Meijer Broadway Series presents

THE ODD COUPLE

starring Barbara Eden & Rita McKenzie

fell out of favor for several decades,
L'Opera de Montreal, where he is artistic
but is making a comeback due mainly
director, and Opera Carolina.
to its excellent musical score.
Sumi Jo alternates in the title role with New Restaurat
Aline Kutan, who starred in MOT's
- MOT's spring season is sponsored by
Anoush last fall. The British officer is
General Motors, which financed the
sung by tenors William Burden and
new GM Opera Cafe, a restaurant on
Gerald Powers. Bass David Michael
the Madison Avenueside of the Opera
sings Lakme's father, the fanatical
House that will open to the public
Brahmin priest, Nilakantha, who tries to Saturday evening.
destroy the officer.
The cafe will open two hours before
The season ends June 1-9 with a
and remain open during and after all
new production of Mozart's The
performances. ❑
Marriage of Figaro. Polish baritone
Robert Gierlach will make his North
MOT's spring season opens with
American debut in the title role.
Otello, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20;
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart produced
2 p.m. Sunday, April 21; 8 p.m.
one of the world's most beloved operatic
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
scores in Figaro. The show goes from the
April 24, 26-27; and 2 p.m.
sublime to the ridiculous of master/ser-
Sunday, April 28. Lakme takes
vant relations in 18th-century Europe.
the stage 8 p.m. Saturday, May
The lovable valet Figaro and his phi-
11; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12; 8
landering master, Count Almaviva, are
p.m. Wednesday, Friday and
both in love with the same girl, the
Saturday, May 15, 17-18; and 2
maid-servant Susanna. Count Almaviva
p.m. Sunday, May 19. The
would like to revive an ancient feudal
Marriage of Figaro will be pre-
law so that, on her wedding night, he
sented 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1; 2
may bed Susanna, who is betrothed to
p.m. Sunday, June 2; 8 p.m.
Figaro. Each character tries to outwit the
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
other — until all ends happily.
June 5, 7-8; and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Joining Gierlach is young American
June 9. All performances take
soprano Nicole Heaston as Susanna,
place at the Detroit Opera
alternating with Karen Driscoll. Mariusz
House, 1526 Broadway, in
Kwiecien alternates with Brett Polegato
Detroit. $20-$90. (313) 237-
as Count Almaviva.
7464 or (248) 645-6666.
Jewish director Bernard Uzan created
this production in conjunction with

University, where he taught Italian
and classics. When he died, at 90
years of age, he was still teaching at
the university.
In 1998, when Columbia dedicat-
ed its newly rebuilt theater,
Professor Jack Beeson, MacDowell
Professor of Music at Columbia,
said da Ponte would have applauded
the university's rebuilding of its the-
ater. "He would have thought it a
minor effort, though, for [da
Ponce], at the age of 85, raised the
funds, helped design, supervised the
building of, and then co-managed
the first theater in New York City
intended only for opera perform-
ances.
"He may have been the first
Jewish-born professor in the college;
he may have been the first Catholic
priest to have been a professor. He
was surely the first to have been one
or the other — or both — and to
have been thought an Anglican." ❑

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Apr. 25 at 7:30pm, Apr. 26 at 8pm and Apr. 27 at 2 & 8pm

There's a new odd couple in town—Felix and Oscar have been transformed into
Florence and Olive in Neil Simon's laugh-riot revised production of The Odd Couple—
the female version.

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