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Oct. 30 2020

WBJC Operafest schedule 11/7/20-11/28/20

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November 7, 2020 @1pm OPERA: Double-Bill: Scalia/Ginsburg & Trial by Jury VENUE: The Grand (Wilmington, DE) PRESENTING COMPANY: OperaDelaware FIRST BILL: Scalia/Ginsburg (in English) COMPOSER: Derrick Wang LIBRETTO: Derrick Wang DIRECTOR: Fenlon Lamb CAST: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg Jennifer Zetlan, soprano Justice Antonin Scalia Brian Cheney, tenor Commentator Ben Wager, bass-baritone SECOND BILL: Trial by […]

Sep. 08 2020

WBJC Operafest schedule 9/12/20-10/31/20

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September 12 @ 1pm OPERA: Cosi fan tutte (in Italian) COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLIBRETTO: Lorenzo Da PonteVENUE: Lyric Opera HouseOPERA COMPANY Lyric Opera of Chicago CAST:Fiordiligi: Ana María MartínezDorabella: Marianne CrebassaFerrando: Andrew StensonGuglielmo: Joshua HopkinsDon Alfonso: Alessandro CorbelliDespina: Elena Tsallagova CONDUCTOR: James GaffiganDIRECTOR: John CoxENSEMBLE: Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago Approx. Length: […]

May. 31 2020

WBJC OPERAFEST presents: Metropolitan Opera Radio Encore Series 2020

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Metropolitan Opera Radio UPCOMING ENCORE BROADCASTS – 1PM SATURDAYS Timings are approximate. May 23, 2020 – Verdi: Rigoletto (performance from 12/7/13) Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sonya Yoncheva, Matthew Polenzani, conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado app. 2 hrs. 30 min. May 30, 2020 – Verdi: Requiem (performance from 3/28/64) – in memory of Rosalind Elias Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias, […]

Sep. 26 2019

WBJC Operafest schedule 10/5/19-11/30/19

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(subject to change) Music of the Baroque October 5  –  Judas Maccabaeus / Handel October 12 – Israel in Egypt / Handel October 19  –   Fund Drive OperaDelaware October 26  – Il Tabarro; Suor Angelica / Puccini November 2  –   Gianni Schicchi; Buoso’s Ghost / Puccini; Ching November 9   –  Amleto / Faccio Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra November 16   – Marriage of Figaro […]

Sep. 16 2019

09/28/19 – The Clemency of Titus – 1pm (LA Opera On Air)

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The Clemency of TitusMozart Revenge and romance set Rome on fire! The most powerful civilization in the world falls vulnerable to the machinations of power players seeking glory. Russell Thomas stars as the imperiled leader whose generosity and compassion point the way to a brighter future. A gorgeous new production, directed and designed by Thaddeus […]

Sep. 16 2019

09/21/19 – Carmen – 1pm (LA Opera On Air)

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George Bizet Carmen  Los Angeles Opera on Air  Host: Jennifer Miller Audio Producer: Fred Vogler Broadcast Producer: Mark Lyons Executive Producers: Kelsey McConnell Technical Director: Mark Hatwan  Conductor: James Conlon Director: Ron Daniels Cast: Carmen—Ana Maria Martinez Don Jose—Brandon Jovanovich Micaela—Amanda Woodbury Escamillo—Alexander Vinogradov Frasquita—Liv Redpath Mercedes—Kelly O’Connor Le Remendado—Brian Michael Moore Le Dancaire—Theo Hoffman Ziniga—Phillip Corkorinos Morales—Juan Carlos Heredia A Gypsy—Abdiel—Gonzalez A Vendor—Melissa Treinkman Solo Dancers—Manuel Gutierrez and Oscar Valero Timing: 2:51:48 

Jul. 26 2019

09/14/19 – Les Troyens – 1pm (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

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Les Troyens (The Trojans)By Hector Berlioz Language – Performed in French Running Time – 4 hours 40 minutes including 2 intermissions The drama of the Trojan War, replete with heroes and tragedy, has captivated audiences from literature to film, and nowhere does it come to life more vividly than in French opera’s most astounding work, Les Troyens. Grand […]

Jul. 26 2019

09/07/19 – Eugene Onegin – 1pm (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

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Eugene OneginBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Language – Performed in Russian Running Time – 3 hours 10 minutes including 1 intermission Intensely passionate drama set to some of opera’s most sweeping, soulful, and heartstoppingly beautiful music — that is Eugene Onegin. Tatiana is a lovesick country girl, and Onegin is the sophisticated young man who callously spurns her love before […]

Jul. 26 2019

08/31/19 – Don Quichotte – 1pm (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

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Don QuichotteBy Jules Massenet Language – Performed in French Running Time – 2 hours 30 minutes including 1 intermission More than half a century before Man of La Mancha, Massenet brought Cervantes’s universally beloved dreamer Don Quixote to the operatic stage. Inspired by the greatest of all Spanish novels, Don Quichotte is the story of an eccentric idealist and self-proclaimed […]

Jul. 26 2019

08/24/19 – Lucia de Lammermoor – 1pm (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

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Lucia di LammermoorBy Gaetano Donizetti Language – Performed in Italian Running Time – 2 hours 55 minutes including 1 intermission If you cherish the classic tale of star-crossed love in Romeo and Juliet, then Lucia di Lammermoor will sweep you away with its intense romance. The most famous of all bel canto operas, you’ll be transfixed by the passion of […]

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