Operas from Great Literature
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Giuseppe Verdi
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Il Corsaro
Henry Purcell — Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Francesco Cavalli — La Calisto
Giacomo Puccini — Gianni Schicchi
William Schuman — The Mighty Casey
Marc Blitzstein — Regina
Kirke Mechem — Tartuffe
John Harbison — The Great Gatsby
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Léo Delibes — Lakmé
Gaetano Donizetti — L'elisir d'amore ("The Elixir of Love")
Henry Purcell — Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Francesco Cavalli — La Calisto
Giacomo Puccini — Gianni Schicchi
William Schuman — The Mighty Casey
Marc Blitzstein — Regina
Kirke Mechem — Tartuffe
John Harbison — The Great Gatsby
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Léo Delibes — Lakmé
Gaetano Donizetti — L'elisir d'amore ("The Elixir of Love")
LMC Opera presents operas adapted from great literature.
Singers: Emily Riesser, Ya-Li Lee, Amy Bokanev, Heather Mullin, Christine Menscher
Piano: Nicole Truesdell & TBD
Narration: Lynn Muehleisen
Purcell – “Fear no danger” (Dido and Aeneas)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)