Events Calendar

January 30 - February 3, 2012
Guild Trip: New York City
Join the Lyric Opera Guild for a trip to New York City to see the Metropolitan Opera productions of The Enchanged Island, Anna Bolena, Ernani and Götterdammerung starring Joyce DiDonato, Placido Domingo, Danielle DeNiese, Anna Netrebko and many more! For those with an interest in trips please see the special note in the preview brochure about future Guild trip brochures.
2011-12 January NYC Guild Trip brochure

February 20, 2012
At Ease with Opera - John Adams' Nixon in China: A Composer's Perspective
On Monday, February 20, 7:00 p.m. in the Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockill Road, KCMO) Mara Gibson, local composer and director of the Academy at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, will discuss the music of composer John Adams in a program titled: “John Adams’ Nixon in China: A Composer’s Perspective.” She will be assisted by vocalist Stephanie Meyer.
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February 22, 2012
At Ease with Opera - Nixon in China
On Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. at the Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockill Road, KCMO) Megan Greene, the Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas and an Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History, will present a talk about China at the time of Nixon’s visit. This talk will focus on the propaganda of the Cultural Revolution period, with a particular emphasis on revolutionary operas and ballets such as the ballet which is shown in the opera, and will include video excerpts.
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February 27, 2012
At Ease with Opera - Nixon in China: A Study of Cultural Fault Lines
On Monday, February 27, 7:00 p.m. Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockill Road, KCMO) Richard Byrum will give a preview of Nixon in China entitled “Nixon in China: A Study in Cultural Fault Lines.
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March 10, 14, 16, 18, 2012
Nixon in China - by Adams
“The week that changed the world” - Richard Nixon. The Lyric Opera returns to contemporary repertoire with prolific American composer John Adams’ hailed opera about Nixon’s historic journey to Red China in 1972. This unprecedented trip by a sitting U.S. President to China, with the hope of meeting Chairman Mao and creating peace, has forever changed the political landscape between the countries. Metropolitan Opera stars James Maddalena and Richard Paul Fink return fresh from their run in the production as Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.
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March 12 - 16, 2012
Spring Break Opera Camp (10-18 years old)
Held March 12 - 16, 2012, Spring Break Opera Camp helps young people to appreciate the many facets of opera and to develop as singers while making new and lasting friendships. Ten through eighteen-year-olds are invited to attend this fun, music-filled camp.
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April 2, 2012
At Ease with Opera - Great Arias From Forgotten Operas: The Sequel
On Monday, April 2, 7:00 p.m. Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockill Road, KCMO) Don Dagenais and Bob Wise will present another in their series of unusual excerpts from opera, in “Great Arias From Forgotten Operas: The Sequel.
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April 16, 2012
At Ease with Opera - A Cut Above: Rossini's Barber of Seville
On Monday, April 16, 7:00 p.m. Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockill Road, KCMO) Debra Karr will preview The Barber of Seville in a presentation entitled “A Cut Above: Rossini’s Barber of Seville.
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April 21, 25, 27, 29, 2012
The Barber of Seville - by Rossini
Figaro, the local lovable barber and jack-of-all-trades, helps Count Almaviva win the heart of the beautiful Rosina. Despite a few laughable mishaps, Figaro is able to distract Rosina’s elderly suitor by masquerading the Count in numerous comical costumes. This hilarious masterpiece starring Sandra Piques Eddy features an overture and aria so famous that even Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd couldn’t resist singing “Fi-ga-ro, Fi-ga-ro, Fi-ga-ro.”
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May 6, 2012
An Evening with Alfie Boe
English Tenor Alfie Boe, best known as John Valjean in the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Misérables, will perform in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Funds raised support the Kansas City Irish Center, in collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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May 12 - 15, 2012
Guild Trip: Toronto
Join the Lyric Opera Guild for a trip to Toronto to experience the Canadian Opera Company’s productions of A Florentine Tragedy, Gianna Schicchi, Semele, and Les Contes de Hoffman. For those with an interest in trips please see the special note in the preview brochure about future Guild trip brochures.
2011-12 May Toronto Guild Trip brochure

June 20 - 22, 2012
Guild Trip: San Francisco
Join the Lyric Opera Guild for a summer trip to San Francisco to see San Francisco Opera’s productions of Attila and The Magic Flute starring Furlanetto, Ramey, Vargas, Shrader, Gunn, Strober and Shagimuratova. For those with an interest in trips please see the special note in the preview brochure about future Guild trip brochures.
2011-12 June San Francisco Guild Trip brochure

July 17 - 23, 2012
Guild Trip: Italy
Join the Lyric Opera Guild for a summer trip to Torre del Lago, Italy to see two Puccini Festival productions, Tosca and Madama Butterfly, Puccini's Gianni Schicchi in Florence, and a chamber music concert in nearby Pietrasanta. The deadline to reserve one of 15 spots on this trip is February 15, 2012.
2011-12 July Italy Guild Trip brochure