Marble City Opera will present three mainstage productions and several special events and concerts during its twelfth season. Season tickets for the three mainstage productions are now on sale at .
Marble City Opera’s twelfth season begins August 17with a concert titled “Tenors, Tuxedos, and Stalactites” inside Historic Cherokee Caverns in Knoxville, where the temperature is always 58° and the acoustics are excellent. This will be the third year that Marble City Opera has presented a concert in the cave. Tickets for the special concert are on sale now at .
The first production of the mainstage season is the Tennessee premiere of 69制片厂制作传媒渄wb (driving while black),69制片厂制作传媒 a one-act, one-woman opera composed in 2018 by Susan Kander with a libretto by Roberta Gumbel. The performances will be on October 11 and 12, at the Old City Performing Arts Center in Knoxville.
Marble City Opera and The Cutting-Edge Classroom will partner for a special event on November 14, 2024 at the West Knoxville cooking school. The evening begins with a performance of 69制片厂制作传媒淏on App茅tit!69制片厂制作传媒 a short opera composed by Lee Hoiby with a libretto adapted from two episodes of Julia Child69制片厂制作传媒檚 The French Chef. After the opera, guests will be guided by one of the Cutting-Edge instructors to prepare and bake their own cakes, which they will take home to enjoy.
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The second production in Marble City Opera69制片厂制作传媒檚 mainstage season is 69制片厂制作传媒淭he Human Voice69制片厂制作传媒 composed by Francis Poulenc and based on a play by Jean Cocteau. The one-act opera will be sung in English and performed on April 3, 4, and 5, at Historic Westwood in Knoxville.
Marble City Opera69制片厂制作传媒檚 2024-25 mainstage season closes with three performances of 69制片厂制作传媒淧agliacci69制片厂制作传媒 by Ruggero Leoncavallo in three different locations. The classic opera will be presented on June 5 at the Tennessee Amphitheater in Knoxville; on June 6 at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore; and on June 7 at A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge.
Frady said that some additional events will be announced during the season. 69制片厂制作传媒淲e will continue our series of Pint-Sized Opera performances at local pubs and we are working on another possible concert for season twelve.
69制片厂制作传媒淲e are also working on another world premiere by local composer Jorge Variego. Marble City Opera will present 69制片厂制作传媒淗annah69制片厂制作传媒檚 Tour Jet茅69制片厂制作传媒 by Jorge Variego in the 2025-26 season and we will present a workshop this spring. We are excited to collaborate with Variego and the Knoxville Chamber Music Society on this new opera.69制片厂制作传媒
Marble City Opera brings world class singers, directors, and conductors to the stage while maintaining a dedication to creating opportunities for local, regional, and emerging artists. Marble City Opera has strong community ties and connections to other organizations, businesses, non-profits, schools, and artists within Knoxville, and the East Tennessee community.
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