The September meeting of the Four Seasons Opera Club will be in The Lodge Theater on
Friday, Sept. 13 at 6 pm. We will stream Puccini's La Bohème. The run time is 1 hr and 45
minutes. The opera is sung in Italian and there will be English subtitles. The recording we will
present is from the 1970 season of the Royal Opera/Covent Garden with Plácido Domingo and
Theresa Stratas.
The story line is very well known and has been adapted to the other arts as well. Recent
transplants have been Jonathan Larson's Rent and Bah Luhrman's Moulin Rouge.
The Opera Club website is up and running now and you can find more information about
La Bohème, prior offerings, and other learning and research opportunities there. A particular
treat on the La Bohème calendar page is a collection of eight great tenors singing "Che gellida
manina." For serious learners, please find a suggested first Wagner Ring Cycle there as well.
Visit the FSOC website at yukito.net. ~ Harvey Toyama, yukito@yukito.net, (951) 524-3765
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Opera Club
Four Seasons Singers
Four Seasons Singers started rehearsing for the Holiday Show, the first weekend in December. We will be singing some beloved carols
and some new holiday music. If you would like to join the Singers, would like to be included in my email list, or if you have questions about
the Four Seasons Singers, call (951) 797-3466 or email me at bawasco@dc.rr.com. ~ Barbara Wasco
Handbell Choir
NEW AND IMPROVED! We are working hard to improve our Four
Seasons Handbell Choir. If you can read music, count rhythms, and are
available on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 3 pm for practice, we could
use YOU. We are practicing for our Holiday/Christmas concert on Dec. 12
at 6 pm.
If you have any questions, contact Kathie Sundstrom at kathryn.buck@
comcast.net or (303) 903-6850 or Susan Youel at (760) 920-0013. ~ Kathie
Sundstrom
Classical Music Club
We are classical music lovers with an interest in sharing our love of, knowledge about, and interest in classical music. We meet on the
second Thursday of each month at 7 pm in The Lodge Theater. We listen to and watch musical selections on the big screen. Each month
we focus on a particular work or several selections of one composer. We also discuss current musical performances in the area. We
welcome new members. Contact Steve Benoff at steve.benoff@verizon.net or (310) 413-4896. ~ Steve Benoff
At le: La Bohème premiere poster
