Cincinnati Opera celebrates its 90th anniversary in June and July 2010, and in the months leading up to its summer performance season the company will present a diverse series of Opera Rap lectures. These community programs are created to enlighten and engage opera devotees and newcomers alike, and feature an array of guest speakers leading conversations on topics related to Cincinnati Opera’s 2010 Summer Festival (June 19-July 25, 2010). Please save the dates for these upcoming events.
Please note: Admission prices vary—see below for details. For events with paid admission, tickets can be purchased by calling the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at (513) 241-2742.
Cincinnati Opera by the Decades
with Charles Parsons
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike Street, Downtown
$5
2010 Season Preview
with Evans Mirageas
Watch the video online! part I - history, part II - season overview
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Corbett Tower, Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
$5
Otello: Was it Love or Control?
special panel discussion
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
YWCA Cincinnati, 898 Walnut Street, Downtown
FREE
Exploring Wagner
with Speight Jenkins
Watch the video online!
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Corbett Tower, Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
$5
Wagner: The Man and His Art
Listen to the discussion online!
special panel discussion
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Scheuer Chapel, Hebrew Union College, 3101 Clifton Avenue, Clifton
FREE
The Meistersinger Experience THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT!
with Evans Mirageas
Listen to the whole experience online!
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Taft Center at Fountain Square
$50 (includes lunch and a copy of Wagner and the Wonder of Art: an Introduction to Die Meistersinger by M. Owen Lee); reservations required by calling the Cincinnati Opera Box Office (513) 241-2742
The Wonder Years: From Otello to Bohème
with Cori Ellison
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Pavilion at Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park, 1101 Eastern Avenue, Downtown
$5
The Music and Mayhem of Meistersinger
with Thomson Smillie & Henri Venanzi
Saturday, June 26, 2010, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Critic's Club, Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Over-the-Rhine
$15
