Annandale-On-Hudson, N.Y.– On March 6th at 7 p.m. and March 8th at 2 p.m., Bard College Conservatory of Music and Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program present a dual performance of parasitic comedy with Menotti’s “Amelia Goes to the Ball” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” at the Fisher Center.
A new production by stage director Doug Fitch, the operas will be performed by singers from Bard’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program with the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, conducted by James Bagwell, director of music performance studies and professor of music at Bard.
With comic invention and lyrical wit, “Amelia Goes to the Ball,” Menotti’s first staged opera, relays the story of an Italian socialite’s navigation of hurdles to attend the season’s first ball, while Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication.
The hybrid performances are on March 6th at 7 p.m. and March 8th at 2 p.m. at the Fisher Center, located at 60 Manor Avenue in Annandale-On-Hudson in N.Y. The operas will be sung in Italian with English subtitles, and the performance will feature spoken dialogue in English. Tickets and more information can be found online.
