Opera Appreciation
Time: Thursdays, 10 AM-Noon
Three Sessions: June 26; July 3, 17
Location: Scottish RIte Park
Cost: $30 (plus cost of tickets)
The Des Moines Metro Opera is partnering with Senior College for the fourth consecutive year to present sessions highlighting this season’s performances at the Blank Performing Arts Center in Indianola. The 2008 Summer Festival Season includes Verdi’s “A Masked Ball,” sung in Italian and featuring all the drama and passion of grand opera; Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love,” a delightful comedy in the idyllic setting of peasant life in the Italian countryside; and Blitz Stein’s “Regina,” a dramatic story with American musical roots in jazz and Dixie. Classes will feature discussions with DMMO permanent staff, visiting music and directing staff and principal singers from all three shows. The classes will conclude with a question and answer session with founder and artistic director, Robert L. Larsen. Students are encouraged to attend all three operas, but may attend one or two if they prefer.
Students will receive group rates for select performances. The deadline to order tickets is June 1.
**Please be sure to complete and enclose the opera ticket order slip with your registration form and payment.**
Click here to download a registration form
