Shakespeare-Inspired Operas at the Library
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library – Central Library Microsoft Auditorium,
Seattle,
WA,
United States
Free (Free)
Hector Berlioz
—
Béatrice et Bénédict
Samuel Barber — Antony and Cleopatra
Giuseppe Verdi — Otello
Otto Nicolai — Merry Wives of Windsor
Giuseppe Verdi — Falstaff
Richard Wagner — Das Liebesverbot
Leonard Bernstein — West Side Story
Samuel Barber — Antony and Cleopatra
Giuseppe Verdi — Otello
Otto Nicolai — Merry Wives of Windsor
Giuseppe Verdi — Falstaff
Richard Wagner — Das Liebesverbot
Leonard Bernstein — West Side Story
Katie Hochman, Meg Daly and Lori Williams, soprano
Amber Rose Johnson and Claudia McCormack-Kester, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist and Nicole Truesdell, piano
Berlioz – "Nuits paisible" from Beatrice et Benedict
Barber – "Give me Music" from Antony and Cleopatra
Verdi – "Willow song" and "Ave Maria" from Otello
Nicolai – Act I Duet and Nun eilt herbei from the Merry Wives of Windsor
Verdi – Act II, Part II from Falstaff
Wagner – "Welche wunder Erwarten" from Das Liebesverbot
Bernstein – "I feel pretty" from West Side Story
In celebration of the Shakespeare's first folio exhibit at the Central Library, LMC presents a program of operas based on his plays.