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Opera & Oz: Symphony on the River

Opera & Oz: Symphony on the River

August 29th @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Portsmouth City Park
Cpl J M Williams Ave
Portsmouth, VA 23701

Cost

Free

Description

June 13 performance cancelled due to weather.  Rescheduled for Aug 29.  Should that date be rained out, the show will take place on September 2.  Same time, same place.
Join us for this FREE family-friendly concert presented by the City of Portsmouth! Give your brain a rest and spend a heart-felt and nerve-free evening under the stars at Opera & Oz with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Soprano Symone Harcum. Let the melodious sounds of the VSO send you over the rainbow as you enjoy beloved pieces like “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi, “Home” from The Wiz, “The Rainbow Connection”, Selections from Wicked, and more!
Brandon Eldredge, conductor
Symone Harcum, soprano

PROGRAM:

John Stafford Smith/Smith Star-Spangled Banner
Richard Wagner/Toscanini Prelude to Act 3 from Lohengrin
Camille Saint-Saëns Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Giacomo Puccini “Chi il bel sogno” from La Rondine
Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Giacomo Puccini “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Franz von Suppé Overture to Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant)
Harold Arlen / Chuck Sayre Selections from “The Wizard of Oz”
Richard Rodgers / Robert Russell Bennett “If I Loved You” from Carousel
Paul Williams / Larry Moore “The Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie
John Williams / Lavender “Witches, Wands, and Wizards” from Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Charlie Smalls “Home” from “The Wiz”
Jason Robert Brown “Stars and the Moon” from Songs for a New World
Stephen Schwartz / Ricketts, Ted Highlights from Wicked