March 19, 2008
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications, 417-865-2815, Ext. 7292
Springfield, Mo. — The Evangel University Music Department will present its 11th Annual Opera Scenes at 7:30 p.m., April 7 and 8, in the Barnett Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Students from the opera workshop will perform the one-act, 50-minute opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. The production is fully staged with costumes and piano accompaniment; it will be performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Admission is $3, and the public is invited to attend.
Jane Munson-Berg, assistant professor of voice, is director of the opera.
Dr. Larry Dissmore, director of orchestras, will conduct on Monday. Kathryn Cole, on a student mentorship from LifeWorks, will conduct on Tuesday.
For additional information, contact Jane Berg at (417) 865-2815 ext. 7986.