Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera
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Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera is a comic opera
by David T. Little
, to a libretto by Royce Vavrek
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Commissioned for the Bard College
Conservatory, the world premiere of Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera was presented at the Richard B. Fisher Center on February 26, 2010 performed by students in Bard's graduate vocal performance program with James Bagwell conducting. Dan Rigazzi provided stage direction.
in Flemish
), a sport that developed around birdsong in the late 16th century in Flanders
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Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
by David T. Little
David T. Little
David T. Little is an American composer and drummer known for his orchestral and operatic works, including his theatrical cantata "Soldier Songs" which was included in New York City Opera's VOX Contemporary American Opera Lab in 2008...
, to a libretto by Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian filmmaker, librettist, playwright and musical theatre writer known for the film From Sky and Soil, which was created as part of the Corus Young Filmmakers Initiative for broadcast on the W Network through a prize administered by the...
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Commissioned for the Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
Conservatory, the world premiere of Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera was presented at the Richard B. Fisher Center on February 26, 2010 performed by students in Bard's graduate vocal performance program with James Bagwell conducting. Dan Rigazzi provided stage direction.
Roles and role creators
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's Trainer, Celine Mogielnicki (soprano) - FarinelliFarinelliFarinelli , was the stage name of Carlo Maria Broschi, celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.- Early years :...
's Trainer, Madyson Page (soprano) - St. Francis of Assisi's Trainer, Clarissa Lyons (soprano)
- Prince Gabriel III of Belgium's Trainer, Jeongcheol Cha (baritone)
- Hans SachsHans SachsHans Sachs was a German meistersinger , poet, playwright and shoemaker.-Biography:Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg . His father was a tailor. He attended Latin school in Nuremberg...
's Trainer, Jeffrey Hill (tenor) - Atticus FinchAtticus FinchAtticus Finch is a fictional character in Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County, Alabama, and the father of Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Atticus is a central character in the novel...
's Trainer, Leroy Davis (bass-baritone)
Synopsis
The opera is about finch-sitting (or VinkensportVinkensport
Vinkensport is a competitive animal sport in which male chaffinches are made to compete for the highest number of bird calls in an hour...
in Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
), a sport that developed around birdsong in the late 16th century in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
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