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2017 Summer Concert Series

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AND JUST WHAT ARE WE SINGING THIS SUMMER?

Rough guidelines on how to select a piece for each concert.

July 11 An Evening of Opera
Rehearsal Monday July 10 at 6pm

One opera aria in any language.
The first and the last concerts are extremely popular. If you sign up for both, list which date is your #1 choice. Scotty will put you on the waiting list for the #2 choice and add you if there is space. The goal is to let as many singers perform as possible.
No scenes for these two concerts.

July 18 Broadway Melodies
Rehearsal Monday July 17 at 6pm

One selection from any American Musical from any time frame.
Scenes are welcome.

July 25 Opera on the Lighter Side
Rehearsal Sunday July 23 at 5pm

Pieces from any light operas (Operetta) - Offenbach, Lehar, Romberg, Strauss (many of them!), Herbert, Himmel, Kalman, Sousa, etc. Or comedic opera arias and/or ensembles - ie Pasquale/Malatesta duet, Rossini's cat duet, Papageno/Papagena duet, Prima Donna song, etc.
Scenes are welcome.

August 1 Love is in the Air
Rehearsal Monday July 31 at 6pm

One opera aria or operetta selection that has anything to do about love, requited or unrequited.
Scenes are welcome.

August 8 An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan
Rehearsal Sunday August 6 at 6pm

Any selection by this duo.
Scenes are welcome.

August 15 Opera, the Art of Emotions
Rehearsal Monday August 14 at 6pm

One opera aria in any language. It's up to you to be emotional.
Scenes are welcome.

August 22 An Evening of Stage & Screen
Rehearsal Monday August 21 at 6:00 pm

Any selection that has appeared in a movie or on stage.
Scenes are welcome.
To please audience requests, focus should be on non-operatic pieces, even though there are a lot that fit.

August 29 A Gala Night of Opera
Rehearsal Monday August 28 at 6pm

One opera aria in any language.
The first and the last concerts are extremely popular. If you sign up for both, list which date is your #1 choice. Scotty will put you on the waiting list for the #2 choice and add you if there is space. The goal is to let as many singers perform as possible.
No scenes for these two concerts.

 

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Last updated on June 17, 2017 by Marion Leeds Carroll
(longwood at leedscarroll.com)