Opera Previews
Il Trovatore | Falstaff
 Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Verdi’s Il Trovatore was an instant hit when it was first performed in 1853 and has been ever since. Enrico Caruso claimed all you needed to make a success of Il Trovatore were the four greatest singers in the world and, ever since 1853, the greatest singers have fought to perform the famous melodies of this beloved “warhorse” of an opera.
This lecture will be presented by veteran opera lecturer, Norm Hollingshead, who will illustrate his commentary with musical excerpts from his own collection of recordings, many quite rare.
Monday, December 21, 7pm
Redmond Library
Wednesday, December 23, 7pm
Burien Library
Monday, December 28, 7pm
Shoreline Library
Tuesday, December 29, 7pm
Issaquah Library
Wednesday, December 30, 7pm
Federal Way 320th Library |
Wednesday, January 6, 7pm
Mercer Island Library
Thursday, January 7, 7pm
Bothell Library
Sunday, January 10, 2pm
Vashon Island Library
Monday, January 11, 7pm
Bellevue Library
Tuesday, January 12, 7pm
Newport Way Library |
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 Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Giuseppe Verdi composed 28 operas in his long career. His first was Oberto in 1840 when he was 26 and his last was Falstaff in 1893 when he was 80. What’s so amazing about Falstaff is not just that he was 80 when he completed it but that it is a comedy after a career of mostly tragic melodramas. At no point in Falstaff does Verdi betray his age.
Based upon Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff contains some of the lightest, sunniest and most amusing music ever written for an opera.
Wednesday, January 27, 7pm
Redmond Library
Wednesday, February 3, 7pm
Burien Library
Thursday, February 4, 7pm
Bothell Library
Monday, February 8, 7pm
Bellevue Library
Wednesday, February 10, 7pm
Issaquah Library
Thursday, February 11, 7pm
Shoreline Library
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Wednesday, February 17, 7pm, 320th
Federal Way 320th Library
Thursday, February 18, 7pm
Kirkland Library
Sunday, February 21, 2pm
Vashon Island Library
Tuesday, February 23, 7pm
Newport Way Library
Wednesday, February 24, 7pm
Mercer Island Library |
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Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available; please contact the library prior to the event if you require accommodation.
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Last Updated:
October 15, 2009
