Volume 31 Number 10
Opera The Bartered Bride Coming
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Pre-Opera Reception On Thursday, February 15, the Italian Studies Advisory Council at CSU, Chico, will hold a pre-opera reception to coincide with opening night. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. in PAC 132 and will include regional Italian hors d'oeuvres and desserts prepared by chef Michael Iles and the Butte Culinary Academy; fine wines and beverages will also be served. Cost for the reception, which includes a ticket to The Bartered Bride, are $20, general ticket; $18, senior citizen ticket; and $15, student and under 24 ticket; cost for the reception only (no ticket to the performance) is $12. Proceeds benefit the Maria S. Haynes Italian Studies Scholarship. For more information call x5388. |
It happens only once every two years, and it is about to happen again!
Every other year CSU, Chico's Opera Workshop and the Departments of Theatre Arts and Music pull out all the stops and present a grand-scale, full-length opera production complete with orchestral accompaniment, beautiful costumes, a lavish set, and, of course, talented student and community singers.
Opera Workshop director Ying Yeh has chosen the perfect opera to coincide with Valentine's Day week -- a production of Czech composer Bedrich Smetana's romantic opera, The Bartered Bride, presented February 15 - 17 at 7:30 p.m. and February 18 at 2 p.m. in Harlen Adams Theatre.
The Bartered Bride, set in the 1800s, is a love story about the courtship of Jen”k and Marenka. The opera's cast of characters includes interfering parents, meddling in-laws, and a loutish half-brother. The Bartered Bride has been described as a rich mixture of Czech folk music, dance, and humor that paints a picture of village life in nineteenth-century Bohemia.
The Bartered Bride will feature costumes designed by Gail Holbrook, musical accompaniment from the Chico Symphony Orchestra directed by Kyle Wiley Pickett, and a set designed by Marty Gilbert, HFA.
See Calendar for information.
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