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Performances & Events
Basic information about our events (such as times, dates, and locations), as well as tickets to all of the CSULB Opera Institute events are available through the Carpenter Performing Arts Center Box Office.
(562)985-7000
CPAC
Arts Ticket Office
6200 Atherton Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
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Saturday, noon - 4pm
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Le
Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment)
by Gaetano Donizetti
In honor of the fifth anniversary of the CSULB Opera Institute, we present Donizetti’s madcap opera full of memorable tunes, vocal fireworks, and a chorus of dancing men! Come and see rising stars Nathan Stark, Melissa Simpson, Brandi Samuel, and Vladimir Maric in one of the most popular bel canto operas of all time. Richard Rintoul conducts, Nicola Bowie directs.
Sung in French, the opera features the delightful aria "Chacun le sait," and tells the tale of the young adoptee of the twenty-first Regiment of Grenadiers. Her true identity of noble birth is revealed and initially thwarts her desire to marry her true love. All is resolved in the end and everyone sings the praises of France ("Salut a la France").
UNIVERSITY
THEATER
Tickets: $20 Adults/ $15 Seniors and Students
Call (562) 985-7000 to purchase tickets.
Limited
VIP Seating and Dinner Reception to benefit the
Opera Institute is available for $125.
(Please
call Arlena Kauppi at 562 985-7935
for tickets to this special event.)
Synopsis
Le Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment
Love marches on valiantly when an orphan named Marie falls for a peasant boy, even though her adopted family, a French army regiment, forbids it. A family reunion reveals a string of secrets and true love triumphs in this uplifting story.
Donizetti’s delightful comic masterpiece is highlighted by graceful melodies and florid vocal lines. It contains the challenging tenor aria with the abundant ‘high Cs,’ that made Pavarotti famous.
Act I
In a village near the Tyrolean Alps, the women pray as a battle rages nearby. The Marquise of Berkenfeld and her steward have been caught in the tides of the war. The French are victorious due to the unbeaten Twenty-First Regiment of Grenadiers. Sergeant Sulpice of the 21st Regiment enters along with the vivandiere, Marie. She was found on the battlefield as a child and was raised by the entire company. Sulpice questions her as to why she has not been as cheerful, perhaps it is because of the young man she’s been seen with lately. She tells Sulpice that this peasant, Tonio, saved her life when she slipped and nearly fell off a cliff. Sulpice reminds her that she may only marry a grenadier. The soldiers drag in Tonio, whom they claim is a spy, and want to kill him, but Marie pleads for his life. The soldiers release him and celebrate her safety. Tonio tells Marie of his love, then leaves with the soldiers to win approval from Marie’s “fathers.”
Act II
A salon in the chateau of Berkenfeld. Several months have passed and the Marquise and her friend, the Duchess of Crackentorp discuss the marriage contract between Marie and the Duchess’ son. Sulpice, who has been at the chateau recuperating from a wound, appears in the salon. The Marquise tells him of the marriage plans. Marie arrives and confides in Sulpice that she would rather be with Tonio; Sulpice reminds her of her duty and leaves. Shortly after, the 21st Regiment appears, including Tonio, who is now an officer. Marie, Tonio and Sulpice celebrate their reunion. Tonio tells the Marquise of his love for Marie and that he discovered that Marie is not her niece and is free to marry anyone she chooses. The Marquise confesses that she is actually Marie’s mother. When the Marquise tells Marie this news, Marie offers to sign the wedding contract. Tonio and the rest of the 21st Regiment burst in declaring that Marie is the daughter of their regiment. Marie says she can never repay the kindness of the soldiers, and the Marchioness, extremely moved by Marie’s speech, gives her permission to marry Tonio. Everyone bursts into the Salut á la France.
Links:
Links to images of French Vivandieres/Cantinieres
Forum about French-Born Vivandiere/Cantiniere Marie Tepe
Daughters of the Regiment: A brief history of Vivandieres and Cantinieres in the American Civil War
Books:
Hughes, Susan. American Civil War Vivandieres. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2004.
American Civil War Vivandieres at Amazon.com
Mills, H. Sinclair, Jr. The Vivandiere: History, Tradition, Uniform and Service. Collinswood, NJ: C.W. Historicals, 1988.
Tsui, Bonnie. She Went to the Field. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2003.
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