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This old film was discovered in the archives of the Library Of Congress. It is a rendition of Violons Dans Le Soir recorded sometime in the 1925-1930.

Performed at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore, California March 2017 1940's Hollywood is the setting for Mozart's timeless comedy, with its bubbling overture and brilliant arias composed by Mozart at the height of his genius – the result is a witty yet profound tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. In the story, Figaro and Susanna, two servants, cleverly outwit their master, Count Almaviva, from seducing Susanna. Through their manipulations, the Count’s love for his Countess is restored. Adding to the fun is an old man seeking revenge, a scheming maid, a drunken gardener, and an amorous teenager," says the San Francisco Classical Voice Music by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by: Lorenzo da Ponte (based on a play of Pierre Beaumarchais) Artistic Director, Erie Mills Music Director: Alexander Katsman Stage Director: Brian Luedloff (https://arts.unco.edu/music/faculty-staff/luedloff-brian.aspx) Cast: Bernardo Bermudez - Count Almaviva Lacy Sauter - Countess Almaviva Efrain Solis - Figaro Christie Conover - Susanna Kristin Chio - Cherubino Deborah Rosengaus - Marcellina Mason Gates - Basilio Kiril Havezov - Antonio Alba Franco-Canél - Barbarina Jonathan Orenberg - Don Curzio Sung in Italian with English supertitles. (photo credit: Barbara Mallon) #LivermoreValleyOpera #LVOpera #Mozart #Livermore

Eine florentinische Tragödie • Alexander von Zemlinsky A Florentine Tragedy • Alexander Zemlinsky 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. ~ ~ ~ Livermore Valley Opera Artistic Director, Erie Mills Music Director, Alex Katsman Stage Director, Layna Chianakas Recorded in March 2020 ~ ~ ~ SYNOPSIS Florence, Italy, 1917. Bianca is the young and beautiful wife of a wealthy, but elderly merchant in Florence. She is unhappy with her husband, and takes a lover: a young Florentine aristocrat. The action takes place in Simone’s home, full of bolts of luxurious materials. Simone arrives home early from a business trip, suspecting that he will catch his wife with a lover. When he finds Bianca and Guido together, he pretends to believe that Guido has come to buy cloth. Guido pretends to fall in love with this idea, and is happy to be shown various samples. He agrees to buy a damask cloth and then a velvet robe, with payment being sent the following day. The exchanges become on the surface light-hearted, but it is clear that there is serious animosity developing, as the men goad one another. Bianca’s hatred of her husband also becomes clear as she begins to support Guido’s side. A fight ensues, as Bianca initially supports Guido against the loathsome husband, and the younger man succeeds in wounding the merchant. However in the hand-to-hand struggle that follows the older man’s physical strength prevails. Bianca has seen, in his raw physical strength, an attractive side to her husband she had not been aware of before, and Simone realizes his wife’s beauty. Source: Scottish Opera ~ ~ ~ CAST Robert Mellon – Simone Anush Avetisyan – Bianca Michael Day – Guido Bardi ~ ~ ~ Gianni Schicchi • Giacomo Puccini Recorded in March 2020 ~ ~ ~ SYNOPSIS Florence, Italy, 1917. The greedy relatives of the wealthy Buoso Donati discover that the deceased has left his fortune to the church. The young Rinuccio suggests that Gianni Schicchi, a shrewd, self-made man and the father of his girlfriend, Lauretta, can help them. Schicchi appears with his daughter. Disgusted by the hypocrisy and avarice of the aristocratic family, he is about to leave but persuaded to stay by Lauretta who proclaims her intention to marry Rinuccio (O mio babbino caro). Reading the will, Schicchi devises a plan to impersonate the dead man. The relatives send for the notary and Schicchi, wearing Buoso’s nightshirt and cap, from his sickbed dictates a new will, in which he leaves the greater part of the estate, including the house they are in, to his “dear friend Gianni Schicchi.” The relatives are furious, and steal what they can from the house, chased out by Schicchi, who remains behind with Lauretta and Rinuccio. Turning to the audience, he points out how happy his fraud has made the young lovers and pleads that he not be judged too harshly. Source: Metropolitan Opera – Note: This one-act opera premiered at the Met on December 14, 1918 ~ ~ ~ CAST Robert Mellon – Gianni Schicchi Anush Avetisyan – Lauretta Michael Day – Rinuccio Bojan Knezevic – Simone Deborah Martínez Rosengaus – Zita Talin Nalbandian – La Ciesca Kirk Eichelberger – Betto Liisa Dávila – Nella Ryan Bradford – Marco Jonathan Smucker – Gherardo Clarissa Huber – Gherardina ~ ~ ~ Don't Miss a Moment! Donate online at: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com/donate/ 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨: PO Box 1002, Livermore, CA 94551, U.S.A. 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙪𝙥: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com/#newsletter 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com/donate/ 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠: https://www.facebook.com/livermorevalleyopera 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧: https://twitter.com/LV_Opera 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢: http://instagram.com/livermorevalleyopera #LivermoreValleyOpera #Opera #Zemlinsky #Livermore #TheAmericanPrize First Place Winner of 2021 The American Prize, professional opera division.

This video has been recorded during the covid 19 pandemic with the phone app ACappella. It is a scene from Francesca Caccini's opera La Liberazione di Ruggiero (1625). All the performers have recorded remotely. This video was part of an online presentation of Francesca Caccini on October 13th . With Deborah Rosengaus (mezzo-soprano) - Patrick Hagen (tenor) - Spencer Dodd (bass) - Kelly Savage (harpsichord) - Gretchen Claassen (cello). ​

The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) • Gioachino Rossini A riotous comedy with memorable arias and spectacular ensembles in what is arguably the greatest Italian opera buffa ever written. Cast (in order of appearance): Ryan Bradford-Fiorello Thomas Glenn-Count Almaviva Alex DeSocio-Figaro Shirin Eskandani-Rosina Peter Strummer-Dr. Bartolo Deborah Rosengaus-Berta Robert Canning - Ambrosio Kirk Eichelberger-Basilio Russel Weinberger - Police Sergeant T. J. Pollard - Notary ~ ~ ~ Livermore Valley Opera https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com PO Box 1002, Livermore, CA 94551, U.S.A. Artistic Director, Erie Mills Music Director, Alex Katsman Recorded in March 2019 ~ ~ ~ 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨: PO Box 1002, Livermore, CA 94551, U.S.A. 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙪𝙥: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com/#newsletter 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚: https://www.livermorevalleyopera.com/donate/ 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠: https://www.facebook.com/livermorevalleyopera 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧: https://twitter.com/LV_Opera 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢: http://instagram.com/livermorevalleyopera #LivermoreValleyOpera #LVOpera #LV_Opera #Livermore #BarberOfSeville #Rossini

A beautiful song sung by Deborah Martínez Rosengaus with Ron Borelli on Accordion Little star from the distant sky That watches my pain That knows my suffering Come down and tell me if you like me a little Because I can't live without your love You are, Little Star, my beacon of love You know that I will soon die Come down and tell me if you like me a little Because I can't live without your love