Opera is an often misunderstood and under-appreciated art-form that sometimes feels as though it’s reserved only for the intellectual elite and super-wealthy. And yet, it can actually be enjoyed and understood by us all!
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Rebecca Ringle Kamarei is a singer with the Metropolitan Opera who, in her words, found her own unique voice through opera.
She will share with us why she thinks opera is actually the most favorable of the performing arts for women and also talk about her own training and career in this fascinating art-form. She will break down some of the misconceptions about opera so that even the most inexperienced can better enjoy and appreciate opera in its different forms.
This is a great event for anyone who:
Knows little to nothing about opera
Is interested in gaining a better appreciation for opera
Has ever thought that opera is boring, stuffy or elitist
Is interested in how the arts can serve as a form of women’s empowerment
This will be a fireside-chat style conversation with some video demonstrations. All attendees are encouraged (but not required) to have their cameras on and bring any questions about the opera which they may have always been too scared or embarrassed to ask.
$12 early-bird through Feb 11th; $15 thereafter
Art-full Members: $6 early-bird through Feb 11th; $9 thereafter
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This event is part of our Art 101 online series which seeks to give participants a better understanding of different art forms, through their history and in the words of art practitioners, rather than teachers.
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More about Rebecca Ringle Kamarei
Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ringle Kamarei’s performances have brought acclaim for her “outstanding” (Washington Post) voice of "otherworldly luminousness" (The New York Times) on international opera and concert stages. She debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in 2013 as Rossweise in Die Walküre and has joined them for productions including Marnie, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Death of Klinghoffer, Elektra, The Nose, Nixon in China, and Rigoletto. Other performances include art song and oratorio at Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls and with Marlboro, Ravinia, and Bard Music Festivals, title roles in Handel’s Ariodante with the Princeton Festival and Marnie with Metropolitan Opera Workshops, Dido in Dido and Aeneas with the Macau International Music Festival in China and further appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Oratorio Society of New York, Orchestra Giuseppi Verdi di Milano, New York City Opera, American Opera Projects, and Washington National Opera.
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