Marilyn Horne presents annual master classes at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times reviewed USC Thornton alumna Marilyn Horne’s The Song Continues at Carnegie Hall, a series of master classes that culminates in a public performance. Three young singers performed for the famed mezzo-soprano. The annual event also features a veteran singer each year. The Times noted: “After offering a few anecdotes, including a… Continue reading Marilyn Horne presents annual master classes at Carnegie Hall
Meet the cast of USC Thornton Opera’s “The English Cat”
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The English Cat
See the full photo gallery for The English Cat Based on a short story from Scenes of the Public and Private Lives of Animals by Honoré de Balzac, Hans Werner Henze’s The English Cat explores class division through the eyes of a group of bourgeois cats who form the Royal Society for the Protection of… Continue reading The English Cat
Ken Cazan praised in Opera News for directorial work on “Dead Man Walking”
USC Thornton Vocal Arts Chair and Resident Stage Director of USC Thornton Opera Ken Cazan recently directed a production of the opera Dead Man Walking for Central City Opera in Central City, CO. Opera News reviewed the work, calling Cazan’s directorial skills “some of his finest work here, mining the deep humanity of this opera and helping… Continue reading Ken Cazan praised in Opera News for directorial work on “Dead Man Walking”
Opera Scenes 2015
The USC Thornton Opera Program is proud to announce our 2015 Opera Scenes Program! This year’s performance will feature compositions by numerous composers, from Beethoven to Sondheim. Come join us on February 6th for a night of great music!
Iphigénie en Tauride
See the full photo gallery for Iphigénie en Tauride Orestes, son of the Greek King Agamemnon, is captured in Tauris by the Scythians and faces execution at the hands of Iphigénie the high priestess of Diana. But Iphigénie is Orestes’ long lost sister! A surprise happy ending is cradled in Gluck’s beautiful music and masterful… Continue reading Iphigénie en Tauride
L’incoronazione di Poppea
Politics, sex, and religion—the stuff of all great opera! Claudio Monteverdi’s 17th century masterpiece, L’incoronazione di Poppea, combines all of the above with the sublime Baroque music of one of the great masters of the genre.
November 20, 22, and 24, 2013
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus
James Conlon partners with USC Thornton students in celebration of Britten
The Wall Street Journal mentioned that conductor James Conlon has been performing with students from USC Thornton. As music director of the Los Angeles Opera, Conlon will lead a series of concerts honoring composer Benjamin Britten. Highlight performances this fall include the colossal War Requiem featuring USC Thornton choirs, and The Prodigal Son with members of the USC… Continue reading James Conlon partners with USC Thornton students in celebration of Britten
Opera Scenes 2014
The singing-actors of the USC Thornton Opera program present an exciting and wide ranging selection of excerpts from grand opera to operetta featuring music from the work of American legend Jeanette MacDonald.
February 7, 2014
Alfred Newman Recital Hall
USC University Park Campus