Pacific Northwest Opera: Mozart's 'The Abduction from the Seraglio'
$25-$85 (students 1/2 price or $10 one hour before performance; military 20% off)
- Jennifer Bromagen, soprano (Constanze)
- Stephen Rumph, tenor (Belmonte)
- Hallie Schmidt, soprano (Blonde)
- Jeremy Harr, bass (Osmin)
- Ryan Lustgarten, tenor (Pedrillo)
- Bernard Kwiram, conductor
Mozart's comic opera The Abuction from the Seraglio is presented in a new fully-staged production with brilliant singers, in a great venue for opera only 1 hour north of Seattle.
One of Mozart’s first successes as a composer, The Abduction from the Seraglio is a farcical, colorful romance. The frothy caper plays out in hilarious, action-packed circumstances wherein our heroes and heroines must outwit their captors, led by the fiendish Osmin.
Sung in German with English supertitles.
Four performances:
- Friday April 12, 2024 7:30pm
- Sunday April 14, 1:30pm
- Friday April 19, 7:30pm
- Sunday April 21, 1:30pm
About Jennifer Bromagen, soprano (Constanze)
Hailed by the Tacoma News Tribune for her "shining coloratura and brilliant high notes," soprano Jennifer Bromagen enjoys performing on opera and concert stages throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has performed as La Contessa di Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Bellevue City Opera, with Puget Sound Concert Opera as the title role in Donizetti's Anna Bolena, and as the soprano soloist in Golijov's She Was Here with the Northwest Sinfonietta. Recently, Ms. Bromagen performed as the title role in Puget Sound Concert Opera's production of Manon, as well as The Queen of the Night in Vashon Opera's The Magic Flute, and with the Pacific Northwest Opera as Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata.
Ms. Bromagen was an Associate Artist in Residence with Cleveland Opera and performed on their main stage as the First Handmaiden in Turandot, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and as Edith in The Pirates of Penzance. She has also been seen in such roles as Fiorilla in Il Turco in Italia, Mimi in La Bohème, and Countess Adele in Le Comte Ory. She has been a featured soloist in concert halls, temples, and cathedrals throughout the U.S., performing classic solo concert works from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Coronation Mass, Mendelssohn's Elijah, and Verdi's Requiem, as well as such contemporary works as Jenkins' Cantata Memoria and Arnesen's Wound in the Water. In the 2022-23 season, engagements include a return to Puget Sound Concert Opera as Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula, as well as a return to Pacific Northwest Opera to perform Desdemona inVerdi's Otello.
https://jenniferbromagen.com/About Stephen Rumph, tenor (Belmonte)
About Hallie Schmidt, soprano (Blonde)
About Jeremy Harr, bass (Osmin)
About Ryan Lustgarten, tenor (Pedrillo)
About Bernard Kwiram, conductor
Bernard Kwiram, a conductor, marked his Puget Sound Concert Opera debut in 2013 with Béatrice et Bénédict. He has since led notable performances like Der Frieschütz, Anna Bolena, and Il Trovatore. Kwiram has also conducted for Tacoma Opera, Pacific Northwest Opera, and Civic Light Opera, presenting works including Orpheus in the Underworld, La Boheme, Rigoletto, and Aida. He's directed the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society since 2002, overseeing 160+ G&S Canon performances. In 2015, he became music director of Tacoma City Ballet, conducting The Nutcracker, Carmina Burana, and more. A versatile artist, he's sung with Seattle Opera and Everett Symphony, and is a vocal instructor and adjunct professor at Northwest University.