WRR to broadcast live from the Fort Worth Opera Festival

by PegNews wire

“The wealth of dramatic music makes Lucia appealing to modern musical theatre audiences, as well as the most devoted opera fan."

The Fort Worth Opera Festival is capturing the imagination of opera lovers around the world. And, WRR Classical 101 is pleased to bring a taste of this tantalizing festival to its listeners. It is with great excitement, that WRR announces the live broadcast of a matinee performance of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor.

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This historic broadcast will be 2 p.m., Sunday, May 25 live from stage of the Bass Performance Hall. Considered by many to be the greatest of the Italian Romantic operas, Lucia di Lammermoor is based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott. The epitome of romantic opera in spite of its tragic ending, Lucia di Lammermoor demands incredible vocal and acting skills from the singers. And the Fort Worth Opera delivers with two of the hottest singers today, Elizabeth Futral (Lucia) and Stephen Costello (Edgardo). Both performed these roles at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Kurt Rongey, WRR’s operations manager, said “The wealth of dramatic music makes Lucia appealing to modern musical theatre audiences, as well as the most devoted opera fan.

“WRR listeners are in for an incredible afternoon of opera on May 25. The live broadcast is part of WRR’s commitment to bring more live, localized programming to our listeners,” Rongey said. “In recent months, WRR has broadcast the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra live from Carnegie Hall and we are currently working on several other projects with major arts groups, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.”

Source: WRR