{"id":47073,"date":"2017-11-01T03:23:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T07:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=47073"},"modified":"2019-02-06T10:05:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:05:12","slug":"love-gone-wrong-ut-opera-ensemble-to-present-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/11_01_2017\/love-gone-wrong-ut-opera-ensemble-to-present-tragedy","title":{"rendered":"Love gone wrong: UT Opera Ensemble to present tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Toledo Opera Ensemble will present Henry Purcell\u2019s tragic opera, \u201cDido and Aeneas,\u201d\u00a0Friday through Sunday, Nov. 3-5, in the Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall. <\/p>\n

Friday and Saturday performances will be at 7 p.m., and Sunday\u2019s show will start at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

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Alana Miller, mezzo-soprano, and Moises Salazar, tenor, rehearsed a scene in the title roles for \u201cDido and Aeneas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div>This 17th-century English opera recounts the love of Dido, queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero, Aeneas, and her despair when he abandons her. A monumental work in Baroque opera, \u201cDido and Aeneas\u201d is remembered as one of Purcell’s foremost theatrical works. It was also Purcell’s only true opera, as well as his only all-sung dramatic work. <\/p>\n

One of the earliest known English operas, \u201cDido and Aeneas\u201d owes much to John Blow’s \u201cVenus and Adonis,\u201d both in structure and in overall effect.<\/p>\n

The cast features UT students Meridian Prall and Alana Miller, mezzo-sopranos, as Dido; Paige Chapman, soprano, as Belinda; Robin Smithberger, soprano, as Second Lady; Ryan Tequilla, baritone, and Moises Salazar, tenor, as Aeneas; Katie Driscoll and Kate Walcher, mezzo-sopranos, as Sorceress; Mackenzie Payton, soprano, as First Witch; Danielle Hale, soprano, as Spirit; and Nate Krebs, baritone, and William Floss, tenor, as First Sailor. Elizabeth Atkins, soprano, also will perform as the Second Witch.<\/p>\n

Sailors and chorus members are UT students Brandon Warren, tenor; Phil Smith, bass; and Nicole Savastuk, soprano. In addition, Dillon Sickels, bass, will perform.<\/p>\n

Dr. Denise Ritter Bernardini, assistant professor of music, is producing and directing the show.<\/p>\n

The production is the first of the season for the ensemble. Its spring show will be Benjamin Britten\u2019s \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d March 23-25.<\/p>\n

Tickets $10 to $15 are available through the Center for Performing Arts Box Office, online at\u00a0utoledo.tix.com<\/a> or by calling 419.530.ARTS (2787). \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UT Opera will perform \u201cDido and Aeneas,\u201d\u00a0Friday through Sunday, Nov. 3-5, in the Center for Performing Arts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,60,5,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47073"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53364,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47073\/revisions\/53364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}