College of Musical Arts

a tempo summer2007

Eastman Collaboration Results in North American Opera Premiere

Francesco CavalliFrancesco Cavalli

 

The college once again joins forces with the BGSU Department of Theatre and Film and the Collegium Musicum from the Eastman School of Music to present the North American premiere of Francesco Cavalli’s opera La virtù de’ strali d’Amore to be performed at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, November 3. This year the production will tour to Eastman for a performance at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall on Friday, November 9.

 

La virtù de’ strali d’Amore
Music by Francesco Cavalli
Libretto by Giovanni Faustini
Transcription and modern edition by Vincent Corrigan
Translated by James Pfundstein
Presented in conjunction with the Eastman School of Music Collegium Musicum.
November 1 & 3, 2007, Kobacker Hall.
November 9, 2007, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music.

 

Even more information on the opera is available elsewhere on the CMA Web site.