Friday, June 28, 2024, 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 3:00 pm

Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland

For the first time, we are stretching our season into the summer with the Pittsburgh premiere of one of opera’s rarest sparkling jewels, Rossini’s La donna del lago. The first of the many Italian operas based on the works of Sir Walter Scott, La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), features another operatic rarity: a heroine with agency, who - spoiler alert! - does not die!  Filled with dueling high notes and coloratura fireworks, this story of love, loyalty, (and lochs!) in the Scottish highlands is a unique bel canto experience not to be missed!

Cast & Creatives

  • Timothi Williams

    ELENA

  • Javier Abreu

    UBERTO / JAMES V

  • Amanda Crider

    MALCOLM

  • Minghao Liu

    RODRIGO

  • Michael Scarcelle

    DOUGLAS

  • Donovan Smith

    SERANO

  • Wallis Lucas

    ALBINA

  • Eve Summer

    STAGE DIRECTOR

  • Maria Sensi Sellner

    CONDUCTOR/PRODUCER

  • Marni Raab

    DRAMATURG

  • Damian Dominguez

    COSTUME DESIGNER
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  • Gianni Downs

    SCENIC DESIGNER

  • Kate Johnson

    PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

More about the show

Take a trip to the Scottish highlands with our final production of the season, Rossini’s La donna del lago. Today he’s primarily known for operatic comedies like The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola, but Rossini left behind a catalogue of 39 operas (!), a rich legacy that has gone under-explored. 

The Metropolitan Opera programmed La donna del lago in 2015, but it hasn’t been seen in the United States since then—until now. 

La donna del lago spotlights two returning members of our artistic family. Timothi Williams (Rigoletto, To Breathe Free, B Minor Mass) brings her lush mezzo-soprano to the virtuosic title role of Elena alongside internationally-lauded tenor and Pittsburgh Opera Center alum Javier Abreu (B Minor Mass) as Uberto (King James V in disguise!)  Making their ResWorks debuts are nationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider and rising star tenor Minghao Liu. Our production team is led by first-time Resonance Works collaborator Eve Summer as stage director, with Artistic Director Maria Sensi Sellner on the podium. Designers Gianni Downs, Eve Bandi, and Damian Dominguez create the mystical world of the 16th century Scottish Highlands in the intimate setting of the Charity Randall Theatre.  

La donna del lago will leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. Don’t miss this exhilarating romantic bel canto opera - in kilts!.

Charity Randall Theatre
4301 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

 

Accessibility:

There are accessible street parking spaces on Forbes (near the Forbes & Bigelow intersection, a bit less than a block from the theater) and along Bellefield Avenue, among other locations. An elevator has recently been installed to ease accessible entrance: proceed around the right side of the theater to reach the elevator vestibule. The path is paved with stone, and can be slightly bumpy.

If you're being dropped off, you can use the cobblestone access road to the right of the main entrance, but there is no public parking available there.

If you're parking on the street, all curbs in the area have proper curb cuts at the intersections.

If you will be enjoying the performance from a wheelchair, the Randall has recently added five dedicated spaces in the front of the house left section. Due to some challenges with our ticketing system, please enquire at the ticket desk about accessible seating when you arrive, or call us at 412-501-3330.

If you have further questions about accessibility, please do not hesitate to contact Brennan Sellner at brennan@resworks.org or 412-501-3330 (please note that this is an office number, and cannot receive texts).