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NCSU Center Stage presents the East Village Opera Company
DATE: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 8pm
VENUE: Stewart Theatre, NC State University
TICKETS: 919-515-1100 or online at http://www.ncsu.edu/arts
PRICES: PUBLIC $24-$28, $14.50 students NC STATE $5 students, $19.25-$22.50 faculty/staff
WEB: www.ncsu.edu/arts
http://www.eastvillageoperacompany.com
The East Village Opera Company combines the musicianship of a powerhouse five-piece band, a string quartet, and two phenomenal vocalists to reinterpret classic opera arias into high-adrenalin rock songs. Featuring monumental renditions of Puccini’s “Nessun dorma,” Bizet’s “Au fond du temple saint,” and Verdi’s “La donna è mobile,” the band’s reinvention of classical music’s greatest
arias is distinctly their own: a seamless fusion of rock, classical, jazz, pop, and blues. New York is buzzing about the band’s amazing live performances, bringing the towering emotion and timeless musicality of opera into the 21st century.
This concert is co-sponsored by the NC State Union Activities Board.
Click on the URL below for the East Village Opera Company website (incluces audio, video and press clips)
http://www.eastvillageoperacompany.com
Click on the URL below for the EVOC page on the CAMI website (includes the agent’s press release, program copy, and high res photos)
http://www.cami.com/?cat=Special+Artists+%26+Attractions&webid=1734
INTERVIEW REQUESTS:
Jodie Thomas
Universal Music Classics Group
212-333-8311
Jodie.Thomas@umusic.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mark Tulbert
919-513-3028 (my direct line – do not publish)
mark_tulbert@ncsu.edu
NCSU Center Stage receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by
the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great
nation deserves great art.
NCSU Center Stage is one of six visual and performing arts program that together comprise
ARTS NC STATE. Each year, ARTS NC STATE provides hundreds of outstanding arts opportunities
for both the campus and the greater community. For more information, go to http://www.ncsu.edu/arts.
The East Village Opera Company:
“They produce something genuinely fresh that combines classical beauty with rock energy” – Boston Herald
“This music [Overture to Marriage of Figaro], played with precise and surging verve, may not have made such a theatrical splash since Mozart first unleashed it on 18th century Vienna” – Wall Street Journal
“See them now while you can still get close... the group’s charisma is inescapable and infectious”
– Time Out New York
“This New York band deftly fuses rock and opera... their love of (both) genres always shines through” – Entertainment Weekly
Universally hailed by classical and rock music critics and fans alike, the East Village Opera Company re-imagines the great opera repertoire in lush new musical settings. By combining a classic rock rhythm section with two charismatic vocalists and a string section, the group strikes a compelling balance between tradition and renewal.
Their unique blend of opera and rock succeeds where countless classical crossover attempts have not – by bringing maximum respect and profound understanding of both genres to their music. This is not a “Hooked on Classics” approach – arias are presented in their entirety in their original languages while the band embraces the emotional depths of the original versions with a highly charged and dramatic stage show. Imagine a collaboration between Mozart and The Who, or
Puccini and Queen, and you begin to get an idea of the group’s provocatively innovative treatments.
For opera neophytes and cognoscenti alike, this is a show that must be experienced live.
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