Barely a decade separates the venerable Verdi's Otello (1887) from the newcomer Puccini's La Bohème (1896): a decade that gave us Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, and Debussy; Ibsen, Wilde, and Shaw; the cinema, the phonograph, and wireless telegraphy; the Impressionists, Art Nouveau, and Freud. Through listening and discussion, attendees will discover how both Otello and La Bohème sum up 19th-century Italian opera while pointing toward the future and reflecting modern trends.
When: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park Pavilion, 1101 Riverside Drive (formerly Eastern Avenue), just east of downtown
On-street parking, about 1/2 mile east of Montgomery Inn-Boathouse
Admission: $5 at the door or in advance by calling (513) 241-2742.
