Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Musica Angelica to perform "Zaide" Feb. 19 and 20

MUSICA ANGELICA BRINGS RARELY PERFORMED
MOZART OPERA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

THREE PERFORMANCES OF MASTERWORK ZAIDE,
IN PASADENA AND SANTA MONICA, FEBRUARY 19 & 20

Mozart never completed the lively opera Zaide but now, 230 years later, fellow Austrian Martin Haselböck “evens” the score, ingeniously interweaving the singspiel with other, complimentary works by Mozart.

Featured artists include soprano Janai Brugger-Ormanand, tenor Jesús Léon, current and past members of LA Opera’s Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program, as well as tenor Andrew Bidlack and bass-baritone Christian Hilz.

February 19, 8 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Pasadena

February 20, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., The Broad Stage, Santa Monica

A musical tale of love, passion, jealousy, and courage is coming to Pasadena and Santa Monica with three exclusive performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Zaide February 19 and 20. This rarely performed singspiel (opera including spoken language) is being given authentic treatment with performances played on period instruments by internationally acclaimed Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra under the baton of its distinguished music director Martin Haselböck .

For tickets and information, visit www.musicaangelica.org.

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