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Kara Shay Thomson

Queen of Sheba

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Dominick Chenes

Adoniram

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Kevin Thompson

King Solomon

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Michelle Trainor

Bénoni

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David Kravitz

Phanor

David Salsbery Fry

Méthousaël

Sadoc

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Gil Rose

Matthew DiBattista

Amrou

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La Reine de Saba -  (The Queen of Sheba)

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La Reine de Saba

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The Queen of Sheba

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La Reine de Saba Gounod

LA REINE DE SABA (THE QUEEN OF SHEBA) 
UNITED STATES PREMIERE 
Music by Charles Gounod 
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré 
Presented in concert, Performed in French with English supertitles September 22, 2018 at 7:30 PM NEC's Jordan Hall 

Balkis, the famed Queen of Sheba, arrives in Jerusalem to meet her betrothed, King Solomon. But the beautiful and powerful Queen instead finds herself drawn to Solomon’s master architect Adoniram. What follows is a dramatic struggle between love and obligation, filled with intrigue, jealousy, and betrayal. A classic French Grand Opera from the composer who wrote Faust. This forgotten masterpiece, inspired by Gérard de Nerval’s book Le voyage en Orient, is resurrected by Odyssey Opera for one night only at Jordan Hall. Don’t miss this powerful love story in an annual concert event that has become the heralded start to the Boston classical music season. 

Conducted by Gil Rose 

Kara Shay Thomson - Balkis, The Queen of Sheba 
Dominick Chenes - Adoniram 
Kevin Thompson - King Solomon 
Michelle Trainor - Bénoni 
Matthew DiBattista - Amrou 
David Kravitz - Phanor 
David Salsbery Fry - Méthousaël/ Sadoc 
Katherine Maysek - Sarahil 
Mariah Wilson, chorus master 
The Odyssey Opera Orchestra and Chorus 



Video by Ball Square Films audio recording by Antonio Oliart

Balkis, the famed Queen of Sheba, arrives in Jerusalem to meet her betrothed, King Solomon. But the beautiful and powerful Queen instead finds herself drawn to Solomon’s master architect Adoniram. What follows is a dramatic struggle between love and obligation, filled with intrigue, jealousy, and betrayal. A classic French Grand Opera from the composer who wrote Faust. This forgotten masterpiece, inspired by Gérard de Nerval’s book Le voyage en Orient, is resurrected by Odyssey Opera for one night only at Jordan Hall. Don’t miss this powerful love story in an annual concert event that has become the heralded start to the Boston classical music season.

English

The Queen of Sheba by Gounod, Alkaen (2018/2018), Musiikinjohto Gil Rose, NEC Jordan Hall, Boston, United States

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