Thompson St Opera Presents:
The Hat: music by Karen Siegel
libretto by Zsuzsanna Ardó
The Man Who Woke Up:
music and libretto by Robin Haigh
Stage Director: Dylan Evans Conductor: Nickolas Carlson
Assistant Stage Director: Kt Shorb
Musical Preparation: Maja Tremiszewska
Goffredo, the Captain General of the Christian army, is leading his men in attacking Jerusalem. He has also promised the hand of his daughter, Almirena, to the Christian hero, Rinaldo. Argante, the Saracen King of Jerusalem, seeks a truce and works with the sorceress, Arminda, to abduct Almirena. Rinaldo now is resolved to save Almirena but is intercepted by Armida who disguises herself as Alimirena. However, Rinaldo rejects her. Armida's anger is further aroused when Argante, thinking he is addressing Almirena, protests his love for her. Later, with the help of a magic want, Goffredo reaches Armida's magic mountain. Already, Rinaldo has arrived in Armida's garden and saved Almirena. With the help of Goffredo and his magic wand, the garden is turned into a desert. Argante and Armida, now reconciled, review their troops and the Christian forces prepare for battle in which they are victorious, thanks to the heroism of Rinaldo. Argante and Armida are taken prisoner. But after they convert to Christianity, they are pardoned.
CVAC presents our second annual opera workshop of Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera or The Pretend Gardener. Join us for a reimagining of Mozart's early gem. The opera will be presented in Italian with English supertitles. No ticketing, $15 suggested donation.
Cast (Friday / Saturday):
Sandrina: Katlyn Iacovino / Emily Rebecca Smith
Il Contino: Zico Shaker
Il Podestà: Malcolm Herbert / Jonathon Joseph Larson
Don Ramiro: Pamela Torrey / Hannah Wheeler
Arminda: Emelia Clark / Ashley McKinstry
Serpetta: Kay Rower / Angela Born
Nardo: Jeremiah Strickler
I'm getting a Masters!
Come join me for an afternoon of Ophelia centric music!
Works by Strauss, Mozart, Berlioz, Heggie, Dvorak, Chausson, and Handel!
This recital presents an overview of the US Foster Care System. Please join, and contribute to the conversation:
The United States foster care system is extremely complex with a spectrum of triumphs, failures, and overall difficulties. To unravel and solve these problems, we first have to acknowledge that they exist on multiple levels within the system. On a broad level, there are structural issues of racism and class dynamics. Zooming in reveals problems due to the state funding structure of the system. Finally, on a case-by-case level, it seems there are an infinite number of circumstances, making it extremely difficult to ensure individual safety and success for every foster youth. For example, reunification, a federal mandate that courts make every attempt to reunify foster youth with biological family members before allowing adoption, is not successful for many foster youth. And legislating a sweeping change based on the average would still negatively affect so many people. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are designed to help alleviate these problems. But even with the tireless effort of these volunteers, the system is still too large for CASA to perfectly address these difficulties.
Poet and former foster youth, Lemn Sissay, states, “…you can define how strong a democracy is by how it treats its child, the child of the state.” By this, I think Sissay is pointing out that foster care runs latent within the structure of a democracy, and issues converge on and proliferate from this root. These issues include conversations we have or don’t have regarding abortion, education, welfare, housing, and so much more. Current political discourse does not give room for the right amount of nuance in solving these foundational issues. My goal is to have this music provide perspective and inspire activism toward addressing these problems. Changes in foster care need to happen at a legislative level, and we the people collectively have the power to enact these changes in our society in order to reflect a healthy and functional democracy.
Two performances:
- Saturday, March 17 at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
- Sunday, March 18 at 3pm (doors open at 2:30pm)
Fully-stage production performed in English by the entire graduate class of CCPA voice majors with members of the CCPA Orchestra.
- Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
- Scott Gilmore, music director
- Andrew Eggert, stage director
This performance is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dana Brown and Scott Gilmore, music directors
Andrew Eggert and Susan Payne O’Brien, stage directors
This two-day annual festival features CCPA graduate students in voice with piano accompaniment. OperaFest takes place in multiple venues, including Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University’s award-winning architectural landmark, and the Murray-Green Library on the Auditorium Building’s 10th floor, overlooking Buckingham Fountain and Lake Michigan. The performance schedule for both Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29 is as follows:
1 p.m. Murray-Green Library (10th floor)
- Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo: Prologue
- Monteverdi: The Return of Ulysses: Prologue
- Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppaea: Sweet Love’s Beginning
- Daron Hagen: New York Stories #1: Broken Pieces
- Felix Mendelssohn: Loreley, Act I Finale
3 p.m. Ganz Hall (7th floor)
- Sean Hussey (MM ’18): …for the sake of a narrative closure (world premiere - OperaLab Composition Competition Winner)
- Divafest: Arias performed by members of the Professional Diploma in Opera Program
4:30 p.m. Murray-Green Library (10th floor)
- Felix Mendelssohn: Homecoming
These performances are free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; seating is on a first-come, first served basis.
Boston Conservatory Student Opera (BoCoStOp) presents a double bill produced, directed, conducted and performed by current students at The Boston Conservatory. The productions feature both undergraduate and graduate students from all divisions, including opera performance, voice performance, musical theater, and dance majors.
ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
Friday, April 22, 2016 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 23, 2016 @ 8:00 PM
CASTS & DIRECTORS:
THE OLD MAID & THE THIEF
Eric Ferring, Music Director // Sam Parkinson, Stage Director
MISS TODD: Sarah Plata, Erin Moran*
(Hillary Hei Lee Law—cover)
MISS PINKERTON: Alyssa Hensel, Victoria Mantooth*
(Elizabeth Duska—cover)
LAETITIA: Amelia Burshe, Emelia Clark*
BOB: Joshua Scheid, Clay Underwood*
(Zach Mallory—cover)
TO HELL AND BACK, by Jake Heggie
Eric Ferring, Music Director // Sam Parkinson, Stage Director
STEPHANIE: Natalie Hunt and Jennifer Soloway
(Charlotte Jackson—cover)
ANNE: Vanessa Kenney and Lori L’Italien
* denotes Saturday cast
Two performances: Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 - 3 p.m.
Ari Pelto, conductor | Scott Gilmore, music director | Andrew Eggert, stage director | Hope Goldman, choreographer
This spring, CCPA Opera is proud to present Maurice Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Bewitched Child). The great French writer Colette’s enchanting libretto fired Ravel’s unique musical imagination to create one of his masterpieces. A disobedient child is transformed when the things he has destroyed magically come to life in order to teach him a lesson. Performed by the entire graduate class of CCPA voice majors with members of the CCPA Symphony Orchestra, this production will be presented in the Studebaker Theater in Chicago’s historic Fine Arts Building. This performance will be repeated on Sunday, March 19 at 3 p.m.
Thess performances are free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dana Brown and Scott Gilmore, music directors
Andrew Eggert and Susan Payne O'Brien, stage directors
This two-day annual festival features CCPA graduate students in voice with piano accompaniment. OperaFest takes place in multiple venues, including Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University’s award-winning architectural landmark, and the Murray-Green Library on the Auditorium Building’s 10th floor, overlooking Buckingham Fountain and Lake Michigan. The performance schedule for both Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30 is as follows:
1 p.m. Auditorium Building room 178 (1st floor, accessible from Wabash entrance only)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Impresario
2 p.m. Murray-Green Library (10th floor)
Jordan Jenkins: The Blind Date (world premiere)
Dominick Argento: Miss Manners on Music
3 p.m. Ganz Hall (7th floor)
Joseph Haydn: The Songstress
4:00 p.m. Murray-Green Library (10th floor)
Gian Carlo Menotti: Amelia Goes to the Ball
These performances are free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; seating is on a first-come, first served basis.
Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts - Classical Stage Solo Recital
Emelia Clark, Soprano
Dr, Kenneth Bos, piano
A recital of songs about love during the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts.
Featuring works by Duke, Puccini, Mozart, Loesser, and more.
Students from the Boston Conservatory's Opera Workshop class will present an evening of vocal music "Inspired by the Collection." Singers paired art from the museum with songs and will present these songs with projected images of the art. James Meyers, piano. Nathan Troup, program artistic director.
Featuring singers:
Lucas Alvarado, Evangeline Athanasiou, Marnie Baylovny, Amelia Burshe, Colin Campbell, Bizhou Chang, Felicia Chen, Emelia Clark, Ann Fogler, Alyssa Hensel, Hilary Law, Brianna Meese, Kathleen Norchi, Haichen Peng, Sarah Plata, Taylor Scappatura, Hannah Sigel, and Mahoko Taniguchi
