{"id":69673,"date":"2020-01-30T12:59:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=69673"},"modified":"2022-08-02T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:04:35","slug":"bu-opera-institute-presents-spring-2020-season","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2020\/bu-opera-institute-presents-spring-2020-season\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Opera Institute presents spring 2020 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"Opera<\/p>\n

Per Boston University\u2019s recent announcement<\/a>, all College of Fine Arts events have been canceled and classes have moved to remote teaching and learning for the balance of the spring semester and final exams.<\/p>\n

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music:\u00a0Opera Institute<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and School of Theatre announce the spring 2020 season of operas, beginning with Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress\u00a0<\/em>in Boston University’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. BU Opera Institute will stage Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito<\/em> at Emerson’s Cutler Majestic Theatre in April.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE RAKE\u2019S PROGRESS<\/h3>\n

Igor Stravinsky, composer<\/em>
\nW. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, librettists<\/em>
\nWilliam Lumpkin, conductor<\/em>
\nJim Petosa, stage director<\/em><\/p>\n

Tom Rakewell attempts to relive his life from the perspective of his madness that followed a lifetime as a libertine. In a bargain with the disturbing Nick Shadow \u2013 is he the Devil himself? \u2013 Rakewell is provided with a providential inheritance to support his hedonism. Only the presence of Anne Trulove, his ever-faithful fianc\u00e9e, can maintain his soul from ultimate damnation. But, he sinks deeper into madness before losing his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sung in English with supertitles.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 27, 7:30 pm
\nFriday, February 28, 7:30 pm
\nSaturday, February 29, 7:30 pm
\nSunday, March 1, 2:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre<\/strong>
\n820 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

$20 General Admission
\n$10 BU alumni, Brookline residents
\nFree with valid BU ID, at the door, day of performance, subject to availability
\nNon-BU tickets available at the door cash only<\/em>
\nWBUR members can contact theatre@bu.edu<\/a> for a $2.00 off discount code<\/p>\n

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LA CLEMENZA DI TITO<\/h3>\n

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer<\/em>
\nCaterino Mazzol\u00e0, librettist<\/em>
\nWilliam Lumpkin, conductor<\/em>
\nOmer Ben Seadia, stage director<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday, April 27, 7:30 pm
\nTuesday, April 28, 7:30 pm
\nWednesday, April 29, 7:30 pm
\nThursday, April 30, 7:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Emerson Cutler\u00a0Majestic Theatre<\/strong>
\n219 Tremont Street, Boston<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tickets coming soon!<\/p>\n

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The Opera Institute at Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music is an intensive, highly selective two-year performance-based training program for emerging operatic artists. A professional faculty and renowned guest artists provide personal support and training in all areas pertinent to a career in opera, including voice, acting, languages, and movement styles. The Opera Institute also selects undergraduate and graduate singers from the School of Music who demonstrate true operatic potential and have mastered an intermediate integration of acting, vocal, and movement skills for the Opera Theater, Opera Workshop, and Opera Project programs. <\/span>Learn more about the Opera Institute at Boston University.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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