This month in the Arts and Humanities — an April review
We look back on another eventful month in the College of Arts and Humanities. Here are the top five stories from the month of April.
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Opera Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘The Gondoliers’
Fresno State Opera Theatre will present “The Gondoliers” by Gilbert and Sullivan this weekend. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, in the Music Building‘s Wahlberg Hall. “The Gondoliers,” presented in English, is a comic opera.
Read MoreFresno State professors embark on a CSU Summer Arts journey
Students from the world over are drawn to study CSU Summer Arts each summer. The opportunity to live, learn and work in an immersive environment for two weeks with world-renowned artists is just too hard to pass up. But, what draws professors to teach a class during the summer?
Three Fresno State professors from the College of Arts and Humanities can answer that.
Dean’s Council funding helps send opera student to national convention
In January, Dean’s Council funds helped yet another Arts and Humanities student experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Thanks to the generosity of Dean’s Council donors, travel funding was be provided to master’s of music student and opera singer Alejandra Tejeda, who attended the prestigious National Opera Association’s annual convention Jan. 3-7, in New Orleans.
Sharing the Fresno State story through music
At the recent National Opera Association Conference in New Orleans (Jan. 3-7), voice Professors Dr. Maria Briggs and Dr. Anthony Radford, as well as master’s graduate Alejandra Tejeda, all presented on behalf of the Fresno State Department of Music.
Read MoreSF Opera picks ‘Lucinda’ children’s opera for its school opera program
An original children’s bilingual opera commissioned and presented last year by the Fresno State Opera Theatre — “Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena” — has been picked by the San Francisco Opera for its school opera education extension program, to be performed in December.
Read MoreMusic Notes: Dr. Anthony Radford receives Outstanding Advisor Award
Dr. Anthony Radford, associate professor of voice and opera in the Department of Music, was one of four faculty and staff recipients of the 12th annual Outstanding Advisor Awards on May 4. This year’s recipients were selected from a group of 23 qualified candidates nominated by students and colleagues, and announced by Vice-Provost Dennis Nef and […]
Read MoreMusic student advances to national opera finals; others win awards
~ By Tom Uribes, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State music major Tiffanie Trujillo has advanced to the New York Lyric Opera’s National Competition that will be held April 28 on Broadway in New York City. Trujillo, 21, of Fresno, qualified during the semi-final round in the classical category in Division 1 (ages 18-28) held March […]
Read MoreFresno State Opera to perform ‘Die Fledermaus’ with live orchestra
The Fresno State Opera Theatre will join forces with the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra to perform a full opera production of Johann Strauss II’s comic operetta “Die Fledermaus” (“The Bat”) at 8 p.m. April 21 and 2 p.m. April 23 in the Concert Hall on campus. More than 75 students are involved in the production of […]
Read MoreEducation Matters story highlights Fresno State’s Children’s Opera
Reporter Juanita Stevenson did this segment for Education Matters about an innovative program at Fresno State that introduced thousands of Valley school children to the magic of opera.
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