Yale Opera in Italy
In and around Italy
14 young singers from the renowned opera program at the Yale University School of Music will be traveling to Milan, Italy for performances with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Between June 18 and July 9, they will be performing concert programs of Shostakovitch's MOSKVA, CHEREMUSHKI, Offenbach's ORPHEE AUX ENFERS, Lehar's DIE LUSTIGE WITWE and Puccini's LA RONDINE.
Follow these gifted young artists and a group of faculty and staff members as they experience performing and living in the country that is the birthplace of their art form.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Yale Opera
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The final days of preparation
This is Grant Meachum, manager of the Yale Opera program, writing from my office at Hendrie Hall in New Haven.
The reality of leaving on an i... Continue reading »
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Sitz down, you're rockinz' the boatz
Once our Yale Opera group leaves New Haven and is safely over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday you will all start to see more and more input from the a... Continue reading »
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Figaro qua, Figaro la, Figaro su, Figaro giu
It's Grant Meachum again, writing from rainy New Haven.
In the opera "The Barber of Seville" (which I will alternately refer to as "Il barbie... Continue reading »
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Milan casting
Our time in Italy will be three manic weeks of rehearsals and performances, with a bit of time off for good behavior. I've listed the casting... Continue reading »
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For the Underworld, it's awfully chilly
Outdoor performances turn just about everyone involved into an amateur weatherman. It's an overcast day in New Haven, and to add to that, it'... Continue reading »
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Andiamo
It's been a day of battoning down the hatches in anticipation of our leaving (on a jet plane) Sunday evening. At 2:00pm today, the cast of MO... Continue reading »
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Shostakovich + Jetlag
Group #1 is in Milan, present and accounted for. After a nap at the hotel and an assist from Sweet Lady Espresso we made our way to the Audit... Continue reading »
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Rehearsal photos galore
Another day of Russian rehearsals yesterday, but the piece is really starting to take shape. Today will feature a walk-through at 2:00pm and... Continue reading »
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My Dinner with Diego
Today I talked with baritone Diego Matamoros about how he plans to prepare for our performance of MOSKVA, CHEREMUSHKI tomorrow night. Unlike many s... Continue reading »
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From Moskva, With Love
For the first time since we arrived, the daytime hours were entirely free of rehearsals. After a 4 hour dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening,... Continue reading »
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Most of what happens in Bellagio stays in Bellagio
On Saturday, Eric and Diego organized a group trip to Bellagio, a picturesque town at the tip of Lake Como. We traveled by train to Varenna and the... Continue reading »
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Welcome to the Underworld, We've Got Fun and Games
After a couple of days off it was back to business for Yale Opera. We were especially happy to welcome new cast members Elona Ceno, Dan Bircher and... Continue reading »
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Va Team Yale!
The ORPHEE performance pleasantly turned into a bit of a family affair. At the dress rehearsal we were joined once again by Dean Masse as well as E... Continue reading »
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A Witwe For One Year
As the calendars turn over to July, more than a few of us are rubbing our eyes in disbelief that we’re entering our third week in residence with th... Continue reading »
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