Archive for May 17th, 2015
07/18/15 – Tosca – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Giacomo Puccini In Italian with projected English texts Approximate running time: 2hrs, 42 min Living for art…dying for love. A fiery diva, the rebel artist who claims her heart, and the sadistic police chief before whom all Rome trembles — for more than a hundred years, audiences have watched […]
Spring drive recap – success!
Thank you to each and every one of you who made this membership drive a success! From the 1,007 of you who pledged your financial support, to the generous food donors and dedicated volunteers, we really are truly grateful that classical music has once again proven to be of value to the Baltimore/Washington communities (and […]
07/11/15 – The Passenger – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Mieczyslaw Weinberg In Russian, German, Polish, French, Yiddish, Czech, and English with projected English texts Approximate running time: 2hrs, 55 min There’s no escaping your past. Aboard an ocean liner in the early 1960s, a West German diplomat, Walter, and his wife Liese are bound for a new posting in […]
07/04/15 – Porgy and Bess – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by The Gershwins Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin In English with projected English texts Approximate running time: 3hrs, 10 min Redemption is hard to find. Porgy and Bess is the great American opera — bursting with iconic songs that have moved easily […]
06/27/15 – Tannhäuser – 1PM
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Richard Wagner In German with projected English texts Approximate running time: 4hrs, 11 min Only gods can live in endless bliss. Tannhäuser, minstrel and renegade, is lured into the erotic realm of the love goddess Venus. There he luxuriates in lust and a host of sinful pleasures. But finally […]
06/13/15 – Anna Bolena – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Gaetano Donizetti In Italian with projected English texts Approximate running time: 3hrs, 18 min Doomed queen…tour-de-force drama! Anne Boleyn may be Queen of England, but she doesn’t stand a chance. Henry VIII wants her gone — with Jane Seymour taking her place on the throne and in his bed. […]
06/20/15 – Carousel – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II The Iconic American Musical in a New Lyric Production Swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. But all too soon, they fall on hard times and unbearable loss. Yet the power of love perseveres, as do […]
06/06/15 – Il Trovatore – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Giuseppe Verdi In Italian with projected English texts Approximate running time: 2hrs, 45 min Primal passions. Potent music. The troubadour Manrico and Count di Luna are bitter enemies. But in a twist of fate, they’re both in love with Leonora — and they’re brothers without knowing it. Emotions boil […]
05/30/15 – Capriccio – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Richard Strauss In German with projected English texts Approximate running time: 2hrs, 50 min The poet or the musician — which one will she choose? She’s one of the most glamorous and gifted singers of all time, he’s one of the world’s finest conductors — and both of them […]
05/17/15 Toccata
PLAY DATE: Sun, 05/17/2015 6:00 PM 432 Johann Sebastian Bach “Little Fugue” in g BWV 578 Knapp 1010 SOLO Richard Wegner, organ 4:47 C 1 4-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:07 PM 28191 Anton Arensky Suite No.3 “Variations” in C Op 33 Hyperion 66755 SOLO Stephen Coombs, piano SOLO Ian Munro.piano 25:50 C 1 9-18 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:35 PM […]