IN THIS ISSUE: - Baritone Mark Stone Performs Special Shakespeare Recital for Taste of Opera - AVA and Curtis Talent On Stage The all-star cast of Falstaff arrived in Philadelphia to begin rehearsals this week for Verdi’s brilliant comic romp. Leading this renowned ensemble is Roberto de Candia (The Barber of Seville, ’05) in the title role, with Christine Goerke (Die Fledermaus, ’05) as Alice Ford, Mark Stone as Ford, and Meredith Arwady (Faust, '04) as Quickly. Philadelphia audiences can see these comic wonders at work when the production opens on May 2nd, but with tickets selling fast there’s not much time left to secure your seats for this perfect spring Shakespearean frolic. Buy your Falstaff tickets NOW! To read more about Falstaff click here. Baritone Mark Stone Performs at A Taste of Opera on Sunday, April 29! New location: Academy Rehearsal Hall
Don’t miss this exiting preview of Verdi’s final operatic tour de force! A Taste of Opera Seating is limited, so reserve your space soon by calling 215-893-3600, ext 218. AVA and Curtis Grads Star in Falstaff! Philadelphia opera lovers are lucky to have two of the country's premier vocal institutions here within just a few blocks of the Academy of Music -- the Academy of Vocal Arts and the Curtis Institute of Music. Starring in Falstaff are a total of five graduates of the two institutions: Meredith Arwady, Elizabeth de Shong and Matthew Rose from Curtis, and Jesus Garcia and Evelyn Pollock from AVA. To get a glimpse of tomorrow's rising stars, check out their spring productions as a preview for Falstaff! CURTIS OPERA THEATRE Waiting while traveling is not usually as entertaining -- nor as surreal -- as Argento's seven characters make it in Postcard from Morocco. The stories of their luggage unfold in this one-act collage of music and action. Rossen Milanov and Andrew Hauze (4/22) conduct the Curtis Chamber Orchestra in this fully-staged production by director Emma Griffin and designer Andromache Chalfant. Sung in the original English with supertitles. Tickets available from Upstages at 215-569-9700, or click here to learn more. ***** Sopranos Manon Strauss Evrard and Joyce El-Khoury and tenors Stephen Costello and Michael Fabiano star in AVA’s production of Manon, Massenet's most popular and enduring opera, and the quintessential example of the charm and vitality of the music and culture of the Parisian Belle Epoque. Christofer Macatsoris conducts and Dorothy Danner directs this fully-staged production which is sung in French with English supertitles. Tickets available at 215-735-1685 or click here to learn more.
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Acclaimed British baritone Mark Stone, who makes his U.S. debut as Ford in Falstaff, will perform a special recital "Shakespeare on Tour" at OCP’s lecture series A Taste of Opera on Sunday, April 29th at 1:00pm. Join us for the final lecture of the season in a new location: the Academy of Music Rehearsal Hall. Mr. Stone will perform his unique program of art songs set to Shakespearean texts in a recital he also performed last month at Royal Opera Covent Garden. Then the artistic team of Falstaff will lead a roundtable discussion on Verdi’s comic masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. 
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