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Spring

Summer

Fall

25th consecutive season:

June 3, 4 & 5, 2011

World Premiere:
Picture of
Dorian Gray
by Brody/Saslow

Der Ring
des Nibelungen

by Wagner
in English

July & August 2010:

20th Annual Tuesday Night 7:30pm
Concert Series
Christ Church Needham

5th Annual Longwood/NEGASS collaboration:
Patience
October 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24, 2010:

Hansel & Gretel
by Humperdinck

Longwood in Spring


June 4, 5 & 6, 2010
Der Ring des Nibelungen
by Wagner
In English

Christ Church, Needham
Fri. June 4 @7:00pm
Sun. June 6 @ 2:00pm

PACC, Arlington
Sun. June 13 @ 2:00pm

In June 2010 Longwood Opera will open its 24th consecutive season with a US Premiere of a condensed version of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. This unique production, concert style and in English, will allow us to present "tales" from all four operas in this famous cycle, in one sitting. This will be a rare opportunity and one not to be missed.

Tales from Der Ring des Nibelungen will feature Longwood Opera Alumnae:

Ben Clark
Janice Edwards
Jim Lambert
Stephanie Mann
Joanna Porackova
Alan Schneider
Christopher Aaron Smith
Angeliki Theoharis
Thomas Weber

Music Director Jeffrey Brody will accompany

Longwood in the Summer

20th Annual Summer Concert Series

Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA

 


Special FREE concert:

Fifth annual NEGASS & Longwood Opera collaboration

June 27
from 2:00-5:00pm

An unrehearsed sing-through of a Gilbert & Sullivan opera
Patience
Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham

The audience is the chorus, so bring your score!

Music is free but dinner is pot-luck.
Please bring something to share if you'd like to stay for dinner.

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Longwood in the Fall

October 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24, 2010:

Hansel & Gretel
by Humperdinck

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Longwood in Spring


Start of the 25th consecutive season:

June 3, 4 & 5, 2011

World Premiere:
Picture of
Dorian Gray
by Brody/Saslow


Ticket Information

Tickets may be purchased at the door for all performances.

General Admission:

$23

Seniors:

$18

Students:

$15

Children 10 and under:

$13

Tickets may be purchased in advance by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with payment for the tickets or passes desired to:

Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, MA 02492-3806


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Auditions

2009 annual auditions:

Longwood Opera attended the March 21st and May 2nd 2009 Boston Singers Resource auditions. If you sang then, there is no need to re-audition for us. We will contact you if we want to hear you again.

Longwood Opera will hold annual auditions for local, Boston based singers only on:
Sunday May 3 (1-6pm) and Tuesday May 5 (7-10pm). We will not be able to schedule other days or times.

Singers are heard by appointment only.

Please MAIL resume and photo and cover letter
All e-mail requests with attachments will be deleted.


Please call (781) 455-0960 for further details.

Longwood Opera exists to showcase talent nurtured in New England, in conservatories and privately. We do not consider resumes or applications from singers based outside this area.

Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, Massachusetts 02492-3806

For more information call (781) 455-0960 or send e-mail to Encore@LongwoodOpera.org

Last updated on February 6, 2010 --> by Marion Leeds Carroll
(longwood at leedscarroll.com)