Mozart Festival, October 14, 2006
September 1st, 2006, Knoxville, TN
Knoxille Opera’s October 14, 2006
“Mainly Mozart Festival”
offers Five Free Concerts and a Unique Opera Extravaganza!
In honor of the 250th birthday of the legendary Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Knoxville Opera is proud to present a “Mainly Mozart Festival” celebration on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church (Kingston Pike at Cedar Bluff Road).
The Festival kicks off at 11:00 am with five free hour-long concerts followed by a unique Mozart Opera Extravaganza at 5:00 p.m. comprised of SELECTIONS FROM ALL TWENTY Mozart operas! A “Supper with the Stars” follows at Peerless Restaurant on North Peters Road.
Tickets for the Opera Extravaganza and the Supper are available by calling Knoxville Opera at 865-524-0795.
The wide variety of concerts feature distinguished international artists from the Metropolitan, La Scala, Paris and New York City Opera companies, Knoxville Opera Studio singers, the Cedar springs Presbyterian Sanctuary Choir, the Knoxville Children’s Choir, The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Opera Chorus, and seventeen-year-old Malcolm Matthews (senior at The Webb School of Knoxville), winner of Knoxville Opera’s Mozart Piano Concerto Competition.
The repertoire includes both rarely heard and very popular works such as the Requiem Mass and “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.”
There will also be showings of the Oscar-winning film Amadeus.
This Festival is likely the first time an entire day has been devoted to the music of Mozart in Knoxville and, according to General Director Brian Salesky, “it is Knoxville Opera’s privilege to join the worldwide celebration of Mozart by offering a significant amount of his exquisite music to our community.”
KNOXVILLE OPERA MAINLY MOSTLY FESTIVAL PROGRAM
11:00 a.m. Pearls of Strings (free admission)
“Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” Piano Concerto No. 1, Divertimento in D Major
Artists: Brian Salesky, conductor;
Malcolm Matthews, Knoxville Opera Mozart Piano Competition winner
12:00 p.m. Choral Treasures (free admission)
Jubilate Deo, K. 117, Ave Verum, K. 618, O Hasten, O Hasten, K. 598,
Kyrie Eleison, K. 622, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Requiem, K. 626 (excerpts)
Artists:Jill Lagerberg, conductor;
Cheryl Baddorf, organist;
Soloists from Knoxville Opera Studio:
Megan Nelson, soprano;
Sarah Limper, mezzosoprano;
Gavin Wigginson, tenor;
Daniel Webb, bass;
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir;
Knoxville Children’s Choir
1:00 p.m. A Whirl of Winds (free admission)
Woodwind Divertimentos Nos. 8, 16, 12
2:00 p.m. Cathedral Classic (free admission)
Great Mass in C minor, K. 427
Brian Salesky, conductor;
Alexandra Wiseman, soprano;
Theresa Pepin, organist;
Knoxville Opera Chorus
3:00 p.m. Vocal Gems (free admission)
Concert arias, opera selections from Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte
Artists: Edlyn de Oliveira, soprano; Gran Wilson, tenor;
Brian Salesky, pianist
5:00 p.m. Opera Extravaganza
(tickets: 865-524-0795)
A once-in-a-lifetime concert featuring selections from all of Mozart’s twenty operas with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Brian Salesky. The cast features the company debuts of Brazilian soprano Edlyn de Oliveira and American soprano Heather Dials. Returning distinguished international artists will be soprano Jami Rogers, mezzosoprano Karen Nickell, tenors Carroll Freeman and Gran Wilson, baritone Stephen Gaertner, and basses Andrew Wentzel and Julian Rodescu.
8:00 p.m. “Supper with the Stars” (tickets: 865-524-0795)
Peerless Restaurant on North Peters Road
2006-2007 Season Sponsors include Dr. and Mrs. Monroe Trout, the Tennessee Arts Commission, WATE-6, Knoxville Opera Guild, Holly Martin Baker and Hadley Martin and Pilot Travel Centers.
Production Sponsors include the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Knoxville, and Knox County.
For further information, please contact Melissa Nance, Director of Marketing, at 865-524-0795, ext. 5.
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