3 / 2015
  
 
Othello in the Seraglio:
the Tragedy of S�mb�l the Black Eunuch

a coffeehouse opera produced by D�nya 

 

conceived and composed by 
Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol

coffeehouse opera concept 

developed by Robert Labaree

 

based on:
The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare,

Un Capitano Moro (A Moorish Captain) by Giovanbattista Giraldi,

and
K?zlara?as?'n?n Pi�i (The Bastard of the Chief Black Eunuch) by Resad Ekrem Ko�u 

music from 16th and 17th century sources from Europe and Turkey  arranged, with original music, by Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol

script by Robert Labaree and
additional Turkish poetry by Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol


featuring,
Meddah Hayali [ Max Sklar, a speaking role] : a traditional Ottoman coffeehouse storyteller
S�mb�l A?a [ Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol, tenor] : an aged, retired 
chief black eunuch of the Ottoman court
Suzan [ Camila Parias, soprano] : a European slave girl who becomes
the wife of S�mb�l
Frenk Mustafa [ Michael Barrett, baritone] :  S�mb�l's aide, 
a former European slave
Saadet [ Burcu G�le�, contralto]:  Suzan's maid, a Turkish
village woman trained in the palace
and,
Michael Barrett lute, recorders  *  Beth Bahia Cohen kemane
(spike fiddle), violin, �iftetelli  (octave violin)  *
Burcu G�le� kas?k  (wooden spoons), parmak zili
(finger cymbals), castanets *   Robert Labaree �eng
(Ottoman harp), voice  *  Carol Lewis gamba  *
Steven Lundahl sackbut, trumpet, recorders  *
Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol, ud  (short-necked lute), ney
(cane flute), zurna  (double reed pipe) *  Dan Stillman sackbut, trumpet, dulcian  *  George Lernis  and  Bertram Lehmann , percussion: nekkare  (small kettledrums),davul
(bass drum), darbuka  (hour glass shaped drum), bendir
(frame drum), daire  (frame drum with bells) gongs cymbals talking drum, bombo  and k�s (large kettledrums)

 


null Where & When

- Tuesday, April 7, 8 PM, FREE, New England Conservatory, Brown Hall, Boston, MA

-Wednesday, April 8, 8 PM, $15, Harvard University, Holden Chapel, Cambridge, MA

-Thursday, April 9, 8 PM, FREE, Smith College, Sweeney Concert Hall, Northampton, MA