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Das Liebesverbot – Pocket Opera’s No Love Allowed with Jonathan Khuner
April 16, 2022 - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/tyKdHDGUnII
In this live presentation, Maestro Jonathan Khuner introduced the members to Das Liebesverbot, a rarely performed Wagner Opera. At this meeting Khuner described the Pocket Opera Production, provided background about this early Wagner Opera and we enjoyed musical excerpts from the opera by Soprano Leslie Sandefur who sang the role of Isabella and Alexa Anderson who sang the role of Mariana.
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