Director

Singer

Così fan tutte means “so do they all,” with tutte (all) in the feminine. What is it that they all do? Don Alfonso, the cynical baritone who organizes the practical joke that forms the plot of the opera, thinks he knows what all women do: they are fickle. To prove his point, he persuades the heroes of the opera, Ferrando and Guglielmo, to leave their fiancées, return in disguise, and steal the hearts of Dorabella and Fiordiligi away from the men they are engaged to marry. But will they be true to their fiancées or will they be wooed away by the handsome “strangers”?


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Così fan tutte

Riverview Theatre

Join us for a delightful and passionate program of famous opera scenes performed by our distinguished Resident Artists.   We will present Act 3 from Puccini’s La Bohème as well as several scenes from Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet and Samuel Barber’s nine-minute opera, A Hand of Bridge.  Opera Scenes will  be performed with piano accompaniment and staged in Preis Hall.  Conducted by Maestro Sforzini. Stage Direction by Adam Cioffari and Karl Hesser.  Presented as part of the St Petersburg Celebration of the Arts Shakespeare Festival this presentation is perfect for both newbies and opera aficionados.

Opera Scenes

St. Pete Opera

“Extravagantly talented… the audience’s response was raucous… everything he touches turns fantastical and memorable.”

Mighty Morton Organ Festival with Cameron Carpenter

Ohio Theatre

POP returns to the 800-seat Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo for a very special production of Tchaikovsky’s fairytale opera, Iolanta. Cristina Jones, AKA “The Blind Soprano”, stars in the opera’s title role about a princess who is unaware that she is blind. The cast also includes POP favorites Andrew and Megan Potter as King René and Martha and Adam Cioffari as Ibn-Hakia. POP will partner with low-sight organizations for this production to encourage awareness and to amplify their efforts. Special arrangements will also be made for low-sighted audience members, including braille programs. Iolanta will be POP’s first opera presented in Russian and will feature a 32-piece orchestra conducted by Isaac Selya.

Iolanta

Aratani America Theatre

Samson leads the Hebrews in a revolt against their enemies, the Philistines. Fearing his supernatural strength, they send a priestess, Delilah, to seduce him and discover his secret. She betrays him and shorn of his hair, and strength, Samson is imprisoned in the Philistines’ temple. He prays to the Hebrew God to deliver him from the tortures of Delilah and his enemies.

Adam Cioffari

Director, Singer

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 27 - Oct 1, 2024

Samson & Delilah · St. Pete Opera

Past events

Apr 20, 2024

Così fan tutte · Shreveport Opera

8 - 10 Feb, 2024

Opera Scenes · St. Pete Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Ibn-Hakia in Iolanta by Tchaikovsky

Pacific Opera Project

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