Cincinnati Opera Summer Festival Broadcasts
Cincinnati Opera 2010 Season Broadcasts Sunday Nights in June at 7:30pm

June 5 at 7:30 p.m. on 90.9 WGUC

TV and radio personality Ryan Seacrest is scheduled to serve as special guest host for Cincinnati Opera’s Saturday, June 19 Gala Concert at Music Hall. Seacrest, who is best-known as the host of the highly-rated American Idol, will appear in person at Music Hall for the celebratory event. “Ryan Seacrest is one of the finest and best loved television hosts,” said Cincinnati Opera’s Artistic Director Evans Mirageas. “His work on American Idol is inspiring, and his personal passion for music is clear. We’re thrilled that he’ll be joining us to lead our anniversary celebration.”

For nine decades, Cincinnati Opera­ has brought passion, romance, exhilaration, and the magic of world-class opera to Cincinnati. To celebrate our 90th Anniversary, Cincinnati Opera will open the 2010 season with an all-star Gala Concert.

By Richard Wager
June 12 at 7:30 p.m. on 90.9 WGUC

Cincinnati Opera begins its 90th season on the grandest scale possible ­with Richard Wagner’s singular humane comedy, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Far from the weighty wars between immortals seen in his other works, Die Meistersinger is a very human, and very touching, romance between two young lovers. It’s a love story, but also an encomium for living the self-actualized life of an upstanding citizen.

Due to its magnificent scope, this five-hour opera is rarely performed in the United States. Cincinnati Opera’s production is already being hailed as an international event–calls for tickets are pouring in from across the country and around the world!

By Giuseppe Verdi
June 19 at 7:30 p.m. on 90.9 WGUC

Otello, Giuseppe Verdi’s penultimate opera, is the culmination of a lifetime of opera masterpieces and his swan song in the tragic genre. Keeping cl­osely to Shakespeare’s play, Otello follows the tragedy of the Moorish general’s love for his beautiful wife Desdemona, his deception by the incomparably evil Iago, and the terrifying consequences of doubt and jealousy.

By Giacomo Puccini
June 26 at 7:30 p.m. on 90.9 WGUC

To close the season, Cincinnati Opera presents the U.S. premiere of English National Opera’s brand-new production of La Bohème. Set in 1930s Paris, the pro­duction was a smash hit when it opened in London in January 2009.