TWO HOUSTON PREMIERES KICK OFF 2006 FOR
UH’S MOORES OPERA CENTER
The University of Houston’s Edythe Bates Old Moores Opera
Center typically kicks off its Winter Repertory with two operas.
This year is no different, but it will up the ante by staging two
Houston premieres.
Jonathan Dove’s “Flight” will make both its Houston
debut and its first-ever performance at a university at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, Jan. 26. Gioachino Rossini’s “The Turk
in Italy” will arrive in town at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27.
Three performances of each production will be performed in Moores
Opera House and are open to the public.
“UH is the first school or university in the world to attempt
‘Flight’ ,” said Buck Ross, director of the Moores
Opera Center. “This is a very hot production in the opera
world, and we are excited about bringing it to Houston opera lovers.”
The story of “Flight” hovers around a group of travelers
stranded at an airport following an electrical storm while comic
romance and a clash of cultures are at the heart of “The Turk
in Italy.”
Since its 1998 debut in Britain’s famed Glyndebourne opera
house, “Flight” has dazzled audiences on both sides
of the Atlantic with its innovative approach to contemporary opera.
“The Turk in Italy” was first staged nearly two centuries
earlier in 1816 on a stage at La Scala in Milan, and has a devoted
following.
“Both of these pieces are very humorous,” Ross said.
“Audiences will appreciate both operas’ fantastic scores
as well as their high levels of energy.”
“Flight” will be performed in English with surtitles,
and “The Turk in Italy” will be performed in Italian
with English surtitles.
For ticket or performance information, visit http://www.music.uh.edu/mooresopera/.
WHAT: |
Debut of 2006 Opera Season at UH |
WHEN: |
“Flight”: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 28, 29 “The
Turk in Italy”: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27, 30 and 2 p.m. Jan.
29 |
WHERE: |
Moores Opera House
University of Houston – Entrance 16
Houston, TX 77204 |
WHO: |
University of Houston/Moores School of Music |
For more information about UH visit
the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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