Lifetime Learning – Opera for Everyone
OPERA FOR EVERYONE
TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 22, 29, NOVEMBER 5, 12 & 19 @ 1:30 – 3:00 PM
ZOOM ONLY/COST: $50
This course will present 5 operas by great Jewish composers. Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach; La Juive – The Jewess by Fromental Halévy (French grand opéra composer; L’Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer (French grand opéra composer); Die Tote Stadt by Erich Korngold (takes place in Bruges, Belgium); and Porgy and Bess by Gershwin.
Presenter: Erika Reitshamer, a passionate and lifelong fan of opera, continues to enlighten, inspire and entertain while passing along her vast knowledge of opera and opera lore. She teaches at Regis College for their Lifelong Learning Programs as well as at various libraries, senior centers and retirement communities. She was active in the formation of the Boston Lyric Opera Company and served as Vice President of the Boston Wagner Society, where she presented lectures, helped organize concerts and promoted visiting scholars.
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