina School of the Arts, 405 W. Fourth St., Winston Salem. Tickets are $12 balcony and $20 orchestra for adults and $10 balcony and $15 orchestra for students and seniors. A family 4-pack is also available for $50 (balcony only). For more information or to order tickets, call the NCSA Box Office at (336) 721-1945 or visit www.ncarts.edu/performances. For tickets to the Raleigh performances, go to ticketmaster.com or call 919-834-4000. Tickets to the Raleigh performances are $20 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. There is a $2 discount for students if they present a coupon.
Characters in the opera include The Devil, who is tricked by a talkative woman; a smart shepherd, who saves the village from serfdom; and their Princess from hell. Combining choreography and beautiful music to give this folktale a fantasy quality that will cast a spell on its audiences, this production was brought to life through the vision of Music Director James Allbritten and Stage Director Steven LaCosse with the collaboration of Angela Ward in musical preparation and Jerry Hatmaker as guest choreographer. The Devil and Kate was the first opera to be completed by Dvořák after The Jacobin (1888). The subject of The Devil and Kate continues Dvořák’s interest in Czech folklore, which first emerged in his four symphonic poems based on ballads by K.J. Erben, composed after his return from the USA in 1896. Based on a story in Božena Němcová’s “Folk Tales and Legends” (1845), which was later used as the basis of a drama by J.K. Tyl (1850) and a poem by Ladislav Quis (1883), the libretto of The Devil and Kate was written by Adolf Wenig with English translation by Ian Gledhill. James Allbritten is an NCSA School of Music faculty member, the artistic director of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, and artistic director and principal conductor of Piedmont Opera Theatre. Steven LaCosse is an NCSA School of Music faculty member, and the managing director of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute. The A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute is a vehicle for advancing the career potential of exceptional young singers. The institute offers performance-based training to institute Fellows at graduate and post-master’s levels. The North Carolina School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential performing arts school in the nation. Today, it is a leading conservatory of international renown, offering professional training for careers in the performing, visual, and moving image arts. ###
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Jan. 15, 2008/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: productionpr@ncarts.edu, Patricia Masera, 336-734-2924

NCSA and A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute
to present DVORAK'S comic opera
THE DEVIL AND KATE
Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and 3 at the Stevens Center
Feb. 8 and 10 at the Fletcher Opera Theatre in Raleigh

WINSTON-SALEM -- Antonin Dvořák’s The Devil and Kate, a fairy tale about a devil, a shrew, a princess … and the shepherd who rescues them all, will be presented at the end of January by the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute at the North Carolina School of the Arts.

A 19th century comic opera, The Devil and Kate will be performed at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, and Friday, Feb. 1, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Stevens Center of the North Carolina School of the Arts, 405 W. Fourth St., Winston Salem. Tickets are $12 balcony and $20 orchestra for adults and $10 balcony and $15 orchestra for students and seniors. A family 4-pack is also available for $50 (balcony only). For more information or to order tickets, call the NCSA Box Office at (336) 721-1945 or visit www.ncarts.edu/performances.

For tickets to the Raleigh performances, go to ticketmaster.com or call 919-834-4000. Tickets to the Raleigh performances are $20 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. There is a $2 discount for students if they present a coupon.

Characters in the opera include The Devil, who is tricked by a talkative woman; a smart shepherd, who saves the village from serfdom; and their Princess from hell. Combining choreography and beautiful music to give this folktale a fantasy quality that will cast a spell on its audiences, this production was brought to life through the vision of Music Director James Allbritten and Stage Director Steven LaCosse with the collaboration of Angela Ward in musical preparation and Jerry Hatmaker as guest choreographer.

The Devil and Kate was the first opera to be completed by Dvořák after The Jacobin (1888). The subject of The Devil and Kate continues Dvořák’s interest in Czech folklore, which first emerged in his four symphonic poems based on ballads by K.J. Erben, composed after his return from the USA in 1896. Based on a story in Božena Němcová’s “Folk Tales and Legends” (1845), which was later used as the basis of a drama by J.K. Tyl (1850) and a poem by Ladislav Quis (1883), the libretto of The Devil and Kate was written by Adolf Wenig with English translation by Ian Gledhill.

James Allbritten is an NCSA School of Music faculty member, the artistic director of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, and artistic director and principal conductor of Piedmont Opera Theatre. Steven LaCosse is an NCSA School of Music faculty member, and the managing director of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute.

The A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute is a vehicle for advancing the career potential of exceptional young singers. The institute offers performance-based training to institute Fellows at graduate and post-master’s levels.

The North Carolina School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential performing arts school in the nation. Today, it is a leading conservatory of international renown, offering professional training for careers in the performing, visual, and moving image arts.

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