Opera Week Offerings from Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute of Music 11-06-2009 As always, the Opera Company’s relationships with the international quality vocal training grounds in Philadelphia are highlighted during National Opera Week. The Opera Company encourages you to attend the Opera Week programming offered by both the Academy of Vocal Arts and the Curtis Institute of Music. The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Verdi’s Falstaff in five performances from November 13th – 23rd, and the Curtis Opera Theatre brings Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress to the stage, in four performances from November 19th – 22nd. Both institutions have scheduled pre-show discussions and educational opportunities with their leading artistic staff. ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS PRESENTS VERDI'S FALSTAFFThe amorous adventures of the rotund knight Sir John Falstaff is the stuff of operatic brilliance in Verdi’s final opera. In need of drinking money, Sir John hatches a plan to seduce two wealthy married women, sending them identical love letters. When they compare the letters, they resolve that Falstaff must be taught a lesson. The comic mayhem that unfolds combines the verbal wit of Shakespeare and the musical genius of Verdi in a comedy that has been popular for over 500 years! Fully staged with orchestra, sung in Italian with English supertitles. Conductor: Christopher Macatsoris; stage director: Tito Capobianco. Performances November 13-23 in Philadelphia, Haverford, and Warrington. Tickets are $48 for adults, $43 seniors, and $28 students, and can be purchased online at www.avaopera.org or by calling 215-735-1685. CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC WORLD-RENOWNED BARITONE THOMAS HAMPSON GIVES A FREE MASTER CLASS AT CURTIS ON NOVEMBER 13Thomas Hampson, one of today's most respected and sought-after baritones, shares his expertise with students from the Curtis Vocal Studies Department. The master class takes place on Friday, November 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Street. The class is free and open to the public; due to limited seating, reservations are required. Visit http://hampsonmasterclass.eventbrite.com to RSVP. THE CURTIS OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS STRAVINSKY’S ‘RAKE’S PROGRESS’ NOVEMBER 19–22 AT THE PRINCE MUSIC THEATERBeware of temptation: The devil’s twisted way with a young man’s idle wish triggers a wild journey to Bedlam in Stravinsky’s Rake’s Progress. The Curtis Opera Theatre presents a fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, November 19 through 22 at the Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. Sung in the original English, The Rake’s Progress is conducted by Ari Pelto and stage directed by Emma Griffin. Tickets: $33; order at www.curtis.edu or call (215) 893-7902. CURTIS HOSTS PRE-PERFORMANCE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Emma Griffin, stage director for The Rake’s Progress, and Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre, discuss this dynamic production of Stravinsky’s opera inspired by paintings of eighteenth-century artist William Hogarth. The conversation takes place Friday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m., prior to that night’s production of Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress at the Prince Music Theater. Curtis joins opera producing organizations nationwide with this special event planned in honor of National Opera Week (November 13–22) and sponsored by the Crescendo Club, a group of young friends of the Curtis Institute of Music. Cash bar; call 267-238-5265 for more information. Visit http://crescendoclubandtherake.eventbrite.com to RSVP. Click here to return to the main Opera Week page.
ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS
ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS PRESENTS VERDI'S FALSTAFFThe amorous adventures of the rotund knight Sir John Falstaff is the stuff of operatic brilliance in Verdi’s final opera. In need of drinking money, Sir John hatches a plan to seduce two wealthy married women, sending them identical love letters. When they compare the letters, they resolve that Falstaff must be taught a lesson. The comic mayhem that unfolds combines the verbal wit of Shakespeare and the musical genius of Verdi in a comedy that has been popular for over 500 years! Fully staged with orchestra, sung in Italian with English supertitles. Conductor: Christopher Macatsoris; stage director: Tito Capobianco. Performances November 13-23 in Philadelphia, Haverford, and Warrington. Tickets are $48 for adults, $43 seniors, and $28 students, and can be purchased online at www.avaopera.org or by calling 215-735-1685.
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
WORLD-RENOWNED BARITONE THOMAS HAMPSON GIVES A FREE MASTER CLASS AT CURTIS ON NOVEMBER 13Thomas Hampson, one of today's most respected and sought-after baritones, shares his expertise with students from the Curtis Vocal Studies Department. The master class takes place on Friday, November 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Street. The class is free and open to the public; due to limited seating, reservations are required. Visit http://hampsonmasterclass.eventbrite.com to RSVP.
THE CURTIS OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS STRAVINSKY’S ‘RAKE’S PROGRESS’ NOVEMBER 19–22 AT THE PRINCE MUSIC THEATERBeware of temptation: The devil’s twisted way with a young man’s idle wish triggers a wild journey to Bedlam in Stravinsky’s Rake’s Progress. The Curtis Opera Theatre presents a fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, November 19 through 22 at the Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. Sung in the original English, The Rake’s Progress is conducted by Ari Pelto and stage directed by Emma Griffin. Tickets: $33; order at www.curtis.edu or call (215) 893-7902.
CURTIS HOSTS PRE-PERFORMANCE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Emma Griffin, stage director for The Rake’s Progress, and Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre, discuss this dynamic production of Stravinsky’s opera inspired by paintings of eighteenth-century artist William Hogarth. The conversation takes place Friday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m., prior to that night’s production of Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress at the Prince Music Theater. Curtis joins opera producing organizations nationwide with this special event planned in honor of National Opera Week (November 13–22) and sponsored by the Crescendo Club, a group of young friends of the Curtis Institute of Music. Cash bar; call 267-238-5265 for more information. Visit http://crescendoclubandtherake.eventbrite.com to RSVP.
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