Opera Scenes 2007
The USC Thornton Opera Workshop presents an evening of opera scenes including works by Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Mozart, and Britten. The performance of 12 scenes, conducted by Thornton Opera Music director Brent McMunn and directed by Resident Stage Director Ken Cazan, starts at 7:00 pm. Performance List Faust by Charles Gounod in French Pagliacci by… Continue reading Opera Scenes 2007
Miss Lonelyhearts
See the full photo gallery for Miss Lonelyhearts Miss Lonelyhearts, a Centennial Commission of The Juilliard School, has been developed cooperatively among The Juilliard School, the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati. The world premier performance was April 30, 2006 at… Continue reading Miss Lonelyhearts
Cendrillon
See the full photo gallery for Cendrillon The USC Opera presents Bellini’s taut bel canto masterpiece I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s timeless Romeo and Juliet, Juliet desperately tries to keep the peace and her sanity while Romeo battles his personal demons and Juliet’s father, the bitter Capellio. I Capuleti e i… Continue reading Cendrillon
Opera Scenes 2006
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: L’incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi Die Zauberflöte, Mozart La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart Ariadne auf Naxos, R. Strauss Fidelio, Beethoven L’Italiana in Algeri, Rossini L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti Pelléas et… Continue reading Opera Scenes 2006
Idomeneo
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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