Opera Previews
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Opera Previews offer an advance, in-depth look at productions by the San Diego Opera. This lively series of hour-long, multi-media lectures by opera musicologist Dr. Ron Shaheen are presented on one Saturday morning each month, January through April, and cover the opera being performed that month. |
March 10, Don Pasquale |
Topics covered:
- the composer
- the cultural background
- the music style
- the story
- the history of the opera’s productions
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This Opera Season
Meet merry trickster Figaro, bloodthirsty siren Salome, obsessed Ahab and his crew, and an entire town of love-addled Italians living in the Wild West! At our popular Opera Previews, Dr. Ron Shaheen brings his wit and enthusiasm to in-depth explorations of San Diego Opera’s four 2012 productions. Every presentation includes photos and video samples of outstanding performances in these roles by operatic greats. With two classic Italian comedies, Richard Strauss’s seductive music and Oscar Wilde’s scandalous libretto for Salome, and the San Diego debut of the acclaimed new opera Moby Dick, this year’s Opera Previews promise a treasure trove of delights.
Entrance tickets are distributed starting at 9:15 a.m.; doors open at 9:40 a.m.
Opera Previews Schedule
When:
Saturday mornings
(see schedule to the right)
10 a.m.
Where:
Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium
(located at the Carlsbad City
Library complex on Dove Ave.)
Get directions
Cost:
Free |
| Date |
Opera |
Composer |
| January 28 |
Salome |
Richard Strauss |
| February 18 |
Moby Dick |
Jake Heggie &
Gene Scheer |
| March 10 |
Don Pasquale |
Gaetano Donizetti |
| April 21 |
The Barber of Seville |
Gioachino Rossini | |
Opera Previews are made possible by the Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation’s Robert H. Gartner Cultural Endowment Fund
See the San Diego Opera schedule for additional information.
Want to avoid the hassle of driving to the opera?
Check out the opera caravan.