Princeton University Sinfonia presents A Night at the Opera

Join Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Princeton University Sinfonia on Friday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium for A Night at the Opera, an evening of excerpts from operas by Bizet, Mozart, Rossini, Delibes, and Rimsky-Korsakov.

The concert will include Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Procession of the Nobles” from Mlada and “Dance of the Tumblers” from The Snow Maiden; two selections by Bizet, a quintet from Carmen, as well as the famous duet “Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers; the “Flower Duet” from Delibes’ Lakmé, and the finale from Act 1 of Rossini’s The Italian Girl in Algiers.

The program also features new works by student composers Kasey Shao ’25 and Julia Young ’27, and Clara Conatser ‘25 will play movements from Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3. Singers from the University’s Glee Club Opera Scenes (David Kellett, director) and the University Clarinet Ensemble (Jo-Ann Sternberg, director) will also perform. Tickets are $15 general admission/$5 students and are available online at tickets.princeton.edu. For more information call 609-258-4241 or visit music.princeton.edu.