The Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara has been the training ground for many fine classical musicians. Generously supported by the local art community only a few gifted students are chosen to participate in a series of Summer Master Classes led by Marilyn Horne. Ranked among the best, this world renowned program prepares young vocal and orchestra talent for an international career in music.
This is great news for me!!! I no longer need to travel to a major metropolitan city to hear quality musicians do what they love. And watching opera has never been easier with the NY Met HD live streaming performances in Hahn Hall featuring some of the worlds most accomplished divas.
Opera is full of drama and the tales told are fiery with unrequited love, betrayal, tragedy, and revenge. Now add a big budget, lavish costumes and beautiful set design, and you have a true musical masterpiece that would rival any Academy Award winning film. Today, projected translations makes singing in the original language more practical so one doesn't need to speak Italian to appreciate opera. Generally most operas are sung in Italian, but one can also hear French, German, and English scores. Female operatic roles fall under three major vocal categories: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Contralto. While the gents roles require voices of Tenor, Baritone, and Bass range. Operas are broken down into three spell binding acts that can last four hours or more. Ultimately the orchestra reaches the final crescendo where operatic drama is resolved and the prima donna ignites the stage in a flurry of coloratura. Jubilant the audience cries... Bravo!!!
TOP TEN OPERAS
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Don Giovanni by Mozart
The Barber of Seville by Rossini
Rigoletto by Verdi
La Traviata by Verdi
Die Walkure by Wagner
Aida by Verdi
Carmen by Bizet
TOP TEN OPERAS
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Don Giovanni by Mozart
The Barber of Seville by Rossini
Rigoletto by Verdi
La Traviata by Verdi
Die Walkure by Wagner
Aida by Verdi
Carmen by Bizet
La Boheme by Puccini
Madame Butterfly by Puccini
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Music Academy of the West Calendar of Events
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Best Montecito Rummage Sale
May Madness, the 40th annual treasure and estate sale benefiting the Music Academy of the West’s full-scholarship program, will take place this year from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, May 7, 2016 on the Music Academy campus, located at 1070 Fairway Road in Santa Barbara.
May Madness, the 40th annual treasure and estate sale benefiting the Music Academy of the West’s full-scholarship program, will take place this year from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, May 7, 2016 on the Music Academy campus, located at 1070 Fairway Road in Santa Barbara.
May Madness
