Nazareth College Department of Music presents Opera Scenes

Ambitious student production features excerpts from 13 operas!

ROCHESTER, NY (01/08/2015)(readMedia)-- The Nazareth College Department of Music's Opera Workshop is pleased to present Opera Scenes at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24, 2014, in the Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center. This year, students involved will present an ambitious program of scenes from 13 different operas.

This event is free and open to the public.

Under the stage direction of Katie Hannigan Tabon, visiting assistant professor in the Nazareth College Department of Music, and music direction of Music lecturer Linda Boianova, Opera Scenes will consist of excerpts from Le Nozze di Figaro, Cendrillon, The Old Maid and the Thief, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Rape of Lucretia, Cosi fan Tutte, Falstaff, Street Scene, Il Tabarro, The Aspern Papers, The Mikado, and The Secret Garden.

"It's been a joy working with the students on a vast array of styles," Tabon said. "The students have learned a lot about language, performance practice, and stagecraft. Our motto this year has been 'Ask more of yourself,' and the students have risen to the challenge."

The Nazareth College Opera Workshop is a program devoted to the performance of opera, operetta, and music theatre. Cast members are chosen by audition and present a fully staged performance. In November 2005, the workshop presented the New York State premiere of Felice by Benton Hess. Other productions have included Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial by Jury, Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, Cavalli's La Calisto, and Sunday Excursion by Rochester's own Alec Wilder.

ABOUT THE NAZARETH COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

The Department of Music at Nazareth College integrates intensive studies in music (musicianship and performance), with professional programs and the liberal arts, for a truly unique experience that prepares students for careers in music and equips them with the skills to share the art of music in a variety of capacities.

Each degree program is designed to prepare students not only for careers within the various degree areas, but also for exciting endeavors that will perpetuate and sustain the art of music in local and global communities.

The department is a vibrant community of musicians focused on the art of music, the professional domains of knowledge within the musical career areas, and the relationship of these areas to the liberal arts. For more information, visit: www.naz.edu/music.

ABOUT NAZARETH COLLEGE

Nazareth College's academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors, including education, health and human services, management, the fine arts, music, theater, math and science, foreign languages, and the liberal arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y. challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life's work. For more information, visit naz.edu.

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