MADAMA BUTTERFLY
The Joseph DeAlessandro Memorial Opera Concert
WHEN: Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 7pm
WHERE: The Presbyterian Church, Westfield, NJ
WHEN: Sunday, March 4, 2018, at 3pm
WHERE: The Concert Hall, Drew University, Madison, NJ
- David Wroe conductor
- Maria Todaro artistic director
- International Guest Soloists
- New Jersey Festival Orchestra
Puccini’s irresistible lyric genius has long made Madama Butterfly one of opera’s most enduring tales of unrequited passion. A cast of internationally acclaimed guest performers assembled from Maestro Wroe’s extensive contacts in European and American opera houses joins NJFO to present, acted and in costume, this most heart-rending of stories, breathtakingly beautiful from first love to love child to tragic end.
IN LONDON TOWN
WHEN: Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7pm
WHERE: The Presbyterian Church, Westfield, NJ
WHEN: Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 3pm
WHERE: The Concert Hall, Drew University, Madison, NJ
- David Wroe conductor
- New Jersey Festival Orchestra
ELGAR Cockaigne Overture “In London Town”
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs (excerpts)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A London Symphony
The sounds of Big Ben, the colossus of St Paul's Cathedral, the hustle-bustle of Piccadilly Circus, the vast horizons of this mega City – all captured in tone paintings by two iconic 20th century British composers – bring the 35th anniversary season celebration to a glorious close.