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HANDEL: Hercules
From the 2004 Aix en Provence Festival comes this Luc Bondy staging of Handel’s oratorio Hercules, an achingly serious and sober portrayal of Olympian rage and jealousy.
Homage ó The Age of the Diva
In the 1890s, the term ìdivaî was first used in print to refer to an opera singer or stage star.
DONIZETTI: Rita
Rita ou Le mari battu, a comic opera in one act.
Music composed by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Libretto by Gustave VaÎz.
A bold step in the right direction
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Opera at Curtis
Curtis, Americaís top fully funded conservatory, is on the move as one of the nationís leading opera preparatory programs.