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Coffee @ Kerr

Lecture Series

The Coffee @ Kerr series will continue through our 2022/23 Season and feature previews of our upcoming productions this season.

Join us for a FREE music and lecture series at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center. Get a detailed look at each opera and receive exclusive, behind-the-scenes information about our productions. This lecture series is ideal for all opera lovers – of all ages.

 

Schedule:

Coffee @ Kerr: The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM MST
Location: Kerr Cultural Center (In-Person or Online)

THIS EVENT WILL BE A PREVIEW OUR UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

Fall in love all over again with this timeless classic! A wonderful opportunity to bring the entire family to Arizona Opera and experience familiar favorites and beloved characters. This treasured musical is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, and set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938. The Sound of Music tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun.

Presented by Arizona Opera Teaching Artist and Ambassador Dr. Miriam Schildkret, mezzo-soprano, and Andria Fennig, collaborative pianist.

   

 

Coffee @ Kerr: The Magic FluteThe Magic Flute

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 10:30 AM MST
Location: Kerr Cultural Center (In-Person or Online)

Mozart’s beloved classic, The Magic Flute, is a fairytale of darkness and light, which explores the journey in search of truth and reason, love and enlightenment.

As the action unfolds, Tamino, a prince lost in a foreign land, is pursued by a terrifying monster. He is rescued by three mysterious ladies, who kill the monster and give Tamino a picture of Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, with whom he falls instantly in love. They tell him that Pamina has been captured by the powerful and evil Sarastro, and Tamino vows to rescue her.

Presented by Arizona Opera Teaching Artist and Ambassador Dr. Miriam Schildkret, mezzo-soprano, and Andria Fennig, collaborative pianist.

   

Arizona Opera’s Education and Community Engagement programs are made possible, in part, thanks to the support of: The Molly Blank Fund, Dr. Rex and Arlyn* Brewster, Invest in Kids Charitable Gift Fund, The Moreno Family Foundation, The Ted Stephan Teaching Artist Endowed Fund, The Arizona Republic, Cardinals Charities, The City of Peoria, and a consortium of individual donors.