Classical Conversations: Florencia en el Amazonas

Join Break a Leg Studios for our first Classical Conversations event, December 5th 2023 from 6-8PM at The Village Wine Shop (Aberdeen location). Classical Conversations is a way to meet new friends & socialize while supporting your local arts community. Break a Leg Studios hosts cocktail hours that highlight a specific cultural or artistic event in town unveiling relevant popular culture relationships as well as giving you a "cliffs notes" summary of hot verbiage to make anyone sound like a professional! 

Our first Classical Conversation highlights the Sunrise Theatre's upcoming Met Opera HD Live Screening of Florencia en el Amazonas. Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. The December 9 performance stars soprano Ailyn Pérez as Florencia Grimaldi, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to lead a spellbinding new production by Mary Zimmerman that brings the mysterious and magical realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. A distinguished ensemble of artists portray the diva’s fellow travelers on the river boat to Manaus, including soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Álvaro.

This event is free with limited availability. Ticket includes one complimentary beverage from a pre-selected menu.

This series is for friends 21+