Cal State Long Beach's art department is offering numerous programs in the month of April. The Opera Institute at CSULB will be performing L'Orfeo, which will be sung in Italian with English subtitles. The Dance department is putting on a Spring showcase called momentum, its starts April 30 and it will go on until May 3. The showcase will be held in the Martha Knoebel Dance Theater on CSULB's campus.
The art department is also having a Inaugural Cole Conservatory Festival, which will be held May 2-12. This festival includes 10 days of musical performances from the newly designated Bob Cole Conservatory of Music.
My Thoughts:
I think that the art department is offering a wide variety of programs this month, and I know that the students and teachers spent countless hours preparing for all of these functions. So I encourage everyone to at least attend one of the art functions going on this month. Also the prices are affordable, and you might learn something new.
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L'Orfeo sounds interesting. Can you tell me a little more about that?
Do you know where tickets for "Momentum" can be purchased? Are they affordable for students?
Tickets can be purchased over the phone at 562-985-7000 or by mail or in person (CSULB Arts Ticket Office, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815), or by visiting the COTA website www.csulb.edu/cota. I think that the tickets are pretty reasonable for students, they range from $15-$20.
L'Orfeo was originally sang in Iltalian, but our Opera Institute will perform it with english subtitles and the dance department will collaborate with them. Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo was first performed in Mantua in 1607 and is sometimes regarded as the ‘first’ opera. It is an ensemble piece which will feature all 20 talented singers of the Opera Institute joined by eight CSULB dancers. The Orchestra is a combination of players from the University Orchestra and Collegium Musicum, according to the college of the arts event calendar.
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