Friday, April 17, 2015

Coming Up: West Edge Opera's I Due Foscari

After the great success of Poliuto, I am looking forward to hearing WEO's I Due Foscari, an early Verdi work that's been revived here and there recently....because Placido Domingo wanted to sing the baritone role. I know enough early Verdi to want to hear all of it, so this is a great opportunity.

Here are the details from the press release:

Verdi's I Due Foscari
Sunday, May 3, 1 pm
Rossmoor Event Center, 1010 Stanley Dollar Drive, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek

Monday, May 4, 8 pm
Freight and Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley

With:
Roy Stevens, baritone
Michael-Paul Krubitzer, tenor
Melody King, soprano
Ellen Presley, mezzo soprano
Paul Cheak, bass
Jonathan Khuner, conductor & pianist
Tickets online: www.westedgeopera,org
Tickets by phone:
Rossmoor: 510-841-1903
Freight and Salvage: 510-644-2020 extension120.

Information: 510-841-1903

The Rossmoor venue happens to be quite nice: it's a multi-function room with a stage, comfortable chairs, and excellent acoustics. The restaurant across the street is perfectly fine, with good sandwiches and other dishes too.

1 comment:

Civic Center said...

Love the phrase, "The Rossmoor venue happens to be quite nice." It's true. The place is new, well-equipped and completely unpretentious. However, I want it officially on the record that I discovered the place with "Zelmira," the first Medium Rare concert in the space, and photo documented the Rossmoor Event Center in all its glory.