For over 20 years, Dr. Tedrin Blair Lindsay has been delighting music lovers with his popular lecture series, Opera 101. Every semester, Dr. Lindsay picks a particular area of the operatic world to explore with our Lexington patrons. As a passionate musicologist and gifted pianist, Dr. Lindsay always delivers a vibrant and engaging experience that leaves listeners informed and inspired!
Fall 2023 ‘Opera 101’ Series
The VERISMO Composers
For the last year, Dr. Lindsay has undertaken an in-depth study of the non-Puccini composers of Italian opera in the verismo style — heightened realism of everyday life often in a lurid or melodramatic fashion – and he is excited to share with you some of these lesser-known but totally worthy composers and operas from around the turn of the 20th Century!
October 14 In Depth with Pietro MASCAGNI
October 28 In Depth with Ruggero LEONCAVALLO
November 11 In Depth with Umberto GIORDANO
November 25 In Depth with Alfredo CATALANI, Franco LEONI, and Francesco CILEA
December 2 In Depth with Ricardo ZANDONAI and Franco ALFANO
These lectures are presented by Dr. Lindsay on the dates above, from 10:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. in the Gail Robinson Room at the Schmidt Vocal Arts Center on Rose Street, across from the Singletary Center on the UK campus (free parking behind the Vocal Art Center)
Each class is $20 to attend. A discount is applied if you pay for all 5 sessions up front for a total cost of $90 (regularly $100).
Checks can be taken at the door
Looking for more? Click HERE to enjoy some of the online lectures Tedrin filmed in the 2020-2021 season
