One Saturday Only!
“Coffee and Seduction at Firehouse”
Saturday, May 24th at 2:00pm
Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA
Two one-act classic comedies are given a fresh East Bay twist in this hilarious double bill. These family friendly masterpieces will charm you with their stunning music, and tickle your funny bone with lots of laughs. Comedies sung in Italian with English projections.
Tickets: Children$10
Adults $30-$35
Purchase Tickets: www.livermorevalleyopera.com
Comedy # 1: The Coffee Cantata by Johann Sabastian Bach – Bach’s ode to coffee is one all East Bay Area residents can relate to. When a father struggles to break his daughter’s ever-increasing caffeine habit, a coffee shop becomes a battleground in the quest for the perfect drink.
Cast:
Narrator – Michael Desnoyers, Tenor – A regular with San Francisco Opera Guild and Livermore Valley Opera.
Herr Schlendrian – Sergey Khalikulov, Bass-Baritone – Portland Opera and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
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Liesgen – Maya Kherani, Soprano – Indian-American Mechanical Engineer from Princeton University (summa cum laude) with minors in Music Performance, Materials Science, and Robotics and Intelligent Systems. At Princeton, she was awarded the prestigious Isidore and Helen Sacks Prize for excellence in music performance. Maya currently attends Stanford University as a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering. She recently completed her Masters degree in Vocal Performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she studied with Pamela Fry. At SFCM, she was awarded for her outstanding achievement in the departments of Opera, New Music, and Voice. Maya was recently praised for her sparkling voice and stage presence with Houston Grand Opera.
Comedy #2: La Serva Padrona (The Servant Mistress) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – A wealthy but grumpy bachelor’s life is turned upside down when his crafty maid sets out to seduce him. Will her increasingly wacky schemes win the day or will she lose his heart – and her job?
Cast:
Uberto – Sergey Khalikulov, Bass-Baritone – Portland Opera and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Serpina – Gabrielle Traub, Soprano – Won the Lisa and Bernie Kalvelage Award at The Henry Holt West Bay Opera competition.
Vespone – Alan Briones, Tenor – Livermore Valley Opera and New York City Opera
Event includes a tasty reception with the opera singers and LVO Music & Artistic Director, Alex Katsman.
Firehouse Arts Center 4444 Railroad Avenue Pleasanton, CA 94566
Information: (925) 931-4850
Box Office: (925) 931-4848
Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 12-6pm
Saturday, 10-4pm
Also two (2) hours prior to show time
We at Livermore Valley Opera and our Indian opera friends feel tremendously honored to bring Maya Kherani to the Firehouse Theater in Pleasanton on May 24th.
Go ahead and listen to her. We think you will agree with us! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18GR3IXOQ40
“Even with a degree in mechanical engineering from Princeton, soprano Maya Kherani may not be able to explain how such a great, luxurious voice can project from such a slender frame. Still, as Eurydice, Kherani filled the small theater with such force that we should look forward to hearing her in the War Memorial… or, what the heck, in the Met. She further impressed with flawless theatrical presence and crystalline diction.” Janos Gereban, San Francisco Classical Voice, Apr 15 2013
Where’s Maya Kherani going after she performs in Pleasanton on Saturday, May 24th? She’s flying off to New York to perform with Center City Opera! If Janos Gereban, San Francisco Classical Voice,is right, she’ll soon be on the Metropolitan Opera stage. Don’t miss your opportunity to experience this rising opera star at the Firehouse Art Center in Pleasanton this Saturday! Tickets: Children $10 Adults $30-35. http://www.livermorevalleyopera.com. You can save the $3.00 Firehouse processing fee by purchasing tickets at the box office on the day of Maya’s performance.