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Opera Resonates: La finta giardiniera

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Opera Resonates: La finta giardiniera

Arts for All | College of Arts and Humanities | School of Music | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Sunday, November 16, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Piano Room

About the Event

Nicole Steinberg, Ph.D., Musicology faculty, University of Maryland
J. Bradley Baker, conductor, La finta giardiniera and director of Maryland Opera Studio
Douglas Culclasure, Il Contino Belfiore, La finta giardiniera and Maryland Opera Studio artist

Join a panel discussion and pre-concert lecture that offers a closer look at Mozart's La finta giardiniera, a work that, despite being composed by a young eighteen-year old W.A. Mozart, points the way to the more mature opera composer of Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte.

Add to Calendar 11/16/25 13:30:00 11/16/25 14:30:00 America/New_York Opera Resonates: La finta giardiniera

About the Event

Nicole Steinberg, Ph.D., Musicology faculty, University of Maryland
J. Bradley Baker, conductor, La finta giardiniera and director of Maryland Opera Studio
Douglas Culclasure, Il Contino Belfiore, La finta giardiniera and Maryland Opera Studio artist

Join a panel discussion and pre-concert lecture that offers a closer look at Mozart's La finta giardiniera, a work that, despite being composed by a young eighteen-year old W.A. Mozart, points the way to the more mature opera composer of Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte.

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