Showing posts with label Gian Carlo Menotti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gian Carlo Menotti. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Spoleto Festival Commemorates Menotti Centenary

The two-week performing arts blitz will feature the American premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Emilie with soprano Elizabeth Futral, a North Carolina native who has been lauded for her refined performances with prestigious companies such as the New York City Opera and Metropolitan Opera, in the lead.

Then there’s The Magic Flute, Mozart’s symbolism-laden opera, which will be conducted by Steven Sloane, Spoleto’s former music director.

But the sentimental favorite to garner the most robust applause is The Medium, Gian Carlo