Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 25-November 1, 1999

Volume 28, Number 10

Yale singers' first production
is a sampling of opera scenes

Scenes from some of the world's most beloved operas of the past 300 years will be performed when the Yale Opera offers its first production this season on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29 and Oct. 30.

The sampling of opera scenes will also provide singers with the opportunity to perform at least one major role and several minor ones when they take the stage both nights at 8 p.m. in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St.

Each night, there will be a different program, featuring excerpts from various 18^th-, 19^th- and 20^th-century operas. Over the course of the two programs there will be scenes from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," Puccini's "La Rondine," Verdi's "Otello" and "La Traviata," Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," Strauss' "Ariadne and Naxos," Massenet's "Don Quichotte" and "Werther" and Hoiby's "The Scarf."

Andreas Prohaska, whose work throughout his native Germany and Austria brought him to the attention of Yale Opera's artistic director Doris Yarick-Cross, will be the stage director. The singers will be accompanied by piano.

Yale's opera program is considered one of the most successful of its kind in the nation. With its emphasis on the practical study of the art of opera performance, it encompasses thorough musical training including languages, style, acting, body movement and general stage skills. Many of the program's graduates have had leading roles in major opera houses and festivals all over the world.

Admission to the performances of opera scenes is $5; $3 for students. For more information, call 432-4158.

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