Where: Blue Hill Public Library
When: Friday, October 25th, 1:00 PM
Cost: Admission is free
Calendar item: OPERA PREVIEW: Massenet’s Manon, simulcast of the Met Opera, will be previewed by opera enthusiasts from the Collins Center Opera Outreach Committee, no experience necessary, Fri. Oct 25, 1 PM, Blue Hill Library. Info: 374-5515.
BLUE HILL— Bagaduce Music and Friends of the Blue Hill Public Library will present a preview of Jules Massenet's opera, Manon, at the library on Friday October 25th at 1:00 PM. A live performance of the opera will be simulcast at The Grand in Ellsworth the following day, Saturday, October 26th, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
According to the Met's website, "Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet’s sensual score."
Special guest opera enthusiasts Cathleen and Paul Bauschatz and Beth Brand, from the Collins Center Opera Outreach Committee, will summarize the plot, introduce the music and offer some ideas of special ways to enjoy the Saturday simulcast. All are welcome, no previous opera knowledge is needed, and admission is free. For more information, call the library at 374-5515.
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