By Larry Kellum Verdi’s Otello is hailed (and later mocked by the evil Iago) as the “Lion of Venice.” On May 4, a pride of these majestic felines (and one gorgeous lioness) graced the stage of New Britain’s Trinity On Main when the CT Lyric Opera and its orchestra, the CT Virtuosi, presented this late ...
ReviewsBy LARRY KELLUM, Special for The Town (Middletown) Times The CT Lyric Opera presents the second production of its 2011-12 season, Mozart’s charming masterpiece “Cosi fan Tutte”, at the state-of-the-art Middletown High School Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 16 at 7:30 pm. As is always the case with this exciting company, their operas always ...
Announcements, Featured, ReviewsBy Milton Moore. Published in The Day 03/13/2012 The musical magic of Mozart’s finest operas is revealed in their unparalleled ensembles, when three, four or more voices each express an individual character, while still meshing in layers of fluid counterpoint, then uniting in pointed unisons to propel the storyline. Sunday evening at the Garde Arts ...
News, Reviews‘Tosca’ Soars In Intimate New Britain Setting By JEFFREY JOHNSON The Hartford Courant It is becoming increasingly rare to hear live opera in small halls, so it was wonderful to walk through the town center of New Britain on the way to hear “Tosca.” Connecticut Lyric Opera, in cooperation with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, ...
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The Connecticut Lyric Opera (CLO) kicked off its eighth season with four performances of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. I attended the third performance of the run on November 20 at the Waterbury Palace Theater. The production was sung in German with dialogue and supertitles in English. Once again, CLO presented high quality opera that was sophisticated, ...
Mozart Magic Marvels the Midstate by Larry Kellum The young but prolific Mozart died shortly after the premiere of his last opera “The Magic Flute”. Presented by the Conn. Lyric Opera, this delightful masterpiece started its statewide tour on Nov.12 when it opened at New Britain’s Trinity-on-Main, and appeared the following evening at Middletown Performing ...
Connecticut Lyric Opera is delighted to announce a Summer production of Cosi Fan Tutte in Valberg Sweden in August!...
By LARRY KELLUM, Special for The Town (Middletown) Times The CT Lyric Opera presents the second production of its...
Lois B. Sculco, 75, a longtime resident of Washington Street in Norwich died on Thursday, February 16, 2012 after...
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Now in our 9th season, Connecticut Lyric Opera (CLO) is Southeastern CT's only full-season professional opera company. Our mission is threefold: Inspire: To contribute to the cultural life of SE Connecticut and beyond with high quality operas, concerts and recitals from the traditional and contemporary repertoires. Involve: To encourage the development of Connecticut-based singers and musicians through their participation in professional opera productions and other public performances. Instill: To present opera to people of all ages in such a way as to foster a love and appreciation of the art form in general and vocal and classical music in general.