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OPERA - There's no single thing like it!

 

2007-2008 season is made possible
by a generous grant from Wells Fargo Bank, Denton.

www.music.unt.edu/tickets
Box Office:  940-369-7802
Opera Office:  940-565-4654

Back By Popular Demand:
In the Know – a free pre-performance lecture for opera ticket holders given by UNT Opera music director Stephen Dubberly 45 minutes before each performance. 

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry ticket option:   Top ticket price includes wine and desserts  or other goodies served throughout the performance.   Check with Box Office or on-line for more details.

 
November 2007

Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette

November 9 (8:00 p.m.), 11 (3:00 p.m.), 16 (8:00 p.m.), 18 (3:00 p.m.)
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center

Shakespeare's immortal story of "two star-cross'd lovers" becomes the ultimate French grand opera: compelling, lyrical, and unforgettably Romantic!


December 2007

Bill Winspear Memorial Concert

Sunday, December 2, 4:00 p.m.
Winspear Performance Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center

A musical tribute to the late Bill Winspear, great arts patron, friend of the College of Music, and dedicatee of the Margot and Bill Winspear Performance Hall...honoring his unflagging support of music in our region and at UNT.

January 2008

Opera without Elephants and Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica

January 25 and 26, 8:00 p.m.
Lyric Theatre, Murchison Performing Arts Center

Workshop stagings of selected scenes plus Puccini's riveting one-act opera:
a showcase for UNT's aspiring opera singers. Check out our "Stars of Tomorrow"!

Excerpts from: Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, L'elisir d'amore, Anna Bolena, Dialogues des Carmélites, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Cold Sassy Tree



April 2008

Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream

April 4 (8:00pm), 6 (3:00pm), 11 (8:00pm), and 13 (3:00 pm)
Lyric Theatre, Murchison Performing Arts Center

A hilarious, sensual, and atmospheric adaptation of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, juxtaposing the magical dream-world of fairies with a world in which "the course of true love never did run smooth." Don't miss this enchanting feast for the senses!

www.theMPAC.com
Box Office:  940-369-7802
Opera Office:  940-565-4654

2007-2008 season is made possible by a generous grant from Wells Fargo Bank, Denton.