Wednesday, March 7 brings Travelling Light. Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play, directed by Nicholas Hytner and featuring Antony Sher, is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age. The final broadcast is the classic romp She Stoops to Conquer on Thursday, April 19. One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.
OPERA SANTA BARBARA Opera Santa Barbara presents Orphée et Eurydice on Friday, April 27 and Sunday, April 29. In Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice, based on Greek mythology’s central character, Orpheus’ grief at the death of Eurydice is so profound that the god of love allows him to journey to the Underworld and bring her back to life. But he cannot turn back to look at her. He is unable to resist and pays the ultimate price. Opera Santa Barbara is honored to have been awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant to present this important and beautiful work to Santa Barbara audiences. Performed in French with English supertitles.
UCSB VOICE AND COLLABORATIVE PIANO UCSB Voice and Collaborative Piano Areas present An Afternoon of French Opera and Song on Sunday, February 12. Arias, duets, and rousing ensembles will be performed by students ranging from undergraduates through DMA candidates, as well as performances by guests and UCSB’s prominent voice and piano faculty. The Santa Barbara News-Press recently described it as, “an array of extraordinary talent that gripped audience attention, musically and theatrically.”
SANTA BARBARA YOUTH ENSEMBLE THEATRE Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre participants are hand-selected exceptionally gifted local talent ages 9-15 years who receive ongoing acting, vocal, and dance training at the Adderley School of Performing Arts, under the tutelage of director and Broadway veteran, Janet Adderley. Their current production of the well-loved family favorite, Oliver, features some of Santa Barbara’s most talented young performers.