Madelaine will be singing the aria “Fond flatt’ring world, adieu” from Handel’s late oratorio Theodora, in a masterclass with renowned opera director Peter Sellars. Performing with Madelaine will be Addi Liu on violin, Sarah Coffman on cello, and Peter Bennett on harpsichord.
The masterclass will be followed by a presentation in Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Music’s Colloquium series.
From the Music Department website:
Open Workshop with Peter Sellars
Date: October 11, 2019 1:00 pm
Location: Harkness Chapel
Open to the CWRU/CIM community, 1:00-3:30 pm
The Department of Music opens Harkness Chapel to the wider CWRU/CIM community.
Join us in the audience as Peter Sellars coaches students in an intimate setting.
– following the workshop –
“Staging the Music: Peter Sellars in Conversation” with Susan McClary, 4:00 pm
More information and registration here.
About Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars has gained international renown for his groundbreaking and transformative interpretations of artistic masterpieces and for collaborative projects with an extraordinary range of creative artists. He has staged operas at the Dutch National Opera, English National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opéra National de Paris, Salzburg Festival, and San Francisco Opera, among others.
He has collaborated on the creation of many works with composer John Adams, including Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer, El Niño, Doctor Atomic, A Flowering Tree, and The Gospel According to the Other Mary. Inspired by the compositions of Kaija Saariaho, Sellars has guided the creation of productions of her work that have expanded the repertoire of modern opera.