FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2018
"The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs" by Mason Bates and Mark Campbell will open the IU Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater season Sept. 14.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Subscriptions are now available for the 2018-19 Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater season.
Subscribers enjoy substantial savings as well as other perks and may choose from multiple packages, including the flexible Trio package, which allows a patron to mix and match three operas and/or ballets.
Subscriptions may be purchased online, by phone at 812-855-7433 or at the Musical Arts Center box office from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“Our 2018-19 Opera and Ballet Theater season is as diverse as we have ever offered, from the Baroque period through the twentieth century and into the early twenty-first century,” said Timothy Stebbins, Ted Jones Executive Director of Production. “Technology, revolution, love and politics are all a part of the storytelling next year. With several new collaborators joining us, led by director Francesca Zambello, it is sure to bring new depths to the performances for both artist and patron.”
IU JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPERA AND BALLET THEATER2018-19 SEASON
All performances are at the Musical Arts Center unless otherwise noted.
“The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” by Mason Bates
Michael Christie, conductor | Kevin Newbury, director | Vita Tzykun, set designer
Sept. 14, 15, 21, 22
New Production
“Connections Fall Ballet”
Sept. 28, 29
“Dialogues of the Carmelites” by Francis Poulenc
Rani Calderon, conductor | Francesca Zambello, director | Hildegard Bechtler, set designer
Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20
“Hansel and Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck
Arthur Fagen, conductor | Michael Shell, director | Max Röthlisberger, set designer
Nov. 2, 3, 4
Nov. 16, 17 at Clowes Hall in Indianapolis
“The Nutcracker” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 2
Marzio Conti, conductor | Michael Vernon, choreographer | C. David Higgins, set designer
“Giulio Cesare” by George Frideric Handel
Gary Wedow, conductor | Robin Guarino, director | Erhard Rom, set designer
Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9
New Production
“The Elixir of Love” by Gaetano Donizetti
David Neely, conductor | Linda Brovsky, director | Robert O’Hearn, set designer
Feb. 22, 23, March 1, 2
“Spring Celebration Ballet”
March 22, 23
“Mass” by Leonard Bernstein
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor | Candace Evans, director | Mark F. Smith, set designer
April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13
New Production
MEDIA CONTACT
Linda Cajigas
Assistant Director of Communications
IU Jacobs School of Music
812-856-3882 | lcajigas@indiana.edu