"L'ho perduta, me meschina!" is a famous cavatina sung by Barbarina in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro", arranged for Woodwind Quintet and Voice. It is drawn from "Fandango", a reduction of the full opera for Woodwind Quintet and principal voices.
FANDANGO! music by Mozart
So there are these Italian guys. They end up in Spain. They fall in and out of love and lust with local ladies. Jealousy. Passion. Adolescent angst. Emotions in three languages, punctuated with beautiful dances, and lots of confusion. Sound like a soap opera? It’s Mozart at his best. Performed by five talented opera singers, a childens’ chorus, optional marimba and wind quintet. For the opera buff or novice it’s an evening of dreams and promise.
To inquire about renting the entire production, contact the Music Librarian at operanauts@gmail.com
OUR MISSION
OPERAnauts envisions a world where the transformative power of opera helps individuals and societies recover from violence and poverty.
OPERAnauts’ mission is to bring opera to communities around the world who would not be able to afford it otherwise, and make this art form accessible to them. Through opera, created through an intensely collaborative process, OPERAnauts helps end the cycle of violence-poverty by allowing people to learn empathy and resilience, and to regain hope.
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WHO WE ARE
A team of performing artists, artisans, and creative artists – including opera singers, musicians, dancers, photographers, videographers, journalists, and designers – supported by youth leaders who promote music as our reply to violence.
“Music is really this wonderful resource for us. What I find when I am overwhelmed with how choices are being made for others over which we have no control and it seems like the higher powers and the strong men seem to be winning, that listening to or singing music transforms us and can lift us above it all. It is, quite simply, hope.” ~ Joy Bechtler
