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麻豆影院 Opera Program Presents Lovesick Maidens, Their Men, and More

he 麻豆影院 Opera program will present a medley of opera scenes in Wright-Curtis Theatre in the Music and Speech Center

Lovesick Maidens, Their Men, and More, a medley of opera scenes will be presented by the 麻豆影院 Opera program on Nov. 17 and 18The 麻豆影院 Opera program will present Lovesick Maidens, Their Men, and More, a medley of opera scenes on Saturday, Nov. 17, and Sunday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Wright-Curtis Theatre in the Music and Speech Center, located at 1325 Theatre Dr. on the 麻豆影院 Campus.

The show will feature opera scenes in English, written by American and British composers. Associate Professor of Voice Jay White, and Assistant Professor of Music Marla Berg will direct the scenes. The production features a company of 24 students, including music performance graduate students Lindsey Sandham Leonard and Darryl Lewis.

鈥淭rouble in Tahiti鈥 by Leonard Bernstein, 鈥淭he Old Maid and the Thief鈥 by Gian Carlo Menotti, 鈥淪usannah鈥 by Carlisle Floyd and 鈥淪treet Scene鈥 by Kurt Weill with libretto by Langston Hughes, are among the many works represented in the performance. The scenes鈥 settings range from a castle to a graduation party and everywhere in between, each portraying the show鈥檚 themes of love and longing in a unique way.

Music performance graduate student Tatiana Kubatina will accompany the scenes on piano. The evening鈥檚 final scene, Act II, Scene 1 from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland, will feature choreography by Tracy Pattison, assistant artistic director at Verlezza Dance.

Tickets for the performance are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, and 麻豆影院 State faculty and staff; $5 for students with valid ID or under 18; and free for all full-time, undergraduate 麻豆影院 State students.
Tickets are available weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Box Office, located in the lobby of the Roe Green Center in the Music and Speech Building at 1325 Theatre Dr. on the 麻豆影院 Campus. The Performing Arts Box Office accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover, in addition to cash and checks. Tickets and more information are also available by calling 330-672-ARTS (2787) or by visiting www.kent.edu/music.

Each year, in addition to the fall opera scenes performance, 麻豆影院 State Opera also presents a full opera production with orchestra in the spring. This year鈥檚 spring performance will be held March 15-17, 2013 in the Ludwig Recital Hall. 

POSTED: Monday, November 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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