Summer Opera Festival: Aug. 6-8, 2010 Sugar Creek Symphony & Song is a summer opera and arts festival held the first full weekend of August each year in Watseka, Illinois. We bring the arts out of the city and into the country for a delightful summer festival in the heart of the Midwest. Thanks for making this year's festival a success! Scroll down to see our next event on September 25! You can still read and hear about our amazing cast from the 2010 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) and Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro. ). Just click on the opera title of your choice below.
Sugar Creek Daily Updates! Check out this column daily, because we're adding rehearsal snippets, artist interviews, and behind-the-scenes fun from Sugar Creek Symphony & Song!
Meet the Artists: Adriana Zabala & Matthew Lau Bass Matthew Lau and mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala discuss their roles in Il barbiere di Siviglia their experiences working together at opera companies throughout the US.
Sugar Creek Sound Bites: Barber of Seville, Overture An excerpt from one of our orchestra's first rehearsals.
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Act II Finale Our Il barbiere di Siviglia cast took a break to record this excerpt. Enjoy!
Barber Rehearsal Update: "Grazie! Grazie! Grazie!" Bass Matthew Lau is a brilliant comic foil against the exquisite voice and elegance of mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala. Here's a rehearsal clip showing their comedic and vocal chops. Scene introduction by director Jonathon Field.
Opera! I need opera! A singer is having a heart attack, and the only things that can save him are opera and some super-charged defibrillator paddles.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 Gourmet Auction at Shagbark Come enjoy the evening with us at this lovely golf and country club. Bid on delicious gourmet dinners held in private homes from ethnic to authentic Italian to a private luncheon! Tickets are $25 per couple and $15 per single, available at the Sugar Creek Office at Farmer's Insurance at 136 E. Walnut in Watseka. Shagbark is located at 1262 N. 640 East Rd. in Onarga.
Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
WILL 90.9 FM, Tues., Aug. 3, 2010: Interview with mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala, bass Matthew Lau, and communications director John Whitman. Listen to the interview. Sugar Creek's portion of the interview starts at 29:20 in the recording.
Other Past Seasons: La traviata (2007) (cast) Mozart and Verdi Concerts (2006) (cast) La Cenerentola (2005) (cast) Roméo et Juliette (2004) (cast | pics) La bohème (2003) (cast)
