Tuesday, June 10, 2014

TZAIMS LUKSUS & INTERNATIONAL BEL CANTO OPERA SOCIETY

ROBIN J. NEWTON
CONDUCTOR
&
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
International Bel Canto Opera Society
The latest news in opera is the creation of the International Bel Canto Opera Society with Robin Newton conducting the Bel Canto Opera Orchestra ...dates and locations of performances to be announced.

MERCADANTE: 
ORAZI E CURIAZI
First Premier: Teatro San Carlo, Naples - 10 November1846 

HISTORY OF THE OPERA
For a history of the opera go to Wikipedia of Mercadante, Orazi e Curiazi, The Oath of the Horatii, Horatii and Alba Longa on the Internet
Principal Cast
Principal Bel Canto opera singers will be selected from the best worldwide by Robin Newton

Those selected for consideration are:
Camilla: 
Sister of Orazio and betrothed to Curiazio
Orazio: 
 Brother in law to Curizio
Curiazio:
Brother in law to Orazio
Vecchio Orazii, 
Father of the Orazii:
Sabina 
Sister of Curiazio and wife of Orazio
and 
Il Gran Sacerdote:
High Priest of the Temple of Venus

Robin Newton and the Bel Canto Opera Orchestra
Robin Newton, a renowned conductor from the UK who has conducted many opera orchestras in the UK including the Garsington Festival Opera and many recordings for Opera Rara in London and received two Ricordi Awards for opera conducting has accepted becoming the conductor and artistic director of the International Bel Canto Opera Society and conductor of the Palm Beach Bel Canto Orchestra.  

Auditions for Chorus 
A cast of approximately 125 members will be selected through auditions for the a chorus which includes 60 for the citizens, senators, temple maidens (women's chorus) a children's chorus and 50 soldiers for the Roman and Alban Armies (men's chorus), with an additional 45 extras including several children for the production which promises to be one of the largest casts ever seen on the opera stage in one single production in Palm Beach.

Tickets
Advance Ticket sales will be announced and may be purchased on-line from the
International Bel Canto Opera.

Patrons and Members 
A membership drive with information for contributions and financial support will soon be published and sent world wide.
Contact 
Email: tzaimsluksusfrsa@earthlink.net

Tzaims Luksus, FRSA
 International Bel Canto Opera Society

Costumes and Sets
Tzaims Luksus, FRSA is organizing and developing the entire production with staff and crews from the UK and the US and designing sets and costumes fitting for the period of the opera set in 668 b.c 7th Century b.c. Rome and Alba Longa during the invasion of the Etruscans.

Planned for the future:

Giovanni Pacini:
L'Ultimo Giorno di Pompeii
The Last Day of Pompeii
First Premier: Teatro San Carlo, 19 November 1825
First Premier in the Americas:  2017
For a history of the opera go on-line to Wiwpedia of Giovanni Pacini and L'Ultimo Giorno di Pompeii.