NEC Opera Season 2007/2008Past productions | Opera studies at NEC
She loves him. She loves him not. She loves someone else. Wait a minute
Cavalli's Egistoa tangled love story
March 7, 8 at 8pm; March 9, 3pm John Greer, conductor Libretto by Giovanni Faustini Realized by Raymond Leppard Sung in English
Reversals of fortune, changes of heart and … is that Cupid? Don't miss this rarely performed gem of an opera—a story of human love and godly dysfunction—by the Baroque master Francesco Cavalli. Hear the next generation of opera singers on their way to stardom. $20/$16 students, seniors. Free with NEC i.d. WGBH members, 2-for-1 with i.d. Tickets available through www.telecharge.com or at the Cutler Majestic Theatre Box Office, 219 Tremont Street, Boston, Mon-Sat, 10am–6pm / 800-233-3123. Upcoming:Undergraduate Opera StudioCOLE! A Celebration of the Life, Words, and Music of Cole PorterNEC Opera Studies, following the success of their recent Jordan Hall reviews "A Talent to Amuse, an Evening with Noel Coward" and "There Once Was a Girl Named Jenny, The Music of Kurt Weill" is pleased to announce a new production for the spring: "COLE!, a Celebration of the Life, Words and Music of Cole Porter." Ten singers, a six-piece accompanying combo, Music Director John Greer and Director Patricia Weinmann share the wealth of Porter's witty, sentimental and passionate work, featuring great classics like What Is This Thing Called Love, Begin the Beguine, Anything Goes, and In the Still of the Night, as well as many less familiar but equally delightful gems of the Broadway stage. Perkin Opera ScenesApril 8 NEC Opera WorkshopPast productions, 2007/2008 seasonPerkin Opera ScenesOctober 9 and 16 Undergraduate Opera StudioNovember 15 and 16 NEC Opera WorkshopNovember 18 NEC Opera ScenesNovember 19
Lee Hoiby's Summer and SmokeDecember 7, 8 at 8pm; December 9, 3pm Dean Williamson, conductor She’s afraid of his body. He’s afraid of her soul. A man who lives in the heat of the moment and a woman who breathes the cool air of eternity try to find common ground. One of the masters of the American theater, Tennessee Williams offered his classic play Summer and Smoke to be adapted for the opera stage by librettist and fellow playwright Lanford Wilson and composer Lee Hoiby. This production received generous support from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Opera Seminar ScenesDecember 14 Salute to Giacomo Puccini on his 150th BirthdayTatyana Dudochkin has invited an array of NEC musicians and special guests to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Giacomo Puccini. More information. January 27 NEC Opera WorkshopFebruary 10 and 11, April 27 and 28 Vocal and Opera Studies at NECFind out about vocal and opera studies at NEC:
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