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.
Before any musical notes can bring singers to the stage, words must first make their way to a page. How does that happen, you ask? The familiar faces of returning speakers along with librettist Gene Scheer join us this April at Opera Aficionado to explore the many ways in which stories travel from page to stage.
Bizet’s Carmen reigns as one of the most performed and beloved operas across the world. But did you know… its story started out as diary entries and rewritten local news clips? Join returning speaker Laura Prichard as she takes us beyond the bullrings and Habaneras, into the true story of a passionate and strong woman named Carmen.