Vocal Arts and Music Festival: Three Decembers
Venue: Haymarket Theater (Squires), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM - TBD
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre
Cost:
Individual Concert: $10.00-$20.00 Advance Festival Pass: $199.00
Description:
With the International Vocal Arts Institute founders Joan Dornemann and Paul Nadler of the Metropolitan Opera, the Vocal Arts and Music Festival unites opera's rising stars with coaches and instrumentalists for two weeks of events.
This 90-minute one-act opera by Jake Heggie (composer of “Dead Man Walking” and “Moby Dick”), with a libretto by Gene Scheer, is one of the most performed new operas in America, with performances in Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Ft. Worth. The story, based on a play by Terrence McNally, centers on letters from a mother to her son and daughter across the decades, illuminating the love, hope, sadness, and compassion they share as they struggle with both personal and family identity. This staged production is sung in English and performed with piano accompaniment. Contains mature themes. Conducted by Paul Nadler and staged by Candace Evans, featuring singers Aidan Ferguson, Corrie Donovan, and Logan Walsh, this promises to be a thought-provoking and moving experience.
Tickets can be purchased individually for each concert or you can purchase an entire festival pass for a discounted price. Individual tickets go on sale on June 1st.
To purchase tickets, visit: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21575&schedule=list
http://www.artscenter.vt.edu/vamf/index.html
For more information: http://www.artscenter.vt.edu/vamf/index.html
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