Keene Leads Elektra In English Subtitled Artpark Debut
Richard Strauss’s Elektra was staged at Artpark with Christopher Keene conducting the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and a strong solo cast led by Pauline Tinsley in the title role. English subtitles projected on a large screen aided the German libretto, drawing enthusiastic audience response and highlighting the work’s psychological intensity.
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Elektra
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Kevin Moore
Richard Strauss
Christopher Keene
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company
John Seberg
Donizetti
Anna Bolena
Wagner
Pauline Tinsley
Stephanie Sundine
Chrysothemis
Richard Cross
Orestes
Joy Davidson
Klytemnestra
Tinsley
Sundine
Davidson
Buffalo Orchestra
Strauss
Hoffmannsthal
Sophocles
Philharmonic Soloists for Canandaigua Concert Set
Violinist Peter Zakofsky and conductor Christian Badea join the Rochester Philharmonic for the August 6 performance at Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center Canandaigua. Zakofsky performs Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major op.25. Wagner Rienzi Overture opens. Brahms Symphony No.1 closes. Zakofsky’s prizes include 1977 Wieniawski third place 1979 Montreal top prize 1980 Queen Elisabeth second prize. Badea, Curtis Institute graduate, is music director designate of Columbus Symphony and recent NYC Opera La Traviata conductor. Also listed: Danny Rose entertains Corinthian Club Tuesday at noon with love songs.
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Peter Zakofsky
Rochester Philharmonic
Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center
Canandaigua
Zakofsky
Tchaikovsky
Brahms
Badea
New York City
Columbus, Ohio
Symphony
Curtis Institute of Music
Poland
Danny Rose
Corinthian Club
WIXT
Ron Winders
Rebecca Brande
Anna Mae Conroy
Eloise Carrigan
Opera Theater Pops at Cazenovia Lakeland Park
About 300 to 400 attended the second annual Pops Goes the Opera at Lakeland Park Cazenovia with Syracuse Opera Theater performers including Christine Klemperer Jean Loftus John Davies Joseph Warner Gran Wilson and conductor James Caraher. The program mixed familiar arias and lighter pieces from Rigoletto The Daughter of the Regiment Naughty Marietta Maytime The Chocolate Soldier and Copland American Songs Ching a Ring Chaw and I Bought Me a Cat with Davies closing the first half. The outing drew boatside audience input and strong reception though the second half wavered as added numbers unsettled the pacing.
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Christine Klemperer
Jean Loftus
John Davies
Joseph Warner
Gran Wilson
Syracuse
Wilson
James Caraher
Davies
Christine Klemperer Sings in a Mixed Evening of Opera
Christine Klemperer delivered a taut sequence of performances with a standout I Hate Men number and a sweet duet from Don Pasquale featuring Wilson. The cool, bug-free evening closed with a crowd-pleasing ensemble of Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone and Somebody Stole My Gal, signaling a lighthearted finale.
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Don Pasquale
Animals to Perform One Night Stand at Saratoga
The Animals, the Sixties rock group, headline a one night stand at the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center on Thursday. The band rose to fame in 1964 with Baby Let Me Take You Home and later House of the Rising Sun. Members Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, Alan Price, John Steel, and Hilton Valentine re formed with all original members.
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Animals
Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center
Eric Burdon
Chas Chandler
Alan Price
John Steel
Hilton Valentine
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