USF Opera November 2, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.

and November 4, 2012 – 2:00 p.m.

USF Concert Hall

           

USF School of Music Tampa, FL

Program

Le nozze di Figaro (Marriage of Figaro) ................. W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Directed by Frank McClain Accompanied by Jack Rain

Anthony Vito, Technical Director/Lighting Designer Assistant to the Director: Elizabeth Anderson, Jesse Martin

Act 1

Susanna ................................ Elizabeth Anderson / Shayna Isaacson

Figaro .................................... Robert Amer

Dr. Bartolo ............................. Jesse Lancaster / John Short

Marcellina ............................ Lorena Lopez / Libby Witt

Cherubino ............................ Louisa Ramirez-Flynn

Count Almaviva .................. Jesse Martin

Don Basilio ............................ Kyle Stevens / Ricky Marenda

Chorus .................................. USF Opera Workshop

Cendrillon (Cinderella) ........................................ Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Directed by Dr. Brad Diamond Accompanied by Jack Rain

Anthony Vito, Technical Director/Lighting Designer Assistant to the Director: Kyle Stevens

Act 3 Scenes 1-3

Cendrillon ............................. Courtney Sousa / Nilsa Corsino

Noémie ................................ Melody Rubin / Briana Moten

Dorothée .............................. Brittany DiSteffano / Laurie Craddock

Madame de la Haltière ...... Kerry Mayo

Pandolfe ............................... Jonathan Willis

Amahl and the Night Visitors ................................ G. C. Menotti (1911-2007)

Directed by Dr. Brad Diamond Accompanied by Jack Rain

Anthony Vito, Technical Director/Lighting Designer Assistant to the Director: Kerry Mayo

An opera in one act

The Mother ........................... Courtney Elvira

Amahl ................................... Camille Tedesco

King Kaspar .......................... Gabe Hernandez

King Melchior ....................... Jesse Martin

King Balthazar ...................... Jesse Lancaster

The Page ............................... Chadford Woodruff

Chorus .................................. USF Opera Workshop

Upcoming School of Music Events:

USF Jaz z Combos Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 7:30 pm, Barness Recital Hall Tickets only available at the door: $5 Students/Seniors, $7 Adults The talented students of the USF Jazz Studies program will present a concert of small group jazz. Music from the classic jazz repertoire will be performed along with more contemporary works.

Gues t A r t i s t Rec i ta l : Oska r Esp ina Ru i z , c l a r i ne t Friday, Nov. 9 , 2012 7:30 pm, Barness Recital Hall Advance Tickets: $8 Students/Seniors, $12 Adults Day of Performance: $10 Students/Seniors, $15 Adults Born in Spain, where he did eight years of Conservatory studies, and based in New York City for the past twenty years, Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Ste inway P iano Se r i es : Marco Tez za Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 4:00 pm, Barness Recital Hall Advance Tickets: $8 Students/Seniors, $12 Adults Day of Performance: $10 Students/Seniors, $15 Adults Steinway Piano Series presents Italian pianist Marco Tezza. A rare opportunity to hear the complete Preludes by Clade Debussy (book I and II). Mr. Tezza's performances of the Preludes have been hailed as "..a sequence of musical gems of pure beauty." For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit music.arts.usf.edu

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