Hi Music Fans,
I'll be singing with the Opera Lafayette chorus in the modern world premiere performance of the opera-ballet Zélindor, roi des Sylphes by Rebel and Francoeur (1745). This is a concert performance with The New York Baroque Dance Company, on Thursday, October 4 in the Washington DC area and Wednesday, October 17 in New York City. Here are the details:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Zélindor
Heidi Grant Murphy, Zirphé
William Sharp, Zulim
Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus - Ryan Brown, Conductor and Artistic Director
The New York Baroque Dance Company - Catherine Turocy, Artistic Director and Choreographer
From Opera Lafayette's website: "[This] 1745 opéra-ballet, [is] a rococo work representing a fantastical meeting of the denizens of earth, sea, and sky. Jean-Paul Fouchécourt and the Opera Lafayette Orchestra also reprise highlights from their recent Rameau recording on Naxos (September 2007 release), including scenes from Platée. Opera Lafayette's Zélindor will be a world premiere recording for Naxos."
On October 4th, a pre-performance talk with Ryan Brown and Catherine Turocy begins at 6:30pm at the Music Center at Strathmore, and is free to Opera Lafayette patrons.
A special Strathmore Debut meet-the-artist reception follows the October 4th performance in the Comcast Lounge ($100 tickets are available only from Opera Lafayette - purchase online at http://www.operalafayette.org/programs.html).
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Thursday, October 4, 2007, 8:00 PM
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, Maryland
BUY TICKETS (if link does not work in e-mail, go to the Opera Lafayette website http://www.operalafayette.org/programs.html)
Information about parking and driving instructions available at www.strathmore.org or (310) 581-5100.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 8:00 PM
Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall,
home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
New York City
BUY TICKETS (if link does not work in e-mail, go to the Opera Lafayette website http://www.operalafayette.org/programs.html)
For more information about this venue, or to purchase tickets from the Jazz Center at Lincoln Center Box Office, Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor, Monday – Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 12–6pm, please visit www.jalc.org or call (212) 721-6500.
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Now, granted, the chorus has a VERY small role in this short opera, but we still reap benefits that are passed along to you, loyal list subscribers who have read this far. I have one comp ticket available for the Strathmore performance tomorrow, and one, possibly two, tickets for the NYC performance - if you're interested, send an e-mail (but hurry!) to mbun...@altodiva.com .
Musically yours,
Marjorie Bunday
http://www.altodiva.com
mbun...@altodiva.com
