Tuesday, June 21, 2005
TICKETS: $35, $25, & $15
Sunday, June 19, 2005
William Fulton (opera singer with the Mississippi Opera, music historian for
Hot Springs Music Festival & panelist on Metropolitan Opera Radio) Irving Milton Duke
(Broadway, American Ballet Theatre, Paris Ballet & Tosca set costume, and lighting designer)
Opera 101 is not just a history lesson or an opera teaser ~ It is full of humorous stories
& music as well as wonderful desserts.
Suggested donation for presentation & desserts/coffee is $15.
Reservations? The Fine Arts Center: 624-0489 or email
dklundberg@aristotle.net.
TOSCA
7:30 p.m.
Fountain Lake High School
Hwy 7 N. - 5.5 miles
North of Downtown
Visa/MC and Checks accepted
Call The Fine Arts Center - 501-624-0489
Opera 101
"Italian Dessets, Italian Opera"
Belle Arti Restaurant
719 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, Arkansas
2:00 pm
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TOSCA
JUNE 21st, 2005
Wildwood Artistic Director Ann Chotard returns as stage director for an imaginative production Tosca set in 1812 New Orleans. Chotard's unique interpretation highlights the cultural, social and political activity of New Orleans at the time. European singers spent the season there, as eight opera houses produced world premieres as well as the most popular operas of the day. Multiple ethnic and political groups were active in forming various coalitions as they attempted to defeat and expel the British. The social life of the French Quarter was rich and varied, including not only Anglos, but also the Creoles and mulattos. The stunning production features Irving Milton Duke's bold set design, with French Quarter grillwork, and a dramatic, European-style lighting scheme, with shafts of brilliant color. Wildwood favorites Christine Donohue, George Dyer and Gregory Pearson make their debuts as Tosca, Cavaradossi and Scarpia, respectively. The orchestra, conducted by Piotr Sulkowski, premieres a new orchestration by Stefan Kozinski. Tosca will be sung in English. |