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The USC Thornton Opera Program Presents
Opera Scenes 2025
USC University Park Campus
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February 7th, 2025 | 7:00 PM
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The singer-actors of the USC Thornton Vocal Arts department present an evening of scenes from operas and musical theater.
Admission is Free​​​
or Livestream the Performance at
recording.la/thornton-live
Revisit the Opera Scenes production through pictures!
2024-25 Scenes Repertoire
Synopses
Excerpts from
"The Best of All Possible Worlds" from Candide
music by Leonard Bernstein
lyrics by Richard Wilbur​
Hansel and Gretel
by Engelbert Humperdinck
librett0 by Adelheid Wette
(sung in German)
"If I Loved You" from Carousel
music by Richard Rodgers
lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Lucia di Lammermoor
by Gaetano Donizetti
libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
(sung in Italian)
"Stranger in Paradise" and "This is My Beloved" from Kismet
musical adaptation and lyrics by Robert Wright and "George Forrest
Hamlet
by Ambroise Thomas
libretto by Michael Carré and Jules Barbier
Gloriana
by Benjamin Britten
libretto by William Plomer
Act II Quartet
L'Amico Fritz
by Pietro Mascagni
libretto by Nicola Daspuro
(sung in Italian)
Brigadoon
music by Frederick Lowe
lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Opening Number
“Waiting’ for my Dearie”
“Almost Like Being in Love”
“I’ll go Home with Bonnie Jean”
“From This Day On”
Cast
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Yan Cui
Colin Cunningham
Mystique D’Ardenne
Isabel Fernández
Brylan Finley
Julia Kempf
Yealim Kim
Chloe Owens
Christopher Renfro
Karah Rhoades
Hannah Rice
Kaitlyn Son
Hang Su
Mady Tozer
Daniel Voigt
Leverett Wilson
Emmanuel Yoque
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