This series of tour Giovannis were also all of soprano Joan Carden‘s Met career (Anna), the last Met performances of sopranos Evelyn Mandac (Zerlina), Maralin Niska, and Elizabeth Harwood (Elvira), and the only two performances of conductor Theo Alcántara.

Birthday anniversaries of bass-baritones Hans Hermann Nissen (1893) and Erich Kunz (1909),
baritone Chester Ludgin (1925),
and director Nikolaus Lehnhoff (1939)

Happy 86th birthday soprano Lone Koppel
Happy 74th birthday soprano Julie Kaufmann

Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28

Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28

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Merry Widow | Finger Lakes, NY | July 25-28

Geneva Light Opera’s production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow will feature prize-winning baritone Bryan Murray and soprano Alexis Olinyk in the superb acoustics of in the landmark Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York on July 25, 27, and 28. A small city on the north end of the largest of NY’s Finger Lakes, Geneva…

From Geneva Light Opera

Geneva Light Opera’s production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow will feature prize-winning baritone Bryan Murray and soprano Alexis Olinyk in the superb acoustics of in the landmark Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York on July 25, 27, and 28. A small city on the north end of the largest of NY’s Finger Lakes, Geneva…

From Geneva Light Opera