An afternoon of French voice and harp music; poetry of longing, love, and other sultry Frenchiness; with dance inspired by Belle Époque barefoot icon, Isadora Duncan. Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Gallery Conversations. Saturday, January 15th 2:30pm. Free with museum admission.
Composers on the program include Gabriel Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn and Claude Debussy, their works sung in French; with new English translations of the poetry of Victor Hugo, Paul Verlaine, Paul Bourget, and others.
Featuring:
Misha Penton, soprano; Joanna Elliott Whitsett, harp. Meg Brooker, dancer. Miranda Herbert, actor.
Saturday, January 15th, 2011 at 2:30pm
An afternoon of French voice and harp music; poetry of longing, love, and other sultry Frenchiness; with dance inspired by Belle Époque barefoot icon, Isadora Duncan. Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Gallery Conversations. Saturday, January 15th 2:30pm. Free with museum admission.
Composers on the program include Gabriel Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn and Claude Debussy, their works sung in French; with new English translations of the poetry of Victor Hugo, Paul Verlaine, Paul Bourget, and others.
Featuring:
Misha Penton, soprano; Joanna Elliott Whitsett, harp. Meg Brooker, dancer. Miranda Herbert, actor.
Saturday, January 15th, 2011 at 2:30pm
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Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
A new chamber opera by Dominick Diorio. Libretto by Misha Penton
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Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
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A new chamber opera by Dominick Diorio. Libretto by Misha Penton
