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Sat, Sep 09
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Bel Canto, Beliefs, and Belonging: The Italian Heritage in Opera
Join the Vermont Italian Cultural Association and Opera Company of Middlebury for a discussion with Glory Denied Composer, Tom Cipullo; Music Director, Filippo Ciabatti; and Stage Director, Alexandra Dietrich for a look at this work and the important topics it addresses.
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Sep 09, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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About the Event
19th-century opera was often broken down into two models: German and Italian. Â Are there still vestiges of those two styles in the world of contemporary opera? Â If so, does being Italian or Italian-American influence how composers write and how singers and instrumentalists perform current works, even if the themes and subjects of current works may not be Italian? Â What are the traditions that endure over time and across great distances that sustain an "Italian sound and sensibility?"