The Opera Workshop presented a program
of opera scenes music from a variety of operas during the upcoming
opera workshop presentation Saturday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at The Gheens
Recital Hall.
Dr.
Mark Bradley, professor of music and director of the opera, said, “The
music will be performed in a concert style much like the old Three
Tenor concerts though we have some of all voices represented.”
The
participants included seven graduate voice students, one voice faculty
member, a graduate pianist and two undergraduate voice majors. There
are four Brazillians, four South Korean students and three Americans in
the cast.
Music was performed from Verdi’s “La Traviata;” Mozart’s “Marriage of
Figaro,” “Cosi fan tutte,” and “The Magic Flute;” Bizet’s “Carmen;” and
Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.”
Participants
included: Bradley, director and singer; Carla Farias, pianist; and voice
students Samuel Hong of Chantilly, Va.; Youngmi Hyun of Chantilly, Va.;
Ahhyun Im of Korea; Tae-eun Moon of Busan, Korea; Debora Morais of
Brazil; Cristina Caldas of Barbacena, Brazil; Margareth Miguel of
Brazil; Bridgette McIlwaine of Lawrenceburg, Ky., and Lindsey Kleyer of
Simpsonville, Ky.