Opera & Vocal Events
*Also see Masterclasses
Saturday, 17 July
Opera Showcase
2 pm, Hahn Hall
Best-loved scenes from The Magic Flute, Pagliacci, Barber of Seville, and Julius Caesar are among those brought to life by our Voice Fellows in
this staged operatic potpourri. Nicholas Muni is the stage director and Warren Jones is the music
director for this immensely popular Festival event. Repeats on July 19.
Reserved Seating: $37
TICKETS
Monday, 19 July
Opera Showcase
7:30 pm, Hahn Hall
Best-loved scenes from The Magic Flute, Pagliacci, Barber of Seville, and Julius Caesar are among those brought to life by our Voice Fellows in
this staged operatic potpourri. Nicholas Muni is the stage director and Warren Jones is the music
director for this immensely popular Festival event. Saturday matinee
performance on July 17.
Reserved Seating: $37
TICKETS
Saturday, 24 July
Marilyn Horne Song Competition
10 am, Hahn Hall
Academy Voice
and Vocal Piano Fellows compete before a panel of distinguished jurors for prestigious awards, including a New York City recital
presented by the Marilyn Horne Foundation. Lunchtime picnicking is encouraged.
Morning Ticket, 10 am to Noon: $11
Afternoon Ticket, 1 to 5 pm: $14
TICKETS
Thursday, 29 July
Vocal Chamber Music Concert
7:30 pm, Hahn Hall
This concert brings together the Academy's wonderful Voice and
Instrumental Fellows for an evening of intimate music-making on the
Hahn Hall stage. John Churchwell directs a unique program of art songs
and chamber works for multiple instruments and voice.
Reserved Seating: $25
TICKETS
Friday, 6 August
2010 Opera Production
7 pm, The GranadaGeorge Manahan, conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, director
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Rapturously received at its 1787 premiere and hailed ever since as the perfect opera, Don Giovanni dramatizes the story of the legendary libertine Don Juan. Mozart's powerful, deeply moving masterpiece features complex characterizations, a blend of comedy, drama, and the supernatural, and a score of unsurpassed beauty and eloquence. We welcome the return of Maestro George Manahan, music director of the New York City Opera, and the boldly inventive Chas Rader-Shieber – the team behind our 2008 production of William Bolcom's A Wedding. Repeats August 8. Don Giovanni is the 2010 Irene Cummings Endowed Opera at the Music Academy of the West.
Reserved Seating: $120 box seats, $75, $58, $38, and $10, includes facility fees
Sunday, 8 August
2010 Opera Production
2 pm, The Granada
George Manahan, conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, director
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Rapturously received at its 1787 premiere and hailed ever since as the perfect opera, Don Giovanni
dramatizes the story of the legendary libertine Don Juan. Mozart's
powerful, deeply moving masterpiece features complex characterizations,
a blend of comedy, drama, and the supernatural, and a score of
unsurpassed beauty and eloquence. We welcome the return of Maestro
George Manahan, music director of the New York City Opera, and the
boldly inventive Chas Rader-Shieber – the team behind our 2008
production of William Bolcom's A Wedding. Don Giovanni is the 2010 Irene Cummings Endowed Opera at the Music Academy of the West.
Reserved Seating: $120 box seats, $75, $58, $38, and $10, includes facility fees
TICKETS
