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The USC Thornton Opera Program Presents
Opera Scenes 2025
USC University Park Campus
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February 7th, 2025 | 7:00 PM
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The singer-actors of the USC Thornton Vocal Arts department present an evening of scenes from operas and musical theater.
Admission is Free​​​
2024-25 Scenes Repertoire
Excerpts from
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Lucia di Lammermoor
by Gaetano Donizetti
libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
(sung in Italian)
Gloriana
by Benjamin Britten
libretto by William Plomer
Act II Quartet
"The Best of All Possible Worlds" from Candide
music by Leonard Bernstein
lyrics by Richard Wilbur
"If I Loved You" from Carousel
music by Richard Rodgers
lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
L'Amico Fritz
by Pietro Mascagni
libretto by Nicola Daspuro
(sung in Italian)
"Stranger in Paradise" and "This is My Beloved" from Kismet
musical adaptation and lyrics by Robert Wright and "George Forrest
Brigadoon
music by Frederick Lowe
lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Opening Number
“Waiting’ for my Dearie”
“Almost Like Being in Love”
“I’ll go Home with Bonnie Jean”
“From This Day On”
Hansel and Gretel
by Engelbert Humperdinck
librett0 by Adelheid Wette
(sung in German)
Hamlet
by Ambroise Thomas
libretto by Michael Carré and Jules Barbier
Cast
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Yan Cui
Colin Cunningham
Mystique D’Ardenne
Isabel Fernández
Brylan Finley
Julia Kempf
Yealim Kim
Chloe Owens
Christopher Renfro
Karah Rhoades
Hannah Rice
Kaitlyn Son
Hang Su
Mady Tozer
Daniel Voigt
Leverett Wilson
Emmanuel Yoque
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