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Opera 401 - Tosca Seminar
Opera 401 is a one hour informance designed to highlight aspects of
a particular opera and increase your enjoyment of an actual performance
of that opera.
The Tosca seminar will be held:
City Hall Auditorium
250 N. 5th St.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
12 noon - 1pm
Please note the seminar has been moved to Tuesday due to a scheduling
conflict at the City Hall auditorium.
Puccini's Tosca is a love story
thwarted by evil in the form of an occupying government. It contains
the aria Recondita
Armonia in which Cavarodossi tells us he loves Floria Tosca even
while he is inspired by the the beauty of another woman.
The seminar will include video excerpts from a filmed performance
of Tosca done
on-site in Rome at the actual locations reference in the libretto.
The exerpts preserve the
original setting
in French occupied Rome under Napoleon (1808-1813). It is intended
as a supplement to the Dinner & an
Opera event scheduled for July 11 and to enhance your enjoyment
of the live High Desert Opera performance of Tosca at
the Avalon Theater on July 26th. The Avalon Theater performance will
use an updated English libretto that places the story in 1944 when
the German Army occupies Rome. Being able to contrast these two
settings of
the opera is certain to enhance your understanding and enjoyment
of it.
To register to attend, call Ed Arnos @245-4914 or email opera101@bresnan.net
with your name, phone number, and the number of seats requested.. A
$10 donation is requested but not required.
Opera 401 is offered as a community outreach by High Desert Opera,
Working to Bring Grand Opera to Grand Junction.
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