Opera Aficionado is an exciting suite of programs designed for patrons who are passionate about opera. Aficionado provides an opportunity to learn more, dive deeper, and get an inside look at the world of opera.
As part of Opera Aficionado, our Interactive Lectures Series gives opera-goers around the world a front-row seat to scholarly talks, allowing attendees to dialogue with fellow opera lovers, experts, and special guests. Each month will be focused on a concept or theme relevant to all of us.
We know their names, we love their music. And yet, we never talk about them in the opera world — because they never wrote one. This November, Opera Aficionado explores a handful of composers whose craft was made for storytelling. From Bach to the scarcely recognized Florence Price, and a sprinkling of German Lieder, these are the composers of whom we say, “if only they’d written an opera!”
The Romantic Era yielded a bounty of German composers whose works include some of the finest music ever written for the human voice. Orchestral tone poems of the time showed mastery of orchestration and attention to narrative. It was a century of storytelling. Join Cole Thomason-Redus for a survey of composers who shied from the dramatic stage, preferring instead the salons and concert halls of nineteenth century Europe.