Saturday, May 30, 2015

Chorale Bel Canto New Season





Please put our concert dates on your calendar.
We look forward to seeing you in October!

Thursday, May 14, 2015

33rd Season Finale!


Join us on Saturday for a thrilling program to cap our 33rd season of beautiful singing!
(and get a peek at our 34th season announcement)

The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore
Gian-Carlo Menotti
with dancers from ArtistsPlus Productions

and

Great Opera Choruses
with soloists from Redlands Opera Theatre

May 16, 2015, 4:00pm

First United Methodist Church Pasadena
500 E. Colorado Blvd.


Order tickets at www.ChoraleBelCanto.org



May 16, 2015, 4:00pm
First United Methodist Church
500 E. Colorado, Pasadena

You are in for a treat: a 20th century madrigal fable by Gian-Carlo Menotti.
Chorale Bel Canto will be joined by dancers from ArtistsPlus Productions,
who will act the story as it is sung by members of the Chorale.
A challenging and poignant work, both musically and philosophically!

and
Great Opera Choruses

Chorale Bel Canto, 80-voices strong, will sing eight well-known opera choruses.  Soloists will be young artists from Redlands Opera Theatre.
 
Thrill to the familiar melodies of beautiful choruses by Mozart, Bizet, Donizetti, Leoncavallo, and Verdi.
Donor Reception 
Donors, we look forward to thanking you at our donor reception following the concert!

Friday, May 1, 2015

Happy May Day!



Happy May Day from Chorale Bel Canto!
We are hard at work preparing the music for our final concert of the season on May 16.  And meanwhile, the dancers of ArtistsPlus Productions are preparing to dance the story of The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and the Manticore.  These photos (courtesy of Whitney Browne and ArtistsPlus Productions) will entice you!

 
Please join us for a thrilling program to close our 33rd season of beautiful singing!

May 16, 2015, 4:00pm


Order tickets at www.ChoraleBelCanto.org




           The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore

          (Gian-Carlo Menotti)

    and
     Great Opera Choruses

May 16, 2015, 4:00pm
First United Methodist Church
500 E. Colorado, Pasadena

You are in for a treat: a 20th century madrigal fable by Gian-Carlo Menotti.
Chorale Bel Canto will be joined by dancers from ArtistsPlus Productions, who will dance the story as it is sung by members of the Chorale. A challenging program, musically and philosophically!

and
Great Opera Choruses

Chorale Bel Canto, 80-voices strong, will sing eight well-known opera choruses.  Soloists will be young artists from Redlands Opera Theatre.
 
Thrill to the familiar melodies of beautiful choruses by Mozart, Bizet, Donizetti, Leoncavallo, and Verdi.
Donors!

We look forward to seeing you at our donor reception following the concert!                                     
Thank you, Whittier Public Library!

And thank you to the Whittier Public Library for hosting another successful evening of lecture by Stephen Gothold and music by members of Chorale Bel Canto. On April 29
 
Chorale Bel Canto Went to the Theatre!
A lecture discussion with video and musical excerpts
by Dr. Stephen Gothold, Music Director,
and members of the ensemble

From 16th century Italian madrigal comedy through 19th century grand opera
with a focus on Gian-Carlo Menotti’s 20th century “madrigal fable”
The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore