2010

November 6, 2010, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 11, 2010, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Teacher Workshop - The Decameron: In Text, Art, and Opera
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rosenbach Museum & Library,
and the International Opera Theater team up to explore Giovanni
Boccaccio’s Decameron!
Please call the ticket center at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
to sign up: (215) 684-7469 or (215) 235-SHOW (7469).
Additional Information.

October 21, 2010, 6:00 pm
Decameron Heroes
(Ciappelletto, Maso del Saggio, Prince Tancredi, Nastagio degli Onesti and Marquis di Saluzzo.)
The baritone roles in Decameron
performed by Ignazio DeSimone, operatic baritone from Torino.
Music composed by 7 Philadelphia area composers.
America-Italy Society of Philadelphia
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 735-3250

September 26, 2010
Thin-Slicing The Decameron: The Art of Making Opera
A lecture by IOT Artistic Director, Karen Saillant
2:00-5:00 pm
Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catharine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: 215-829-0466

September 15, 16, 17, 2010
1st Magda Olivero International Opera Competition - Decameron
Awarded by the City of Saluzzo and dedicated to Magda Olivero.
Visit the Official Website: Here.

August 24, 25, 26, 2010
La Bisbetica Domata
Music by Efrain Amaya
Libretto by Karen Saillant
Italian Translation by Tommaso Sabbatini
with Maestro Gianmaria Griglio, Musical Director of IOT
conducting International Opera Theater Chamber Orchestra,
and special guest, Cello Fury.
Teatro degli Avvaloranti, Citta della Pieve, Italy

March 20-21, 2010
Wild Things Whirligig
by Karen Saillant
The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia

January 24-31, 2010
Brundibar and The Children of Theresienstadt
Director, Karen Saillant
The Ibrahim Theater
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia

2009

November 6, 2009
AARP Boomer Ball, 6:30pm
International Opera Theater Multicultural Children’s Chorus
Director, Karen Saillant
African American Museum
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 574-0380

August 25, 26, 27 2009
Iago
by Carlo Pedini
Director, Karen Saillant
175th anniversary of Teatro degli Avvaloranti

July 21, 22, 23, 2009
Iago (concert version)
by Carlo Pedini
Niagara International Chamber Music Festival, Canada
(Atis Bankas, Director)

June 6-28, 2009
Envisioning Romeo and Juliet
An awards exhibition by members of Da Vinci Art Alliance
Art inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy and IOT’s interpretation
in collaboration with International Opera Theater
Da Vinci Art Alliance
704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA
Opening Awards Reception:  Saturday, June 6, 6-9 pm
featuring tenor Elias Hendricks
with music by Emily Wong, libretto by Tommaso Sabbatini,
costumes/sets by Mi-Kyoung Lee
Awards Judges:
Karen Saillant and Mi-Kyoung Lee
Artists:
June Blumberg, Lilliana Didovic, Michael Di Prinzio, David Foss,
Linda Dubin Garfield, Sharri Jerue, Ona Kalstein, Maria Keane,
Carla Lombardi, Karen McDonnell/Anthony Cortosi, Debra Miller,
Bill Myers, Liz Nicklus, Mina Smith-Segal, Francine Strauss,
Ted Warchal
Panel Discussion and Closing Reception:
Sunday, June 28, 1-4 pm
Panelists:  Karen Saillant (Director); Emily Wong (Composer);
Rachel Citrino (Artist)
Moderator:  Dr. Debra Miller (Art Historian)
Respondent:  Charles McMahon (Artistic Director, Lantern Theater Company)

March 20-21, 2009
Wild Things Whirligig
by Karen Saillant
The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia

January 25-30, 2009
Brundibar and The Children of Theresienstadt
by Hans Krása
adapted by Karen Saillant
International House Theater
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 19104

2008

November 22-28, 2008
Villa di Chiesa Classica Primo Festival Internazionale di Musica Lirica
Sardegna, Italy (Karen Saillant, Mariano Garau, Gianluca Erriu, Directors)

August 26, 27, 28, 2008
Romeo e Giulietta
by Emily Wong
Conductor, Simone Luti (la scala di Milano)
Director, Karen Saillant
Teatro degli Avvaloranti, Citta della Pieve, Italy

2007

August 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2007
Il Sogno di Una Notte di Mezza Estate
Teatro degli Avvaloranti, Città della Pieve, Italy
Music by Pietro Rigacci
Libretto by Deborah Pioli
Maestro Concertatore, Bruno Rigacci
Drettore d’Orchestra, Simone Luti
Director, Karen Saillant

June 22, 24 2007
American Premiere of Il Racconto D’Inverno
by Troy Herion
Conductor, Maestro Simone Luti
The Elaine Levitt Auditorium, The Gershman Y
401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

May 28-June 9th, 2007
American International School for Commedia dell’Arte
Maestro Antonio Fava, Director
in Philadelphia

April 21-30, 2007
Wild Things Whirligig
Rosenbach Museum and Library
and
May 5, 6 2007
The Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SC

March 2007
Your Zanni is Calling!
Gap International
Washington, D.C.

February 2007
First Marietta Piccolomini International Singing Competition
in Teatro Avvaloranti, Citta della Pieve, Italy.
Winners Chosen for Summer Opera Premiere.

January 5, 25, 26 2007
Pulcinella Dances
by Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
concieved and directed by Karen Saillant
with
The Philadelphia Orchestra

2006

August 2006
World Premiere Italian operatic adaptation
of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
by Troy Herion
libretto by Maestro Antonio Fava
Conductor, Maestro Simone Luti
Director, Karen Saillant
Teatro Avvaloranti, Citta della Pieve, Italy

April
IOT once again collaborates with The Rosenbach Museum
for a performance celebrating Maurice Sendak:
Wild Things Whirligig.

May
IOT presents
The American International School for Commedia dell’Arte
which holds class for a fourth year with Maestro Antonio Fava.

2005

International Opera Theater, Inc. becomes a non-profit.

IOT Artistic Director, Karen Saillant presents
Your Zanni is Calling
for Gap International.
The performance features 150 Commedia dell’Arte masks
designed by Aaron Cromie.

IOT presents Il Racconto D’Inverno
a world premiere Italian operatic adaptation of The Winter’s Tale
in Teatro Avvaloranti, Italy (music by Troy Herion).

IOT presents a concert of new music by Mena Mark Hanna and Kile Smith:
Musica del Cuore.
Performances take place in Castel Giorgio, Italy
and Teatro Avvaloranti, Citta della Pieve, Italy.

IOT collaborates with The Rosenbach Museum
for a performance celebrating Maurice Sendak:
Wild Things Whirligig.

IOT presents The American International School for Commedia dell’Arte,
which holds class for a third year with Maestro Antonio Fava.

2004
IOT begins producing works in Teatro Avvaloranti (Citta della Pieve, Italy).

Sui Sentieri dell’Anima is performed in Castel Giorgio, Italy.

Sui Sentieri dell’Anima
a new song cycle by Philadelphia composer, Nicolas Mastripolito,
based on poems of a deceased poet from Citta della Pieve,
is premiered in Teatro Avvaloranti, Citta della Pieve, Italy.

IOT presents
The American International School for Commedia dell’Arte
which holds class for a second year with Maestro Antonio Fava.

Maestro Vittorio Rossetta (la scala di Milano)
brought to America for master classes.

Maestro Antonio Mugnari, master of 18th century inlaid woodwork,
is brought to America for master classes
at Philadelphia University and The University of the Arts.

2003

Brundibar and the Children of Terezin
performed at Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia.

American International School for Commedia dell’Arte
founded by International Opera Theater Artistic Director, Karen Saillant
and Maestro Antonio Fava.

Maestro Vittorio Rossetta (la scala di Milano)
brought to America for master classes.

2002

Gallantry
performed at The Sedgwick Cultural Center
and for “Sundays on Stage”
at The Montgomery Auditorium, Free Library of Philadelphia.

2001

Pagliacci is performed at The Stifle Center, Philadelphia.