Contacts:
Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
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Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 215
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Patricia A. Neely, Mannes College of Music
212/580-0210, ext. 228
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MANNES COLLEGE OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES MASTER CLASS WITH
INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING SOPRANO RENATA SCOTTO
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2002 AT 7:30PM
(New York, NY – January 2, 2002) - Mannes College of Music,
a division of New School University, announces a master class with acclaimed
soprano, Renata Scotto, who is known in the world's great opera houses
and concert stages. The master class will take place on Tuesday, February 8,
2002 at 7:30PM at Mannes College of Music. Admission is $20 and $10 for seniors
and students. For further information, call Mannes at 212-496-8524. Mannes College
of Music is located at 150 West 85th Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus
Avenues) in NYC. (Take the #1 subway to 86th Street.)
Ms. Scotto, who was recently appointed Master Artist in Residence
at Mannes and coaches students in the Mannes Opera Program, is a prolific recitalist
and performs extensively in Europe and the major capitals of the world. Since
1996 she has dedicated several weeks each season performing with the leading
orchestras, giving concerts and master classes. In recent years, she has added
Berlioz's Les Nuits d'Été, Schoenberg's Erwartung
and Strauss and Mahler songs to an expanding repertoire, which spans more than
100 roles. She also continues to add to her activity as stage director, making
her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1986 with Madama Butterfly, which
was followed by productions with the Arena di Verona and the Florida Grand Opera
of the same work.
In Italy, at the opening of the Festival Belliniano in Catania 1993, she staged Bellini's Il Pirata and in 1994, a new production of La Sonnambula. In March 1995, Ms. Scotto directed a new production of Verdi's La Traviata at the New York City Opera, which was telecast nationwide over PBS in the Live from Lincoln Center series. For this she won an Emmy Award for Best Live Musical Event in television. In 1997, she opened the Renata Scotto Opera Academy in Albisola Marina, co-sponsored by the Italian Government, Region of Liguria and the town of Albisola Marina in Italy. The Academy's activities take place each year between July and August on the beautiful shores of the Italian Riviera.
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Mannes College of Music, a division of New School University, was founded in 1916. It is one of the world's major conservatories of music. Mannes offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as a Professional Studies Diploma Program. Joel Lester is Dean of the College. For further information on Mannes College of Music, call (212) 580-0210 or go to the Web site at www.mannes.edu
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