Agrippina
See the full photo gallery for Agrippina A tale of political intrigue for our times, Handel’s second opera is eerily parallel to stories that we read about or see on cable news. Performed on both modern and baroque instruments but set in the contemporary Rome of Prada and Berlusconi, this production of Agrippina demonstrates that… Continue reading Agrippina
Opera Scenes 2005
The talented singer/actors of the USC Thornton School of Music Vocal Arts department and Opera Program will present an exciting and varied program of opera scenes including: La Traviata, by Verdi Vanessa, by Barber Nixon in China, by Adams Die Schweigsame Frau, by R. Strauss Le Nozze di Figaro, by Mozart Lakme, by Delibes Die… Continue reading Opera Scenes 2005
The Rake’s Progress
See the full photo gallery for The Rake’s Progress The Rake’s Progress, written from 1947-1951 by an ardent WWII pacifist (WH Auden) and a Russian ex-patriot (Igor Stravinsky), both living in Los Angeles, is much more modern than one might suppose. I have chosen to set it in the period in which it was conceived.… Continue reading The Rake’s Progress