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Westmont Music Department Opera
Directed by Ruth Lin
January 17 + 19 at 7:00pm, Porter Theatre
Telephone or L'amour à trois by Gian Carlo Menotti
The Telephone or L'amour à trois by Gian Carlo Menotti is a short, one-act opera, sung in English (or French) that revolves around two characters. Well, I guess that should be two characters and one very prominent piece of technology. Lucy has just purchased her very own telephone. She's so enthralled with her new toy and all that it can do (connect her with all of her friends and frenemies, give her the exact time of day, etc.) that she doesn't have time to listen to her boyfriend, Ben.
Gallantry by Douglas Moore
Gallantry by Douglas Moore is also a short, one-act opera, sung in English. The stage is set as a television studio taping a typical afternoon drama. "Gallantry" - the name of the soap opera - has three main characters. Lola is a nurse preparing for another day of assisting the greatest surgeon in the world, Dr. Gregg. Though he's a handsome doctor, Lola is madly in love with her fiance, Arnold).
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Directed by John Blondell
February 21 - 8:00pm, Porter Theatre
February 22 + March 1 - 2:00pm + 7:00pm, Porter Theatre
February 27 - 10:00am K-12 Matinee, Porter Theatre
February 28 - 7:00pm, Porter Theatre
March 2 - 2:00pm, Porter Theatre
Kenneth Grahame’s celebration of nature, friendship, and loyalty, in a new adaptation created especially for the Westmont Festival Theatre. “Take the adventure, heed the call, now ere the irrevocable moment passes! ‘Tis but a banging of the door behind you, a blithesome step forward, and you are out of the old life and into the new! Then some day, some day long hence, jog home here if you will, when the cup has been drained and the play has been played, and sit down by your quiet river with a store of goodly memories for company.”