Category Archives: Opera

Maryland Opera Studio presents Crime and Punishment at Clarice Smith, April 18-26

Maryland Opera Studio presents Crime and Punishment at Clarice Smith, April 18-26

Maryland Opera Studio presents
Crime and Punishment: Operas in One Act
April 18-26, 2015

Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief
Conductor James Ross
Director Kasi Campbell

Maurice Ravel: L’enfant et les sortilèges (The child and the magical appearances)
Gioachino Rossini: L’occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity makes a thief)
Conductor Craig Kier
Director Nick Olcott

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Sat, Apr 18, 2015 . 7:30PM: Menotti and Ravel
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 . 7:30PM: Rossini and Ravel
Fri, Apr 24, 2015 . 7:30PM: Menotti and Ravel
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 . 3:00PM: Rossini and Ravel

Crime and punishment appears in many forms in each of these one-act operas, all masterfully performed by the nationally-renown Maryland Opera Studio.

Gioachino Rossini: L’occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity makes a thief)

When two suitcases are switched at an inn, one of the travelers decides to assume the identity of the man whose suitcase he’s received – and steal his fiancée!

Craig Kier, conductor
Nick Olcott, director

Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief

Two honest women attempt to woo an innocent man who they believe is a burglar. Overpowered by their desperation, they ultimately become the thieves.

James Ross, conductor
Kasi Campbell, director

Maurice Ravel: L’enfant et les sortilèges (The child and the magical appearances)

A naughty child throws a tantrum and goes on a destructive rampage. To his surprise, all things, plants, and animals he has hurt joins forces to seek revenge on him.

Craig Kier, conductor
Nick Olcott, director

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10, NextLEVEL (Limit 2 per show): $20

Maryland Opera Studio presents A Family Reunion at Clarice Smith, Feb 20

Maryland Opera Studio New Work at Clarice Smith, Feb 20

Maryland Opera Studio presents New Work Reading Series:
A Family Reunion
Composer Christopher Patton
Librettist William Moses

Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:30pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Gildenhorn Recital Hall . FREE

As their mother succumbs to Alzheimer’s, a family gathers to make decisions about her care. Old wounds get reopened, secrets are revealed and new bonds are forged. A moving exploration of family that will touch anyone who’s ever belonged to one.

The first-year members of the Maryland Opera Studio make their first public appearance in this beautiful ensemble work created by Washington-area artists.

Cosi Fan Tutte at Clarice Smith, Nov 21-25

Cosi Fan Tutte at Clarice Smith, Nov 21-25

Maryland Opera Studio presents Cosi Fan Tutte
November 21-25, 2014
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto Lorenzo de Ponte
Conductor Craig Kier
Director Nick Olcott

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Kay Theatre, reserved seating.

Fri, Nov 21, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sun, Nov 23, 2014 . 3:00PM
Mon, Nov 24, 2014 . 7:30PM
Tue, Nov 25, 2014 . 7:30PM

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10, NextLEVEL (Limit 2 per show): Regular: $20

Description: Does fidelity exist? When a cynical old bachelor convinces two young soldiers to test the fidelity of their fiancés, comedy comes close to catastrophe and reveals the flaws of human nature.

Maryland Lyric Opera presents Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci at Clarice Smith, Jul 19-27

Maryland Lyric Opera presents Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci at Clarice Smith, Jul 19-27

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Kay Theatre. Reserved Admission.

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Regular: $45
Senior (62+): $35
Students: $20

Saturday, Jul 19, 2014, 7:00PM
Sunday, Jul 20, 2014, 2:00PM
Saturday, Jul 26, 2014, 7:00PM
Sunday, Jul 27, 2014, 2:00PM

Description: Cavalleria Rusticana is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play and short story written by Giovanni Verga. Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on 17 May 1890, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Since 1893, it has often been performed in a so-called Cav/Pag double-bill with Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo.

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Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 1-2

Maryland Opera Studio presents Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 1-2

Thursday, May 1, 2014, 7:30pm
Friday, May 2, 2014, 7:30pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Gildenhorn Recital Hall.

Free admission, no tickets required.

Description: After a year of deconstructing their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, Maryland Opera Studio first-year students are paired in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory. Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.