Living at the Opera

What do Nelson Riddle, that composer and music arranger extraordinaire and the University of Arizona’s Orchestral and Conducting program have in common? A lot, it seems. In 1998, the University of Arizona foundation received a gift from the estate of Riddle’s widow, Naomi, establishing the Nelson Riddle endowed chair. A. Edward Ezor, Naomi’s executor, saw [...]

Gallery A of “Il matrimonio segreto” Gallery B of “Il matrimonio segreto” If an audience’s enthusiastic response to an opera performance can be taken as an indicator of a successful production, then the U of A’s Opera Theater presentation of Domenico Cimarosa’s 1792 opera buffa, Il matrimonio segreto can be considered as one of its [...]

The following photos are courtesy of the University of Arizona Opera Theater. © Show dates: April 8th and April 10th, 2010

The following photos are courtesy of the University of Arizona Opera Theater. © Show dates: April 9th and April 11th, 2010

Caroline Seebohm Article: “The Opera Star They Love to Hate” © (Click the links below to view the article’s entirety) page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5

From Seen and Heard International By:James L. Zychowicz; Pictures © Dan Rest Leoš Janá?ek’s 1921 opera Katya Kabanova is based on the 1860 play The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky, and the title of the source is a key element in its musical adaptation. Just as the storm is critical to Ostrovsky’s play, the tempest depicted [...]

Photo to the left: Gregory Kunde as Antenore and Juan Diego Flórez as Ilo Act One Scene V11 © Amati Bacciardi. Official ROF photos. Zelmira* was the last of nine operas Rossini composed for the San Carlo Opera House in Naples in 1822. It turned out to be his most adventurous musical drama of all [...]

This summer Ewa Podles returned to ROF after an absence of eight years. Why so long between engagements? Well, that’s how long it has taken ROF and Madame Podles to settle their differences. It seems that while the Polish contralto was performing in Le Nozze di Teti e di Peleo in 2001, she had some [...]

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UA Opera Theatre with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra The Crucible, by Robert Ward November 20, Friday, 7:30 p.m. November 22, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Crowder Hall, $15, 12, 10 Opera Scenes Student Soloists December 1, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Crowder Hall, Amelia Rieman Opera Competition Student Competition January 31, Sunday, 2:00 p.m. Crowder Hall, $Free UA Opera [...]