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Quality opera at Harvard is rare. With few operatic productions ever seriously undertaken throughout the year, the mesmerizing portrayal of Antonio Cesti's early baroque opera Orontea conceived by Sarah Meyers '02 and Divinity School Student Matthew Burt resembles nothing that Harvard theatre has seen in recent memory. Sponsored through the annual collective effort of the Harvard Early Music Society, the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, and the Fogg Art Museum, Orontea is far from another Harvardian rendition of some overproduced Broadway show. Beautifully flowing costumes, radiant voices and an incredibly professional sound characterize this...
...only watching a baroque opera but are actually transported back in time to witness this poignantly realistic portrayal of confusion, heartache and love. Even those not familiar or comfortable with opera can't help but fall in love with the exquisite choreography, vocal preparation and endearingly funny storyline of Cesti's forgotten gem, Orontea...
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...looking for something a little further from home, then take a walk to the Fogg Museum Indoor Courtyard to see Antonio Cesti's baroque opera Orontea. Produced by the Harvard Early Music Society and performed with period instruments, Orontea tells the story of an Egyptian queen who vows that she will never marry. But of course such a vow is bound to change. This is opera, after all. Complications ensue but at last nupital vows prevail. Look at today's preview story for more information...
Hailing from the Baroque era, this Antonio Cesti opera tells the tale of an Egyptian queen and her trials of loe. Director Sarah Meyers describes the "funny, light stories that make it accessible to modern audiences." Reduced significantly to a more condensed version, the opera features a "well-balanced production" of both Harvard students and students of the New England Conservatory...