English Language Operas

Though perhaps less well known than the great classical and romantic operas -- most commonly written in Italian, French, or German -- composers over the past century have created fresh, appealing, and well-crafted operas in English that are every bit as beautiful and moving as their earlier predecessors. 

In this adventure, we'll hear lovely scenes from operas like Benjamin Britten's masterful 'Albert Herring' and Ralph Vaughan Williams' dramatic 'Riders to the Sea'.  George Gershwin's great American masterpiece, 'Porgy and Bess,' shares stage with later operas by Leonard Bernstein, John Adams, and Igor Stravinsky. 

We'll even hear a truly modern opera, 'What Next?,' by the oldest living American composer, Elliott Carter, who at 103 is still going strong).  We'll finish the evening with a complete one-act chamber opera from the great Italian-American opera composer Gian-Carlo Menotti.  Which one?  Come and find out!

This program, the third and final installment of our Listening Adventures series, is free and open to the public and will take place at the main library at 6 Monteith Drive.  Please contact the library to pre-register: 860-673-6791, or visit our web site: http://www.farmingtonlibraries.org/

If you have special needs in order to attend this program please contact the library in advance.

The Farmington Libraries are part of the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.