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Maryland Opera Studio: La Bohème

Before RENT, there was La Bohème, perhaps the world’s most beloved opera.

In the tempestuous demimonde of Parisian artists, poets and philosophers, Mimi and Rodolfo pursue their ill-fated love.

La Bohème was a huge hit when Puccini premiered it in 1896 and its popularity has not waned.

There’s a good reason that the Maryland Opera Studio has won a devoted following among our patrons. See what these talented second-year MM Voice students have in store for you as they perform great operatic works.

Maryland Opera Studio: Idomeneo

Revenge, jealousy, love, betrayal and forgiveness — it’s the very stuff of opera. Mozart’s brilliance weaves them into a stunning musical and dramatic event.

Buffeted by the gods, survivors of the Trojan War move from the agony of loving your enemy to the joy of finding your love.

Idomeneo premiered in Munich on January 29, 1781, conducted by the 25-year-old composer himself.

Maryland Opera Studio: Die Zauberflote

The Maryland Opera Studio’s annual piano opera — a staged work with minimal costumes and sets, accompanied only by piano — puts the voices of the young performers squarely in the spotlight.

Die Zauberflöte, Mozart’s last opera, is a mysterious fairy tale of good and evil. Innocents Tamino and Pamina search for the truth in a confusing landscape full of serpents, spirits, sorcerers and priests. Who can they trust? On what can they rely? And will Papageno ever find a girl of his very own?

Maryland Day

This community open house has something for the entire family with more than 40 different events throughout the Center — on stage, in the studios and behind the scenes.

MDE: Springing from Fantasy

This lively, diverse concert provides a preview of the emerging talent of the next generation of dance artists.

The program includes original dances created and/or performed by undergraduate students majoring in Dance as they begin to find their choreographic voice and vision, plus new works developed throughout the year by guest choreographers.

MDE: Breath, Rhythm, Flight

This first of two Maryland Dance Ensemble concerts during the season focuses on the cutting-edge visions of dance faculty members Alvin Mayes, Sharon Mansur, Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig; visiting artist Adriane Fang; and guest choreographer Susan Marshall.

Martinez-Urioste-Brey Trio

Cellist Carter Brey, violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Gabriela Martinez will perform works by Beethoven, Arensky and Ravel in their first appearance at the Center.

The artists — each of whom has a wealth of musical experience and numerous accolades — formed as a chamber trio in the summer of 2011 and within days were invited to perform at the 2012 Ravinia Festival.

MFA in Performance: Festival of New Works

In the grand finale of their studies in the MFA in Performance (MFAP) program, the members of the inaugural MFAP class will showcase seven new works. Each MFAP student will perform an individual piece that showcases his or her own writing, research and performance.

This small group of talented theatre artists, who came to the program with experiences ranging from regional theatre to Broadway, have prepared hour-long works grounded in their own experiences, personal artistic visions and their three years of MFA in Performance training.

Lucky Plush: The Better Half

Lucky Plush Productions presents a dance/theatre hybrid based on — and poking fun at — the classic film Gaslight, about a villainous husband who tries to drive his wife insane.

In the hands of artistic director Julia Rhoads and director Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, this rowdy, witty dance-theatre piece transcends its sources to examine wedded (or unwedded) “bliss” from unexpected physical and emotional angles.

Join the artists for a Talk Back after the October 4 performance.   

Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet: Landfall

In addition to her groundbreaking solo work, Laurie Anderson has undertaken collaborative projects with artists of all kinds, including William S. Burroughs, Lou Reed, Marisa Monte and Colin Stetson, among others.

Kronos Quartet, musical mavericks who shatter conventional wisdom about string quartets, has partnered with Eiko & Koma, Philip Glass, Alim Qasimov, Astor Piazzolla and many more.

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