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By BY SHARON MCDANIEL Correspondent
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
Vero Beach Opera is full of surprises for its 21st season. Of its seven upcoming events, five feature international opera stars: sopranos Deborah Voigt and Susan Neves — each in two appearances — and legendary basso Paul Plishka. (Deborah Voigt, photo by Peter Ross)
The music covers Broadway, jazz and popular songs, zarzuela (Spanish operetta) and operatic favorites. It starts at 3 p.m. Sunday with Broadway’s Edmund Nalvaro. He played the principal role of Thuy in “Miss Saigon” on Broadway in New York City, and on the second national tour of the award-winning show.A new resident of Vero Beach, Nalvaro joins Vero Beach Opera’s resident artists and artistic director Roman Ortega-Cowan for Kaleidoscope, a concert of selections from Gershwin and Bernstein to Mozart and Puccini.
Through April, the company offers at least one performance a month — two in February, if you count the gala black-tie Grande Masque Ball on Feb. 28 with hostess Susan Neves.
Deborah Voigt, a longtime Vero resident and stage favorite, is featured in the Dec. 19 Christmas Concert, and will perform an operatic recital March 3. to
Through April, the company offers at least one performance a month — two in February, if you count the gala black-tie Grande Masque Ball on Feb. 28 with hostess Susan Neves.
Deborah Voigt, a longtime Vero resident and stage favorite, is featured in the Dec. 19 Christmas Concert, and will perform an operatic recital March 3. to
The season peaks with an original production, designed by VBO, of Donizetti’s delightfully hilarious “Don Pasquale” on Jan. 31. It is fully staged with contemporary sets and costumes, plus orchestra and chorus. And it’s perfect casting for another guest star, Metropolitan Opera basso Paul Plishka, in the title role.
IF YOU GO
What: Vero Beach Opera 21st season with Kaleidoscope
Where: Waxlax Center, 1895 St. Edward’s Drive, Vero Beach
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Admission: $20-$50 for concerts, $30-$100 for opera production
Contact: (772) 778-1070
Online: http://www.verobeachopera.org/
VERO BEACH OPERA 2008-09 SEASON
Sunday, 3 p.m.: Kaleidoscope Concert, popular and operatic selections, Waxlax Center
Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.: A Christmas Concert featuring soprano Deborah Voigt, Community Church of Vero Beach
Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.: “Don Pasquale” (Donizetti), fully staged, starring basso Paul Plishka, Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center
Feb. 15, 3 p.m.: “Musical Extravaganza” concert of zarzuela, tango, Afro-Cuban and Neapolitan styles and opera; Waxlax Center
March 3, 7:30 p.m.: Soprano Deborah Voigt in “A Very Special Operatic Recital,” Waxlax Center
April 4, 7:30 p.m.: “Susan Neves and Friends in Concert,” starring soprano Susan Neves, Waxlax Center
SPECIAL EVENT
Grande Masque Ball, “Opening Night at the Opera,” Feb. 28 at 6 p.m.: Hostess Soprano Susan Neves, Grand Harbor Club; black-tie, tickets $300; call (772) 569-6993
IF YOU GO
What: Vero Beach Opera 21st season with Kaleidoscope
Where: Waxlax Center, 1895 St. Edward’s Drive, Vero Beach
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Admission: $20-$50 for concerts, $30-$100 for opera production
Contact: (772) 778-1070
Online: http://www.verobeachopera.org/
VERO BEACH OPERA 2008-09 SEASON
Sunday, 3 p.m.: Kaleidoscope Concert, popular and operatic selections, Waxlax Center
Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.: A Christmas Concert featuring soprano Deborah Voigt, Community Church of Vero Beach
Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.: “Don Pasquale” (Donizetti), fully staged, starring basso Paul Plishka, Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center
Feb. 15, 3 p.m.: “Musical Extravaganza” concert of zarzuela, tango, Afro-Cuban and Neapolitan styles and opera; Waxlax Center
March 3, 7:30 p.m.: Soprano Deborah Voigt in “A Very Special Operatic Recital,” Waxlax Center
April 4, 7:30 p.m.: “Susan Neves and Friends in Concert,” starring soprano Susan Neves, Waxlax Center
SPECIAL EVENT
Grande Masque Ball, “Opening Night at the Opera,” Feb. 28 at 6 p.m.: Hostess Soprano Susan Neves, Grand Harbor Club; black-tie, tickets $300; call (772) 569-6993
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