Lyric Opera OC proudly presents George Bizet's Carmen. This 90-minute abridged staged and costumed performance features the familiar melodies sung by professionals with live chamber orchestra. Enjoy a picnic under the stars, from the playful seduction of the Habañera to the breathtaking and tragic end. 

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Carmen

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center

Did Gershwin write any ragtime music? Did Scott Joplin write anything but ragtime?  Join Juilliard trained pianist Beth Sussman for a program featuring music by George Gershwin as well as jazz and classical selections by Black composers including Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, Florence Price and Nathaniel Dett. Beth will introduce selections with brief (and hopefully witty) remarks.

Beth Sussman

Join us for Lyric Opera OC's Opera 101: 900 years of music in 90 minutes! This crash course in operatic music history is ideal for opera newcomers and lovers alike. Professional singers demonstrate the different musical styles and genres through the ages, display the characteristic features of different voice types, and thoroughly entertain you with some of the world's most beloved melodies. Not to be missed!

Opera 101

Enjoy Haydn and Mozart’s piano works performed as they intended them to be heard — in a private home on a period instrument.  During the Classical era in Vienna, composers expected their keyboard music to entertain relatively small audiences in more intimate settings than today’s large concert halls. And, the era’s pianos (known as “fortepianos”) are very different from modern Steinways.  Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz is based in Vienna and studied Historical Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts. He performs on historic Viennese fortepianos, utilizing the vast range of tones, colors, and techniques familiar to Classical era composers.

Muckenthaler

Jun 23, 2022

Carmen

Mar 31, 2022

Beth Sussman

Feb 24, 2022

Opera 101

Feb 17, 2022

Daniel Adam Maltz

Muckenthaler

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