The Tempest
Get swept into intrigue on a desert island with the sorcerer Prospero, his daughter Miranda, Caliban, the monstrous offspring of a witch, and Ariel, the light and mischievous sprite in composer Lee Hoiby’s masterful and moving adaptation of Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest.
November 14, 16, and 18, 2012
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
Dialogues of the Carmelites
Based on a true story, this opera, written immediately after WWII by Francis Poulenc, will keep you riveted and may even cause you to question your beliefs and how far you are willing to go in defense of them.
April 25-28, 2013
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
The Magic Flute
The singing actors of the USC Thornton Opera program and musicians of the USC Thornton Symphony present The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in a sparkling production where nothing is as it seems.
November 17-20, 2011
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
Owen Wingrave
Benjamin Britten addresses pacifism and the call to war in his gripping 1972 operatic drama, Owen Wingrave.
April 19-22, 2012
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
Gianni Schicchi and Three Decembers
USC Thornton Opera Program and the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra present an evening of “families in crisis” as seen from two very different perspectives: Puccini’s hilarious and sweet Gianni Schicchi and Jake Heggie’s tender and real Three Decembers.
November 17, 19, and 21, 2010
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
Opera Scenes 2011
Join us for a wonderful evening of scenes from operas and musical theatre. The program includes selections from L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Le Nozze di Figaro, La Bohème, Of Mice and Men, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Maometto II, Knoxville Summer of 1915, West Side Story, Candide, and The Light in the Piazza. Prepared under the always… Continue reading Opera Scenes 2011
La finta giardiniera
A zany, moving, and beautiful evening of music by the young Mozart, La finta giardiniera is both a farce and a lesson in forgiveness. This slightly surrealistic opera is always fun and frequently heartbreaking. Don’t miss the talented artists of the USC Thornton School of Music’s Opera Program and the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra in this rarely performed opera gem.
April 21-24, 2011
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
Albert Herring
See the full photo gallery for Albert Herring A season of comedy begins with Benjamin Britten’s comic gem Albert Herring. Set in the 1919 post World War I British countryside, Albert Herring is an affectionate study of what happens when social mores meet post war deprivation. Unable to find a virgin to be the town’s… Continue reading Albert Herring
Opera Scenes 2010
A fun and moving evening of scenes from operas and musical theatre. Selections include Stephen Sondheim’s dynamic sex-farce “A Weekend in the Country “ from A Little Night Music and R. Strauss’ thoughtful opera about young people growing up in Ariadne auf Naxos. Shakespeare is represented with selections from Gounod’s masterpiece Roméo et Juliette and… Continue reading Opera Scenes 2010
Das Liebesverbot
See the full photo gallery for Das Liebesverbot A fun, sexy, and colorful evening of Italian opera with Das Liebesverbot (“The Ban on Love”), Wagner’s second opera, presented by the talented performing artists of the USC Thornton Opera Program and the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra. Pre-performance talk Ken Cazan and James Kincaid April 21, 2010… Continue reading Das Liebesverbot