Some operatic masterworks possess such dramatic intensity and emotional depth that they prove immediately accessible and captivating to even those who have never been to a theater.<\/p>\n
Giuseppe Verdi\u2019s Otello,<\/i> with its universally relevant themes of love, jealousy, and good versus evil, is one of opera\u2019s most magnetic works. Based on Shakespeare\u2019s poignant tragedy, Othello<\/i>, Verdi\u2019s opera is considered by many to be the greatest Italian opera ever created.<\/p>\n
Opera enthusiast Eugene Galperin, Ph.D., an assistant professor of mathematics at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, will explore this timeless masterpiece in a presentation, \u201cMusic Drama at its Best: Shakespeare, Verdi, and Otello.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n
The presentation, open to the public at no cost, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, in the Dale Snow Theatre of East Stroudsburg University\u2019s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.<\/p>\n
Geared toward people with little or no knowledge of opera, the presentation, the seventh of the series, \u201cWhy Opera Still is Relevant Today,\u201d will provide an introduction to Otello<\/i>, one of the Metropolitan Opera\u2019s Live-In-HD performances designed to make outstanding opera productions accessible to audiences throughout the world.<\/p>\n
Otello<\/i> will be screened Wednesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at Cinemark Theater in the Stroud Mall.<\/p>\n
The ESU presentation is being sponsored by the departments of music and theatre. For more information on the talk, please call Galperin at 570-422-3931.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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