Opera Company of Middlebury

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Opera Company of Middlebury (OCM) is an American opera company based in Middlebury, Vermont. It was founded in 2004.

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OCM presents two operas per year at Town Hall Theatre, a venue that OCM played "a significant role" in helping restore. [1] [2] All productions are presented in their original language with surtitles projected over the stage. [3]

In October 2018 OCM took Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore on tour to three Vermont cities. [4] OCM also presents the Metropolitan Opera HD Broadcasts in conjunction with Town Hall Theatre; each opera is preceded an hour ahead by a talk about it by an OCM board member.[ citation needed ]

History

The company was established in 2004. The OCM's first performance was Bizet's Carmen , which was adapted by Douglas Anderson and featured Meredith Parsons McComb, Stephanie Weiss, Yonghoon Lee and Steven Marking. Lee returned the following year in the company's second production, Tosca , with Beth Thompson. [5]

The Town Hall Theatre underwent a $5 million renovation from 2005 to 2008. [6] During the renovation, the OCM shifted its performances to the Vergennes Opera House and artist Fran Bull's Brandon studio.[ citation needed ] The Company returned to the Town Hall Theatre in June 2008 with Puccini's La bohème .[ citation needed ]

The company now annually presents two productions (in June and October) under the artistic direction of Douglas Anderson. [7] Its production manager is Mary Longey. [7] After their 2019 production of Tosca the OCM did not do any live performances until their production of The Maid of Orleans in October 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] For 2020, OCM produced a version of Candide which was filmed in sections with videographer Tim Joy, and included narration by former Vermont Governor Jim Douglas. [7]

Past productions

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References

  1. ↑ "Resident Companies". Town Hall Theater. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Opera Company Of Middlebury Celebrates 10 Years". Vermont Public Radio. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Accessibility". Opera Company of Middlebury. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  4. ↑ "L'Elisir d'Amore on Tour - Opera Company of Middlebury". operacompanyofmiddlebury.smugmug.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. ↑ News Desk, BWW. "Yonghoon Lee Set for Opera Company of Middlebury's 10th Anniversary Concert, 8/17". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Wentink, Andrew (2019-12-02). "History". Town Hall Theater. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  7. 1 2 3 Marshall, Sara Thurber (2021-09-02). "From Stage to Screen". Middlebury Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  8. ↑ Parini, Elsie Lynn (2021-12-30). "Year in Review: Looking back at the arts & leisure of 2021". Addison Independent. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
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