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The orchestra will present a concert of orchestral works (including overtures, intermezzi, and dances) from operas, showcasing the least seen but most often heard “character” in these stories. Through these pieces, the orchestra acts as a narrator, scene painter, and antagonist, helping to move the stories along and giving context to the action on stage.

Verdi - Overture to Nabucco
Rossini - Overture to La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni
Weber - Overture to Oberon
Puccini - Intermezzo from Suor Angelica
Massenet - Méditation from Thaïs
Mascagni - Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Smetana - Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
Strauss, Jr. - Overture to Die Fledermaus (The Bat)