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La Boheme' staged by DVO in Narrowsburg

By BY JAMES F. COTTER
For the Times-Herald Record
Original article here

NARROWSBURG, NY — Puccini's "La Boheme" is opera at its best: emotional, engaging and believable. Set in Paris in the 1830s, it follows the story of the poet Rodolfo, who falls in love with his garret neighbor, Mimi, on Christmas Eve; they romance, then have a painful falling out until, several months later, she dies of consumption. Another couple, the painter Marcello and his old flame, Musetta, renew their love affair on Christmas Eve in the Latin Quarter, soon quarrel, and then the couples part with "Our time for parting is when the roses bloom." It is Musetta who brings Mimi home to the garret for the climactic finale, with Rodolfo invoking "Mimi" in one of the most moving scenes in opera.

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Don Giovanni fills the house to overflowing

The River Reporter, Arts & Leisure (Original Article here)

NARROWSBURG, NY — The curtain at the Tusten Theatre had to be held for 15 minutes while ushers furiously attempted to find seats for the sell-out crowd that came to the production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” on Sunday, August 3.

Long-time opera goers at the theatre couldn’t remember as big a crowd at this one. “Maybe it’s because this is the only time this opera will be held at the Tusten,” one of them said.

The Delaware Valley Opera (DVO) has scheduled a second performance of Mozart’s most famous opera at the Selig Theater at Sullivan County Community College on August 10 and a third at the Ritz Theatre in Hawley, PA on August 15, but that’s all.

“We’ll have to plan it differently next season,” said Jim Blanton, the DVO’s energetic artistic and musical director.

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Angst by any other name: ‘La Bohème’ and ‘Rent’— a tale of two cities

from The River Reporter - Original article here

When I called the Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVO, www.dv-opera.org ), the young lady on the phone was perplexed as to the reason for my palpable excitement. I had already explained that I was looking forward to seeing (and hearing) both “La Bohème” (at the DVO) and “Rent” at the Forestburgh Playhouse ( www.FBplayouse.com ) on consecutive nights, back to back.

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Buoyant DVO makes this ‘Widow’ dance

The River Reporter, Arts & Leisure - (Original Article here)

Opera season returns to the Upper Delaware

by Tom Kane

NARROWSBURG, NY — You don’t know how close the Delaware Valley Opera (DVO) came to not opening its 2009 season.

Like all artistic companies, be they opera, ballet, symphony or amateur theater, DVO is struggling for its life. Despite the realities of the economic downturn, the DVO board and its cadre of singers, instrumentalists and stage workers decided to give their all and have a shortened season. Instead of 12 performances it will hold eight.

In order to have these performances, DVO canceled its young singers training program which was to be offered by the team of Nico and Carol Castel, who train singers in diction (Nico, a veteran of the New York Met) and stage craft and vocal production (Carol). Carol, no stranger to DVO, directed several of the most successful DVO productions in recent years.

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'The Merry Widow' in Narrowsburg

For the Times-Herald Record - Recordonline
Original Article here

NARROWSBURG — Franz Lehar's operetta "The Merry Widow" has been performed as a ballet and a film (1934), and its best television production aired in 1977 on PBS starring Beverly Sills in the leading role.

Why so popular? It is an engaging story!

The Baron Zeta, ambassador to Paris from Marsovia, must see that the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari marries a Marsovian, thus keeping her fortune in the country, which is nearly bankrupt. He and his wife host a ball in her honor, and he orders Count Danilo Danilowitsch to woo her. But it seems that years ago the count was her suitor when she was a mere commoner. His family would not allow them to wed. Now that their social class is no obstacle, their pride is. She wants to hear him admit his love for her and he does not want her money.

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