Friday, June 28, 2024, 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 3:00 pm
Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland
The first performances of this brilliant opera in the U.S. since 2015 at the Met!
For the first time, we are stretching our season into the summer with the Pittsburgh premiere of one of opera’s rarest sparkling jewels, Rossini’s La donna del lago. The first of the many Italian operas based on the works of Sir Walter Scott, La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), features another operatic rarity: a heroine with agency, who - spoiler alert! - does not die! Filled with dueling high notes and coloratura fireworks, this story of love, loyalty, (and lochs!) in the Scottish highlands is a unique bel canto experience not to be missed!
Cast & Creatives
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Timothi Williams
ELENA
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Javier Abreu
UBERTO / JAMES V
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Amanda Crider
MALCOLM
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Gene Stenger
RODRIGO
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Michael Scarcelle
DOUGLAS
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Donovan Smith
SERANO
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Wallis Lucas
ALBINA
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Eve Summer
STAGE DIRECTOR
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Maria Sensi Sellner
CONDUCTOR/PRODUCER
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Damian Dominguez
COSTUME DESIGNER
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Gianni Downs
SCENIC DESIGNER
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Eve Bandi
LIGHTING DESIGNER
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Marni Raab
DRAMATURG
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Kate Johnson
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
In the Press:
More about the show
Take a trip to the Scottish highlands with our final production of the season, Rossini’s La donna del lago. Today he’s primarily known for operatic comedies like The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola, but Rossini left behind a catalogue of 39 operas (!), a rich legacy that has gone under-explored.
The Metropolitan Opera programmed La donna del lago in 2015, but it hasn’t been seen in the United States since then—until now.
La donna del lago spotlights two returning members of our artistic family. Timothi Williams (Rigoletto, To Breathe Free, B Minor Mass) brings her lush mezzo-soprano to the virtuosic title role of Elena alongside internationally-lauded tenor and Pittsburgh Opera Center alum Javier Abreu (B Minor Mass) as Uberto (King James V in disguise!) Making her ResWorks debut is nationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider. Our production team is led by first-time Resonance Works collaborator Eve Summer as stage director, with Artistic Director Maria Sensi Sellner on the podium. Designers Gianni Downs, Eve Bandi, and Damian Dominguez create the mystical world of the 16th century Scottish Highlands in the intimate setting of the Charity Randall Theatre.
La donna del lago will leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. Don’t miss this exhilarating romantic bel canto opera - in kilts!
La donna del lago on the ResWorks Blog:
Charity Randall Theatre
4301 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Accessibility:
There are accessible street parking spaces on Forbes (near the Forbes & Bigelow intersection, a bit less than a block from the theater) and along Bellefield Avenue, among other locations. An elevator has recently been installed to ease accessible entrance: proceed around the right side of the theater to reach the elevator vestibule. The path is paved with stone, and can be slightly bumpy.
If you're being dropped off, you can use the cobblestone access road to the right of the main entrance, but there is no public parking available there.
If you're parking on the street, all curbs in the area have proper curb cuts at the intersections.
If you will be enjoying the performance from a wheelchair, the Randall has recently added five dedicated spaces in the front of the house left section. Due to some challenges with our ticketing system, please enquire at the ticket desk about accessible seating when you arrive, or call us at 412-501-3330.
If you have further questions about accessibility, please do not hesitate to contact Brennan Sellner at brennan@resworks.org or 412-501-3330 (please note that this is an office number, and cannot receive texts).