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Caitlin C. Vincent ’07, a History and Literature concentrator, is the stage director of the Dunster House Opera (DHO) production of “The Marriage of Figaro.” Trained in classical voice, Vincent jumped into the campus opera scene from the start of her time at Harvard...
...have always had a sort of soft spot for DHO because one of the first productions I did at Harvard was DHO’s “Cosi Fan Tutte.” I was only in the chorus, but I had a wonderful time. My junior year, I had a more substantial role in DHO’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” So I guess I never really left DHO...
...Unlike Lowell House Opera (LHO), which primarily casts semi-professional singers from local conservatories, DHO is staged entirely by Harvard undergraduates...
...enfant et les Sortilèges” with LHO, I was very impressed with the professionalism. But, at the same time, I’ve always felt a bit uncomfortable with the lack of Harvard students in the productions. DHO actually makes use of the tremendous talent we have among our undergraduate community, and, in my opinion, the productions are equally high-quality...
...Generally, big opera houses and festivals tend to sterilize this opera, focusing on the jagged modernity of the score and the formality and inevitability of death in the libretto, while ignoring the tremendously subtle emotions that can be powerful, sad and even funny. Thankfully, DHO treats the audience to as much passion and humanity as Poulenc certainly intended...