Opera Previews
April 17, La traviata |
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.
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
Puccini, Verdi, Gounod… Dr. Ron Shaheen has quite a lineup for his 10th year as the guide to the San Diego Opera’s 2010 season. With outstanding visual projections and musical selections culled from legendary productions, Dr. Shaheen offers an in-depth look at the history, musical style and story behind each production, making the audience feel they’re already seated in the mezzanine.
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 30 |
La bohème |
Giacomo Puccini |
| February 20 |
Nabucco |
Giuseppe Verdi |
| March 13 |
Romeo and Juliet |
Charles Gounod |
| April 17 |
La traviata |
Giuseppe Verdi | |
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.