09/17/2009: "Cinderella In Friday Harbor"

A cast and chorus of 29 singers will perform the opera Cinderella, Saturday, September 19 at 2:30pm at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church.

The production involves the setting of the timeless fairy tale, Cinderella by one of France’s finest composers, Jules Massenet. The opera will be performed in its entirety, and is a production of the by the Puget Sound Concert Opera and the Bellevue Opera.

This story of true love includes some of the most beautiful music ever written, including a fabulous women’s chorus of spirits and the unforgettable vocal fireworks of the Fairy Godmother.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:
Cinderella (Cendrillon): an opera by Jules Massenet
Performed concert style with piano.
Saturday, September 19 at 2:30pm at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church
425 Spring Street, Friday Harbor
Suggested Donation: $15 General or $10 Student / Senior

Puget Sound Concert Opera's mission is to foster the appreciation of Opera and Classical Music through performance, education, and community outreach.

Puget Sound Concert Opera dedicates itself to performing operas concert style with piano and chamber orchestra. The concert opera format allows audience members to see, hear and feel the music up close and personal. The size of PSCO's venues is comparable to a traditional European opera house, where the intimacy makes the musical experience unique and thrilling: singers receive immediate feedback from the audience, and the audience can see, hear and literally feel the entire performance. It almost becomes a dialog between performer and audience.

Because their passion is to share with as wide a range of audience as possible, the beauty, passion and magnificence of opera, they perform operas that are a little "off the beaten path" as well as those that are extremely popular. As much as possible, these operas are performed uncut and in the original languages.

By keeping the size of their group and venues small and intimate, Puget Sound Concert Opera charges less than half of the standard rate for most opera and classical music performances; and it is a great introduction to opera for children and adults 12 and over.