Mozart's A Novel Strategy

Translated, Adapted and Directed by Amy Hansen

Sunny! Poignant! Delightful! Eight characters navigate the tricky waters of family
business and office romance in a fresh new adaptation of Mozart’s La Finta Semplice
(“A Novel Strategy”). OSU’s vocal performers sing in English, exploring ubiquitous
themes of love, passion and frustration. In Mozart’s clever hand, the psychological
landscape delves into hidden desires for freedom, independence and power. Even at
the tender age of 12, Mozart had an uncanny ability to compose music expressing fluid
and contradictory human emotions. Mozart’s young genius shines brightly through the
distinctive ensembles and translucent melodies, all singing the sublime ambiguities of
love and life in search of A Novel Strategy.

Cast and orchestra are OSU Vocal Performance and Theater students. Adapted,
translated and directed by Amy Hansen in collaboration with Stacie Lillis, Richard
Bower, Arin Anderson, Joshua Hiser, Alexandria Evans and a Corvallis High School
crew.