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Verdi 200, Effervescent Operetta, and the Courage to Create Beauty |
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Program Number: |
21055RJ |
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8/18/2013 - 8/23/2013;
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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West Swanzey, New Hampshire
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| Price starting at: |
$586.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Multi-Topic
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Gluten Free; Low Fat; Low Salt; Vegetarian |
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Coordinated by Pilgrim Pines Conference Center.
Celebrate the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, leading Italian composer of the late 19th Century. Led by professional opera artists, examine his operas including “La traviata” and “Aida,” and enjoy a concert by the Hart family.
Like champagne, the music is bubbly and intoxicating. Study famous operettas including “Die Fledermaus” and “The Merry Widow” as well as brilliant but less well known works such as “La belle Hélène” and a few rarities, all reflecting their times.
The Courage to Create Beauty |
Beautiful music, art and photography express and inspire creativity. What are 2 steps leading to scientific insights and spiritual epiphanies? Creativity births new ideas that can challenge the establishment. Galileo, Einstein and Gandhi had courage to do so.
West Swanzey
Nestled in the valley of southwest New Hampshire, West Swanzey is one of several postcard-perfect towns in the Monadock region. Winding roads pass covered bridges, historic sites and the 3,000-foot Mount Monadnock, one of the most popular ascents in New England.
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Accommodations
Lakeside cabins and condos at conference facility on shores of Swanzey Lake; limited first-floor rooms. Alcohol-free site.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Frank Behrens
| | Frank Behrens serves as adjunct faculty member and mathematics tutor for Keene State College. The author of an entertainment column for a local newspaper, he enjoys lecturing on a wide variety of subjects, from music to mythology. Frank has taught for over 16 years in Pilgrim Pines Road Scholar programs. | | | | Craig Hart
| | Craig Hart has performed as an operatic bass throughout the United States, and has mastered more than 40 roles in his repertoire. He has studied voice with Jerome Hines and performed with such companies as the Metropolitan Opera, L’Opera de Montreal, Palm Beach Opera and more. In 2011, Craig will sing the title role in “Boris Godunov” with Utah Opera Company. Craig and his wife Susan, a piano and voice coach, have enjoyed teaching Road Scholar programs for nearly 20 years. | | | | Susan Hart
| | A piano and voice coach for operatic singers, Susan Hart has taught Road Scholar programs for nearly 20 years with her husband Craig, an operatic bass. She is presently serving as minister of music for the Congregational Church in Avon, Conn., and is the mother of three children. | | | | Paul Carr
| | Paul H. Carr, earned his Ph.D. in physics at Brandeis University after receiving his B.S. and M.S. from MIT. From 1967 to 1995, he led the Component Technology Branch, Rome Laboratory, where he is emeritus. His basic research on surface acoustic waves resulted in signal processing filters used in radar, communication, cellular phones, and TV. Paul studied religion at Harvard, Boston University School of Theology, Andover Newton, and Boston College. In addition to being the author of "Beauty in Science and Spirit," he established the Carr Scholarship in Science and Religion at the Boston University School of Theology, where his father, Rev. Auburn J. Carr, graduated in 1932. | | | |
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