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Free Opera Concert in Park Setting | Berkeley Hills

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Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Live Oak Park | Live Oak Road & Grand View Drive, Berkeley CA

Event Details

Open Opera is a genteel group of performing pros in their 3rd year of putting on free opera concerts in Bay Area parks.

Their season tour of East Bay green spots continues with a concert in Live Oak Park, in the Claremont Hills of Berkeley. Bring your family or a date and a blanket to the groves and listen to whatever program they have in store for us.

Saturday’s Opera Program:
Accompanied by pianists Amy Glenn and William Ludtke

  • Shawnette Sulker: “O zittre nicht” from The Magic Flute by Mozart
  • Eliza O’Malley and Elizabeth Baker: “Prenderò” from Cosí fan tutte by Mozart
  • Ryan Bradford: “Come paride vezosso” from L’elisir d’amore by Donizetti
  • Nanette McGuinness and Paul Murray: “Là ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni by Mozart
  • Elizabeth Baker: “Una voce poco fa” from Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini
  • Zoltan DiBartolo: “L’ultima canzone” by Tosti
  • Paul Murray: “O du mein holder Abendstern” from Tannhauser by Wagner
  • Nanette McGuinness: “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini
  • Raymond Chavez: “En fermant les yeux” from Manon by Massannet
  • Buffy Baggott and Leland Morine: “Dunque io son” from Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini

—Intermission—

  • Eliza O’Malley: “Quando me’n vo” from La Boheme by Puccini
  • Brieanne Martin: “Steal me, Sweet Thief” from The Old Maid and the Thief by Menotti
  • David Chavez: “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca by Puccini
  • Shawnette Sulker and Buffy Baggott: “The Flower Duet” from Lakme by Delibes
  • Leland Morine: “Tanzlied des Pierrot” from Die Tode Stadt by Korngold
  • Marta Johanson and David Chavez: “Parigi o cara” from La Traviata by Verdi
  • Buffy Baggott: “Seguidilla” from Carmen by Bizet
  • Leland Morine and Raymond Chavez: “Au fond du temple saint” from Les Pecheurs de perles by Bizet
  • Marta Johansen: “Caro nome” from Rigoletto by Verdi
  • Shawnette Sulker, Buffy Baggott, David Chavez and Leland Morine: “Bella figlia, della amore” from Rigoletto by Verdi

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, East Bay, Kids & Families, Theater & Performance
Venue: Live Oak Park
Address: Live Oak Road & Grand View Drive, Berkeley CA