SANTA CLARITA, Calif. Composer Sarah Van Sciver and Librettist Kirsten C. Kunkle have come to town for a two-day, four-performance outing of their opera Girondines, seen Oct. 28, courtesy of the daring new Mission Opera company.
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On April 29 and 30, The Verdi Chorus’ 39th season will finish with “VERDISSIMO! Plus!” for two performances only at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica. Led by Founding Artistic Director Anne Marie Ketchum, the Verdi Chorus is the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on dramatic and diverse music for opera chorus. Countertenor Brandon Harris will be performing with the chorus and shared a little bit about performing in the concert and working with Ketchum.
– Symphony of the Vines, under the baton of Maestro Greg Magie, will perform its third and final concert celebration of the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth on Friday, May 27 at 6 p.m. at Mission San Miguel.