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Adrian College Music Department Presents “Mad About Opera” posted 11/30/07
Performance features excerpts from popular contemporary operas

Adrian, Mich. - The Adrian College music department presents its Opera Workshop performance, “Mad About Opera”, on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 8:00 P.M. The concert is scheduled to take place in Dawson Auditorium, located on Charles Street.

The performance will feature excerpts from the popular contemporary opera, Candide, by Leonard Bernstein as well as selected arias from the contemporary American opera repertory, including, Little Women (M. Adamo), Vanessa (S. Barber), and Streetscene (K. Weill).

This performance represents the culmination of a semester’s work studying performance techniques and the operatic repertoire with Elizabeth Major. Michael Gartz is the pianist for the performance. Twelve music and musical theatre students will be featured on the program, as well as a guest appearance by recent Adrian College graduate, Eric Swanson, tenor, in the role of Voltaire.

Dr. Thomas Hodgman, chair of the music department, commented on the performance.

“The students in the Opera Workshop program at Adrian College have really taken the stage under Ms. Major’s instruction,” says Hodgman. “I hope that our Adrian community will come and see what fine young musicians are budding at this institution.”

Further information can be obtained by calling 517-265-5161 ext. 4468.