Orchestra Santa Monica

“Der Rosenkavalier and Operatic Favorites”

Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 2:00 pm

Orchestra Santa Monica closes its 10th Anniversary Season with an exciting program of opera arias and symphonic operatic works. Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier Suite ("The Cavalier of the Rose”) showcases the magical music highlights of the full opera, a tumultuous and comical love story of princess Marschallin and her young lover Octavian. The dramatic themes of Verdi's overture La Forza del Destino ("The Power of Fate") evoke the romantic story of Don Alvaro and Leonora as they elope to find love.

Soloists Katherine Polit (soprano), Alejandra Martinez (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Preston (tenor) and Abdiel Gonzalez (baritone) bring favorite opera arias by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and Johann Strauss to life.

To celebrate the orchestra's 10th Anniversary, all tickets are free!

For more concert information: orchestrasantamonica.org

The Broad Stage

Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center

1310 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401

Roger Kalia, conductor

Fred Scholder, guest conductor

Katherine Polit, soprano

Alejandra Martinez, mezzo-soprano

Nicholas Preston, tenor

Abdiel Gonzalez, baritone

Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture

Arias by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, J. Strauss, and Bernstein

For tickets (required, but free):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/der-rosenkavalier-and-operatic-favorites-tickets-593801354837

For event information:

https://orchestrasantamonica.org/tickets-event-info/