sunday spotlight
CHRYSTAL E. WILLIAMS & FELIPE HOSTINS
FEB 7 | 2 PM (premiere)
FEB 10 | 7:30 PM (re-broadcast)
TICKETS: $15 per household
THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT. Ticketholders will receive an email with a private event link to watch the recital on OD & BCO’s joint video channel, Through the Opera Glass. If you do not receive an email with a watch link by an hour before the start time, please email boxoffice@operade.org or leave a message at 302-442-7807 and we will return your call.
*The private event link remains active for 4 hours after the streaming premiere, so if you can’t watch at the premiere time you won’t miss out! You can also watch an encore broadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 pm.
Welcome to Forrópera, the wonderful world of husband/wife duo CHRYSTAL E. WILLIAMS (mezzo-soprano) and FELIPE HOSTINS (accordionist), where opera and Brazilian folk music exuberantly collide, bringing you a musical experience like no other—all to “foster unity, understanding, and peace through music”.
Join us for a genre-bending musical tour around the world from the comfort of home with this exclusive recital! After the performance, please join us for a Q&A with the artists.
Recital run time: 1 hr and 11 minutes (run time including post-show Q&A is 1 hr 43 minutes)
Want to share the joy of music? PAY OPERA FORWARD by buying an extra ticket for a friend or donating a ticket to a household in need. (If purchasing as a gift, please make a note in the “Comments” field at checkout.) Would you like to attend, but are presently out of work or facing financial challenges due to the pandemic? Feel free to register for a free ticket, no questions asked. (To redeem, select option at checkout.)
ARTISTS
VIDEO PREVIEWS
Opera is ON! Theaters may be closed, but artists and audiences are discovering innovative ways to create, connect, and reignite their passion for opera for this moment in time. In that spirit, Baltimore Concert Opera & OperaDelaware are launching a new joint video channel, THROUGH THE OPERA GLASS, offering a unique peek behind the curtain by the people who make the opera magic happen.
From new, artist-curated recitals to unfiltered, historical tours of beloved classics, THROUGH THE OPERA GLASS invites you to take a closer look at this compelling artform, offering the opportunity to discover it for the first time, or to experience it with fresh eyes and ears.
DIGITAL SEASON SPONSORS
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.