Experience the thrill of opera as the South Bend Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the South Bend Lyric Opera and South Bend Chamber Singers to bring Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca to life! This production is brimming with passion, political intrigue, and betrayal! The final installment in the 2024-25 June H. Edwards Mosaic Series takes center stage for two performances, Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 9, at 2:30 p.m., at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Building on the stunning success of the Symphony’s 2022 production of La Traviata, soprano Anya Matanovič and tenor Emanuel-Cristian Caraman are back, and baritone Morgan Smith returns after his spellbinding performance in the 2023-24 Season’s A Night at the Opera.
Emanuel-Cristian Caraman adds, “Singing the role of Cavaradossi is an incredible experience in a tenor’s career. The role demands everything from you emotionally and vocally. Performing Puccini’s Tosca with the Opera, the Symphony, and the Chamber Singers is truly an exhilarating and extraordinary experience.”
“We are excited to be returning to the stage with the South Bend Symphony. It is an incredible honor, from collaborating on the 2023-24 Season’s Mozart’s Requiem to now collaborating on Tosca. Puccini’s music is profoundly moving, and the South Bend Chamber Singers are excited to help bring this powerful story of love and betrayal to life,” Music Director Dr. Nancy Menk says.
Tosca is presented by Merrill a Bank of America Company: Kahn Ruthrauff & Associates. Additional sponsorship for the June H. Edwards Mosaic Series is provided by Jack M. Champaigne, and Jordan Lexus of Mishawaka – 2024-25 Artistic Partner of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.
Support for the South Bend Chamber Singers is provided by Kyle Everett and Elle Schultz and the Stickley Scholarship Fund of the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association
TICKETS – Student/Children tickets are only $24 and adult tickets start at $44.
ONLINE – www.dpactickets.nd.edu
PHONE – DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Box Office (574) 631-2800. (Noon – 6 pm, Monday – Friday)
IN-PERSON – Visit our friends at the DeBartolo (100 Performing Arts Center Notre Dame, IN 46556) during the times listed above or two hours before any performance.
To VIEW the 2024-25 Season schedule, visit www.southbendsymphony.org
Dates, programs, and venues are subject to change.
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About the South Bend Symphony Orchestra
The South Bend Symphony inspires, entertains, and connects the community with the transformative power of orchestral music. Producing more than 20 mainstage programs each year and nearly 70 smaller ensemble concerts, the Symphony serves more than 29,000 attendees annually. As the region’s only professional orchestra, the Symphony is committed to fostering a robust, connected arts community in service to the greater Michiana region.
In addition to being recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other state and local arts funding organizations, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra is the recipient of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County’s Leighton Award for Nonprofit Excellence, which recognizes the best-run nonprofit organization in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Learn more about the South Bend Symphony Orchestra at www.southbendsymphony.org.
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About Anya Matanoviĉ
Praised for her “thrilling vocal color” and “sweetly winning” presence, American soprano Anya Matanovic made her international opera debut as Musetta in Franco Zeffirelli’s captivating production of Puccini’s La bohème with the New Israeli Opera’s. In her debut with the Glimmerglass Festival as Micaëla, she was praised for her “sinuous soprano with its golden timbre and silky-smooth legato, [which] charmed the ears immediately…” and “first-class performance” (David Abrams, Musical Criticism).
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About Emanuel-Cristian Caraman
Throughout his career Romanian tenor and recording artist, Emanuel-Cristian Caraman has appeared with opera companies, symphony orchestras in Europe, South America and North America, including many prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Ateneul Roman in Bucharest, and Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna. Caraman has performed with Los Angeles Opera, George Enescu International Music Festival in Bucharest, Miami Lyric Opera, Die Deutsche Kammerphilarmonie in Bremen, CBA Symphony in Chicago, Düsseldorf Lyric Opera, South Bend Lyric Opera, Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis, Opera in the Heights in Houston, New England Chamber Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra and New Philharmonic Orchestra.
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About Morgan Smith
American baritone Morgan Smith is one of the most prolific performers of modern operatic repertoire in the world. Known for his riveting dramatic portrayals and the power and beauty of his voice, Mr. Smith has been entrusted to create 16 roles in world premieres, including Starbuck in Jake Heggie’s widely celebrated Moby-Dick.
Smith has also earned universal praise for performances in traditional repertoire, notably Scarpia (Tosca), Escamillo (Carmen), title role of Don Giovanni, Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Count Alamaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Four Villains (Les contes d’Hoffmann), and the title role of Eugene Onegin
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About The South Bend Lyric Opera
Over its initial four seasons, the South Bend Lyric Opera has garnered the esteem and patronage of a dedicated audience, thankful for the opportunity to witness both emerging and established talents grace intimate stages. This professional ensemble is committed to upholding the artistic integrity of opera, focusing not only on stellar performances but also on maximizing the potential of each performance space.
At its core, the South Bend Lyric Opera seeks to expand the reach of high-quality opera performances to the broadest audience possible within the South Bend community. Committed to a leadership role in the sphere of arts education and audience development, the opera is a beacon of creativity and innovation. By nurturing talents and fostering community engagement, the opera aims to perpetuate and enrich the vibrant and time-honored tradition of operatic excellence, inviting everyone to be part of this captivating journey.
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About The South Bend Chamber Singers
Led by Dr. Nancy Menk, The South Bend Chamber Singers, an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College, is in its 28th season. Over the past 20-plus years the Singers have presented major choral-orchestral works such as Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, B Minor Mass, and St. John Passion; Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Brahms’ Requiem and Orff’s Carmina Burana. Yet, the ensemble concentrates primarily on works by living composers and regularly commissions new works and unusual and complex arrangements.