Britten's The Rape of Lucretia Comes to KU Stage
KU will present Britten's chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia in Murphy Hall with four performances over two weekends. George Lawner, KU professor, conducts and plays piano, praising the work's compact score and individual parts while Norman Paige directs in a double cast style for openings and closings.
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Benjamin Britten
Chicago
George Lawner
Lawner
Britten
Norman Paige
Paige
Metropolitan Opera National Company
Lucretia
Livy
Rome
Tarquinius
Collatinus
Christ
Andre Obey
Ronald Duncan
Stephanie Humes
Nancy Schmidt
Lucia
Jayne Casselman
Sue Ann Stutheil
Bianca
Kansas University
University Theatre of
Murphy Hall
Oscar Family Oscar Contenders Across Generations
A survey of Oscar history notes multiple family connections from the Thalberg-Shearer clan to the Redgraves and beyond. It highlights Norma Shearer, Douglas Shearer, Irving Thalberg, and clashes between Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, plus later nods for Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Dassin among others.
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Sierra Madre
Walter
San John
Miss Fontaine
Lynn
Vanessa Redgrave
Morgan
Vanessa
Julia
Michael Redgrave
Electra
Thalberg-Shearer
Norma
Douglas
Romeros to perform classical guitar program at KU
The Romeros quartet Celedonio and sons Celia Pepe and Angel will play at 3 30 p m Sunday in University Theatre Murphy Hall KU Tickets are at the Murphy Hall Box Office The program includes Michael Praetorius Three Dances the allegro from Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 and Rafagas by Federico Moreno Torroba dedicated to the Romeros
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Romeros
University Theatre of Kansas University
Murphy Hall
Celedonio Romero
Celia
Pepe
Angel
Europe
United States
School of Fine Arts
Michael Praetorius
Bach
Rafagas
Federico Moreno- Torroba
the Romeros
Lawrence dancer studied by KU alumni mentors shape program
Lawrence choreographer Ms. Benjamin leads a project pairing local composers Kurt Sigman Dave Hosek and Ron Rarick with dancers from the Lawrence School of Ballet. The group plans additional auditions for the 1982-83 season after a well received Nutcracker showing boosted local interest.
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Kurt Sigman
Dave Hosek
Ron Rarick
Benjamin
Burke
Elizabeth Sherbon
Ms. Benjamin
Hosek
Dave
Rarick
Sigman
Willie Lenoir
Junction City
Lawrence
Tomi Wortham
Miss Sherbon
Jhung
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Tatum
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Eve
Paul Newman
Jules Dassin
Melina Mercouri
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Rex Harrison
Cleopatra
Rachel Roberts
This Sporting Life
New York City
Finis Jhung
Joffrey Ballet
Finis
University of Kansas
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Jerry Kirkbride
Jane Taylor
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Richard Reber
Rita Sloan
Swarthout Recital
Los Angeles Times
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Journal-World
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Vermont
Mastercard/Visa
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THE
Lawrence Arts Commission
Dale Willey
Iowa Street
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