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 October 25, 2014 / Modified oct 25, 2014 4:50 p.m.

David DiChiera's Cyrano - November 1, 2014

Michigan Opera Theatre

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Classical 90.5's next full-length opera broadcast is at noon this Saturday, November 1, with a Michigan Opera Theater performance of Cyrano by composer David DiChiari, set to a libretto by Bernard Uzan based on Edmond Rostand’s romantic tragedy Cyrano de Bergerac. The broadcast will run approximately three hours. Mark Flint conducts.

Cyrano de Bergerac, a celebrated stage drama of 1897, was Edmond Rostand’s most popular work, blending nostalgia for 17th century French life with swashbuckling heroism, romance, and lyrical verse. Cyrano, a nobleman with a larger-than-life personality, skilled in both the sword and the pen, is physically plain with a rather large nose. Despite his overwhelming love for the beautiful Roxane, Cyrano agrees to help his younger rival, the handsome Christian, to win her heart. From the renowned balcony scene to the moving climax, the triumph of the spiritual over the corporeal is ultimately achieved. Cyrano, similar to Don Quixote and Don Juan, has become one of the world’s most enduring and popular literary figures.

THE CAST
Cyrano: Marian Pop
Roxane: Leah Partridge
Christian: Jose Luis Sola
De Guiche: Peter Volpe
Lignière: Alain Coulombe
Le Bret: Gaetan Laperriere
Carbon: Daniel Okulitch
The Duenna: Gloria Parker

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