Opera Scenes Programme
Our new two week Opera Scenes Programme gives you a chance to hear a group of talented up and coming singers in a charming selection of opera scenes and ensembles, drawn from the music of Mozart to Britten. Director: Prof. Caroline Schiller Music Director: Eric Charbonneau LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR OPERA SCENES!
Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
This hilarious satire on Greek myths is the most popular operetta Offenbach ever wrote. Orpheus and his wife Eurydice are at each other’s throats, she is abducted by a disguised Pluto, Public Opinion drags Orpheus to Mount Olympus and the gods take a vacation in Hades. Full of sparkling music and dialogue, this operetta features the […]
Rusalka by Antonin Dvořák
Rusalka (1901) is based on the original Slavic fairy tale of Undine, the water nymph, who is doomed by her love for a human prince. The story was famously adapted by Hans Christian Andersen as The Little Mermaid.
Giulio Cesare in Egitto by G.F. Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt) by G.F. Handel (1724) With Baroque orchestra. Handel’s most popular opera—both in his own lifetime and today—depicts the meeting of Julius Caesar, fresh from his triumphs over Pompey the Great with the embattled Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. Handel’s Giulio Cesare is one of the most well-known works […]
