As a member of the newly formed Fiato String Quartet, Mr. Sweeney will be performing selected works of Mozart and Shostakovich in their first concert to be held at the Flintridge Riding Club in La
10-30-2008
Mr. Sweeney will be performing with the LA Opera in their production of Carmen. Performances October 15th through December 14th. Click here for tickets or call 213.972.8001
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LA Opera: Il Trittico
08-23-2008
Mr. Sweeney will be performing with the LA Opera in their production of Il Trittico. Performances September 6th through September 26th. Click here for tickets or call (213) 972-8001.
From laopera.com:
Award-winning film directors William Friedkin and Woody Allen join forces to create a new cinematic production of Puccini's trio of one-act operas.
Bringing fresh insight to Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas will be two Academy Award-winning filmmakers. William Friedkin will direct Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica and Woody Allen will make his opera debut directing Gianni Schicchi. Tony Award-winning production designer Santo Loquasto (who has worked on more than 20 Woody Allen films) will design all three operas. On the podium will be Music Director James Conlon.
Il Tabarro ("The Cloak"), the story of a passionate love triangle that leads to a tragic end, features Mark Delavan, Salvatore Licitra and Anja Kampe. Suor Angelica ("Sister Angelica") tells the heart-rending tale of a cloistered nun with a worldly secret, and it features some of Puccini's most meltingly beautiful melodies, including the poignant "Senza Mamma." Sondra Radvanovsky returns to sing the title role, and mezzo Larissa Diadkova makes her Company debut. Gianni Schicchi, a romantic comedy that takes a page from Dante, features Thomas Allen in his debut in the title role along with soprano Laura Tatulescu and tenor Saimir Pirgu, who make their company debuts.(...read more)