A Night at the Opera with the McLean Orchestra
The G. Lloyd Bunting Theatre at Oakcrest School (850 Balls Hill Road McLean, VA 22101)
- Full Price:
- $30.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for A Night at the Opera have expired.
The last date listed for A Night at the Opera was Saturday February 11, 2012 / 8:00pm.
Goldstar Member Tips
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Todd M on Where to Park
Free parking
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
I suggest no jeans for this type of event
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Goldstar Member on Where to Eat
Great free champagne and cake.
4 Goldstar Member Reviews
Todd M
wow impressively professional with great seats for everyone and very reasonable price for how good they were. Nice balance of orchestra-only music and well-sung famous italian opera excerpts. Parking was overfilled, but overflow was available in nerby neighborhoods. This is so good they should hold it at a larger venue next time.Written on Feb 13 2012
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Goldstar Member
Delightful range of opera pieces beautifully played by the McLean Orchestra. The singers were also strong and very expressive.Written on Feb 17 2012
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Goldstar Member
I've enjoyed the concert a lot. The Conductor was owesome, her formal outfit was very impressive. Champagne and cake following the concert were a nice touch!Written on Feb 13 2012
Highly recommend. I'll definitely be back.
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Terri
My husband and I truly enjoyed being transported to the Opera! The two soloists were fabulous and the conductor did a masterful job with the McLean Orchestra. Brava!Written on Feb 13 2012
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More Information About A Night at the Opera
Website
http://mclean-orchestra.org/our-season/a-night-at-the-opera
Description
Program:
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino
Giuseppe Verdi: Prelude to Act 1 from La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi: Ah fors’e lui…Sempre libera from La Traviata
Georges Bizet: La fleur que tu m’avais jetee from Carmen
Giuseppe Verdi: La Donna e mobile from Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi: Brindisi from La Traviata Giuseppe
Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida
Giacomo Puccini: Nessun Dorma from Turandot
Giacomo Puccini: O soave fanciulla from La Boheme
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Miriam Burns has been on staff with the New York Philharmonic as one of their Cover Conductors from 1999-2007, having been appointed by Kurt Masur as a result of a competitive audition by-invitation-only. In this capacity, she accompanied the orchestra on tour to the Far East in 2002 as the tour Assistant Conductor to then new Music Director, Lorin Maazel, and for eight years was entrusted as an assistant conductor on call for countless specific, fully prepared programs under many guest conductors of international repute. Ms. Burns is Music Director of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony (1996-2011, now Music Director Emerita) and the Orchestra of the Redeemer in New York City. Versatile in all genres, she is active on operatic stages as well, conducting opera at the MasterWorks Festival and having been Associate Music Director of the Bronx Opera Company – conducting opening nights – for nine years.
New York soprano Michelle Jennings has been called “a model of first class acting and singing” (Asheville Citizen-Times), whose “vocal ease and tone quality in the coloratura ornamentation were extraordinary” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune). In upcoming performances, Ms. Jennings will portray Concetta in I Gioielli della Madonna, in her debut with Teatro Grattacielo in New York City’s Rose Hall; Alice in Falstaff, with the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice; Ardita in the new opera The Offshore Pirate, with Christopher Street Opera in New York; and she will be a guest soloist in a gala appearance for the Westchester Oratorio Society.
Master Sergeant Antonio Giuliano (Tenor) received his musical education from Pensacola State College and the College of Music at Loyola University in New Orleans. He has appeared in opera, concerts and recitals throughout the United States and Europe. He holds the rank of Master Sergeant as an active duty Soldier. As a member of The United States Army Chorus since 1988, MSG Giuliano has represented his country as a soloist and performed for heads of state, kings and queens, and presidents worldwide. He served as soloist at the funeral services for President Ronald Reagan singing an A Cappella rendition of Amazing Grace, President Reagan’s favorite hymn.
About the Ticket Supplier: The McLean Orchestra
McLean Orchestra provides professional-level orchestral concerts in an easily accessible location and at reasonable cost to area residents. A small paid staff and a dedicated board of skilled volunteers support the orchestra's effort to foster the appreciation and enjoyment of live classical music in a growing and enthusiastic audience.
Today's orchestra is comprised of over eighty talented professional and amateur musicians who deliver outstanding performances under the direction of Maestra Sylvia Alimena. The orchestra aspires to continued organizational growth and artistic excellence. Collaboration with other arts organizations, free community concerts designed to acquaint new audiences with classical music, and educational outreach efforts aimed at children and teens further extend our impact in the community.